Mark Ingram

New Orleans acquired Mark Ingram from Houston Texans for 2024 7th round pick (238th overall, Solomon Byrd). Mark Ingram's return was sentimental and cheap enough to avoid a loss, but the football value was modest

New Orleans acquired 2011 1st round pick (28th overall, Mark Ingram) from New England Patriots for 2011 2nd round pick (56th overall, Shane Vereen) and 2012 1st round pick (27th overall subsequently traded, Kevin Zeitler). Mark Ingram's return was sentimental and cheap enough to avoid a loss, but the football value was modest

Miami acquired 1995 4th round pick (117th overall subsequently traded, Jeff Miller) from Packers for Mark Ingram. Miami added quantity and flexibility, a sensible process win unless the outgoing asset became clearly superior. This grade weighs both process and hindsight: the draft capital or player value Miami surrendered, the value it received, and whether the trade created durable roster impact rather than just short-term depth. Where records are incomplete, conditional, voided, or future-dated, the grade is intentionally conservative