Reggie Brown

Seattle moved down from #14 in the 1996 first round, passing on the pick that became RB Eddie George and receiving Glenn Montgomery plus pick #17. This was the first step in a draft-day chain rather than a clean one-for-one talent evaluation. Tennessee/Houston used the original slot on Eddie George, a franchise running back and future star, while Seattle converted the move into additional flexibility. The B grade is defensible only because Seattle continued the chain into other assets; as a standalone pass on George, the deal looks less impressive.

Seattle moved from #17 to #21 in the 1996 draft, adding a third-round pick while still landing OL Pete Kendall. Kendall became a useful long-term offensive lineman, which keeps this from being a simple trade-down footnote. The extra third-round value helped soften the cost of moving down, and Seattle still came away with a multi-year starter. This is a solid B-level draft maneuver: not franchise-defining, but a practical piece of line-building.