Las Vegas Raiders–Seattle Seahawks Trade History

Seattle's official history records an August 1976 trade sending defensive tackle Wayne Baker to Oakland for a conditional draft pick, with the criteria ultimately not met. Baker had arrived through the expansion allocation and did not play another NFL regular-season game after 1975. Seattle received no exercised selection, while Oakland gained no durable regular-season contribution.

Raiders received cash. Seattle acquired Horace Jones, whose Seahawks tenure was brief and did not become a major long-term asset. Its C grade reflects the value of that return relative to what Seattle Seahawks received. The grade remains tied to documented value for the acquiring club, without assigning credit for unresolved or hypothetical downstream consideration.

Seattle acquired veteran safety Vann McElroy from the Raiders at the 1990 trade deadline for a 1991 eighth-round selection. McElroy appeared in 10 games for the Seahawks and recorded one sack, providing short-term veteran depth. The Raiders used the late pick on Brian Jones, whose return did not create a major long-term advantage for Oakland.

Seattle moved down in the 1991 second round and added a fourth-round selection, turning the two picks into Doug Thomas and John Kasay. Kasay handled Seattle's kicking job for four full seasons, while Thomas added another roster return. The combination of two usable players and sustained special-teams value gave the Seahawks the strongest realized package from the trade.

Seattle acquired Jerry Rice from Oakland in October 2004 for a conditional 2005 seventh-round pick. Seahawks records state that the trade condition was not met, so the pick was never conveyed. Rice’s Seattle stay was brief, but he still gave the Seahawks veteran receiving help at no eventual draft cost. Oakland accommodated the legendary receiver’s desire for a larger role but received no lasting compensation, giving Seattle the edge.

Oakland moved from No. 26 to No. 23 in the 2005 first round to select cornerback Fabian Washington, sending Seattle the lower first-rounder and No. 105. Washington started 29 games over three Raiders seasons and intercepted five passes before Oakland later traded him to Baltimore for a fourth-round pick. He supplied usable value, but not enough to justify the move up.

Seattle turned former first-round linebacker Aaron Curry into two future draft choices, then used them on J.R. Sweezy and Tharold Simon. Sweezy developed from a converted defensive lineman into a long-term starting guard and a Super Bowl champion, while Curry lasted only briefly in Oakland. That conversion gives the Seahawks one of the stronger low-cost exits from a disappointing former top pick.

Seattle traded Matt Flynn to Oakland in April 2013 after Russell Wilson had secured the starting quarterback job. The Seahawks received a 2014 fifth-round pick plus a conditional 2015 selection that did not convey. Flynn made one Raiders start and was released in October, while Seattle later used the fifth-round asset in another draft-day move.

Seattle sent a seventh-round pick to Oakland for quarterback Terrelle Pryor, hoping his athletic upside could strengthen the backup competition. Pryor was released before the regular season and never played a game for the Seahawks. Oakland used pick No. 247 on safety Jonathan Dowling, who appeared in seven games as a rookie. The Raiders’ return was small, but it was still more realized value than Seattle received.

Seattle acquired safety and special-teams defender Dewey McDonald from Oakland on September 3, 2016, for a 2017 seventh-round selection that became No. 244 overall and Treyvon Hester. McDonald appeared in fourteen games for Seattle in 2016 and three more in 2017. That was legitimate depth value, but not enough to overwhelm the low-cost player Oakland later drafted.

Oakland brought Marshawn Lynch out of retirement and received Seattle's 2018 sixth-round pick while sending back a fifth-rounder. Lynch gave his hometown Raiders 1,267 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns over 21 games. Seattle used the fifth-round pick on cornerback Tre Flowers, who became a multi-year starter. Both clubs received exactly the kind of useful, medium-term value they were seeking, making the exchange remarkably balanced.

Seattle acquired defensive back Shalom Luani from the Raiders for a 2019 seventh-round pick just before the 2018 season. Luani appeared in 12 games for the Seahawks, contributing primarily on special teams and in reserve defensive work, but he never developed into a significant starter. The Raiders later used pick No. 235 as part of a draft-day move rather than turning it directly into a lasting core player.

Seattle acquired veteran guard Gabe Jackson from Las Vegas in March 2021 for the 167th selection in that year’s draft. Jackson immediately filled a starting-line need and gave the Seahawks experienced interior protection. Seattle received legitimate short-term value, but the player chosen with the outgoing pick, Nate Hobbs, developed into a much more valuable long-term asset for the Raiders.

Seattle traded Geno Smith to Las Vegas for the No. 92 pick in the 2025 draft and used it on quarterback Jalen Milroe. Through the 2025 season and the opening weeks of 2026, Milroe has appeared in only a small package role, so Seattle has not yet realized substantial on-field value from the pick.