Martinas Rankin

Seattle paid premium draft capital to acquire LT Duane Brown from Houston, stabilizing Russell Wilson's blind side. Brown gave Seattle several seasons of high-level left tackle play at a time when the offensive line had become one of the team's biggest weaknesses. The second- and third-round cost was real, but the Seahawks were buying protection for a franchise quarterback in a competitive window. This is a fair A-grade veteran acquisition because the player solved the exact problem the trade targeted.