Tavares Gooden

Summary: Jacksonville traded up from #26 to #8 overall, paying Baltimore a 3rd (Tavares Gooden), another 3rd (later became Steve Slaton), and a 4th (later became Arman Shields) to select Derrick Harvey. Analysis: Derrick Harvey is one of the most disastrous trades in Jacksonville history. Harvey produced 8.5 sacks in three seasons and was out of the league by 2012. Meanwhile, the picks Jacksonville surrendered helped Baltimore take Duane Brown (26th, traded to Houston) and draft Slaton, a 1,000-yard rusher. The price for Harvey (two 3rds and a 4th) was steep enough to justify an elite edge rusher — he was not elite. F is fully deserved. Jacksonville paid premium price for near-zero return.

Summary: Jacksonville traded NT Marcus Stroud — a two-time Pro Bowler — to Buffalo for a 3rd-round pick (71st, later traded) and a 5th-round pick (143rd, later traded as Orlando Scandrick). Analysis: Stroud was coming off injuries but had been one of the best nose tackles in the NFL. Getting a 3rd and a 5th for him represents solid return for a declining, injury-prone veteran. The picks were later traded and became useful in other transactions. C- is too harsh for Jacksonville here — the asset return was reasonable for what Stroud was at that stage. Grade revised to C+.