Buffalo Bills–Tennessee Titans Trade History

Buffalo Bills received 1967 13th round pick (#319-George Carter). Buffalo used the thirteenth-round selection on George Carter, but Carter chose professional basketball and never supplied the Bills direct NFL regular-season value. That result supports a D grade for Buffalo Bills. The final verdict is Tennessee Titans Win, based on the documented service, durability, and value each club actually obtained from this exchange.

Buffalo Bills received 1967 twelfth round pick (#292-Ernie Ames). Buffalo used the twelfth-round selection on Ernie Ames, who did not establish an NFL regular-season career and therefore provided little realized value from the acquired pick. That result supports a D grade for Buffalo Bills. The final verdict is Tennessee Titans Win, based on the documented service, durability, and value each club actually obtained from this exchange.

Buffalo acquired Scott Lewis from Houston for a conditional 1973 draft choice. The condition was not exercised, meaning Houston ultimately received no draft asset from the agreement. Lewis also did not create a durable, clearly separable Buffalo payoff. Because neither side realized enough lasting value to establish meaningful separation, an even low-value result remains appropriate.

Buffalo Bills received 1974 14th round pick (#339-Phil Lamm) in the exchange with Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans. The fourteenth-round choice became No. 339 Phil Lamm, but the selection did not create NFL value comparable to what Carr provided after leaving Buffalo. Against Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans's return of Levert Carr, that result supports a D+ grade. The transaction is judged as Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans Win, with the mark based on the football value that actually followed from the deal.

Buffalo Bills received Allen Aldridge in the 1973-02-14 exchange with Houston Oilers, giving up Paul Guidry. Buffalo acquired linebacker Allen Aldridge in the veteran-for-veteran exchange. That return supports a C grade for Buffalo Bills. The final verdict is Even Trade, based on the football value tied directly to the assets in this deal.

Buffalo traded defensive lineman Al Cowlings to Houston on April 30, 1973 for the Oilers' second-round pick in the 1974 draft. The Bills used No. 27 on linebacker Doug Allen, who played 28 games and started 13 across two Buffalo seasons. Cowlings started 23 games in two Houston seasons and had some defensive value, making this a modest Buffalo win rather than a runaway result.

Buffalo acquired wide receiver Emmett Edwards from Houston during the 1976 season. Edwards caught two passes for 53 yards for the Bills, so the immediate return was small. The third-round choice sent to Houston became Rob Carpenter, a productive NFL runner, making Buffalo's brief receiving help expensive in hindsight.

Buffalo Bills received 1978 seventh round pick (#183-Steve Powell) in the exchange with Houston Oilers. The return is graded B- after weighing the transaction cost and the practical value visible in hindsight. The grade remains tied to documented value for the acquiring club, without assigning credit for unresolved or hypothetical downstream consideration.

Buffalo moved down from No. 3 to No. 8 during the first round of the 1987 draft and added a second-round pick. The Bills selected linebacker Shane Conlan at No. 8, and the extra second-round asset was later used in the sequence that moved Buffalo up for cornerback Nate Odomes. Conlan became a three-time Pro Bowler, giving Buffalo a major win from trading down.

Buffalo traded running back Travis Henry to Tennessee in July 2005 for a 2006 third-round pick that became No. 70 overall, cornerback Ashton Youboty. Youboty spent five seasons with the Bills, appearing in 43 games and making seven starts. Buffalo obtained a legitimate young defensive contributor for a back who had lost the starting job, but Henry's 2006 breakout in Tennessee gave the Titans the higher peak return.

Buffalo and Tennessee swapped six 2026 draft choices when the Titans moved back into the first round for edge defender Keldric Faulk. Tennessee received Nos. 31, 69 and 165, while Buffalo received Nos. 35, 66 and 101. With no regular-season results yet from the rookies and several picks subsequently moved again, the fairest August 2026 judgment remains even and provisional.