Trade 1
March 3, 2005
Minnesota Vikings received Napoleon Harris, 2005 1st round pick (7th overall, Troy Williamson) and 2005 7th round pick (219th overall, Adrian Ward).
NFL Trade History
TradeVerdicts connects Troy Williamson to 2 exact public NFL transactions involving Las Vegas Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Player Transaction Context
This profile follows Troy Williamson across 2 recorded transactions from March 3, 2005 through February 29, 2008. Each connection below comes from the database relationship for that transaction rather than a name-only search.
Trade 1
Minnesota Vikings received Napoleon Harris, 2005 1st round pick (7th overall, Troy Williamson) and 2005 7th round pick (219th overall, Adrian Ward).
Trade 2
Jacksonville Jaguars received Troy Williamson.
Across this profile, the recorded verdicts are Las Vegas Raiders Win; Even Trade. The timeline spans 2005–2008 and 3 represented teams.
How to Read This Profile
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Chronological Timeline
Trade 1 of 2
Oakland acquired the only transcendent player in the deal, Randy Moss, for Napoleon Harris and two draft selections. Moss still produced a 1,000-yard season in 2005 and remained the most talented asset by a wide margin, even though his two Raiders seasons fell short of his Minnesota and later New England peaks. Because Minnesota failed to convert the premium No. 7 pick into a lasting star, Oakland won the direct exchange without turning it into a franchise-changing success.
Trade 2 of 2
Minnesota traded wide receiver Troy Williamson to Jacksonville for the 193rd pick in the 2008 draft and selected Jaymar Johnson. Williamson caught only eight passes for 64 yards and one touchdown across two Jaguars seasons. Johnson made the Vikings as a reserve after a practice-squad year but recorded only one NFL reception. Both teams took inexpensive chances on disappointing assets, and neither created meaningful long-term value.