Steve Johnson NFL Trade History

Seattle combined two sixth-round choices to move up for Tennessee cornerback Steve Johnson in the 1999 draft. Johnson did not make the Seahawks' regular-season roster, leaving the team without a lasting playing return from the move. The modest cost limits the damage, but the higher selection did not solve a roster need.

Buffalo Bills Buffalo obtained Darwin Walker plus the conditional 2008 seventh-round choice that became No. 224 Steve Johnson. Walker never became Buffalo's on-field payoff, but Johnson developed into a long-term starter and a major receiving return from the acquired draft asset. The supported hindsight grade is A-. That mark weighs only value tied directly to this transaction and keeps the result proportional to the deal's cost. Against Philadelphia Eagles, the final verdict is Buffalo Bills Win.

Buffalo traded veteran receiver Stevie Johnson to San Francisco for a conditional 2015 selection that became a fourth-round pick. Johnson caught 35 passes for 435 yards and three touchdowns in his lone 49ers season before his release. Buffalo later used the acquired draft asset within another transaction, creating flexibility without producing a major long-term Bills contributor from the original return.