Baltimore Colts received 1965 fourth round pick (#49-Marty…
Baltimore Colts received 1965 fourth round pick (#49-Marty Schottenheimer), while Washington Redskins received J.W. Lockett. Baltimore sent J.W. Lockett to Washington for the 1965 fourth-round choice that became No. 49 Marty Schottenheimer. Lockett played all 14 games for Washington in 1964, producing 175 rushing yards, 204 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Schottenheimer signed with Buffalo rather than Baltimore. Washington received the clearer realized football value. From Baltimore Colts perspective, the grade is based on realized player or draft value that can actually be documented, not on an
Indianapolis Colts Received
- pick 1965 fourth round pick (#49- Marty Schottenheimer )
Washington Commanders Received
- player J.W. Lockett
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
Baltimore sent J.W. Lockett to Washington for the 1965 fourth-round choice that became No. 49 Marty Schottenheimer. Lockett played all 14 games for Washington in 1964, producing 175 rushing yards, 204 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while Schottenheimer signed with Buffalo rather than Baltimore.
Indianapolis Colts Return
Baltimore Colts side of the legacy row is recorded as 1965 fourth round pick (#49-Marty Schottenheimer). The transaction package is supported strongly enough to use that consideration in the hindsight evaluation.
Washington Commanders Return
Washington Redskins side is recorded as J.W. Lockett. The evaluation uses only value that can be supported through team history, player records, draft ledgers, or contemporary reporting. It does not assign extra credit for a pick or player merely because a later reconstruction lists a possible connection. The principal transaction package is sufficiently supported to compare the clubs on realized football value.
Value in Hindsight
Washington received the clearer realized football value. Washington Redskins receives the edge because the strongest documented outcome belongs to that side of the exchange. Baltimore Colts still receives credit for the consideration it actually obtained, but the known realized value is less substantial. The grades are therefore tied to the documented football return and not to the unresolved archival question.
Final Verdict
Transactions from this era often survive through partial team ledgers, newspaper accounts, player transaction logs and reconstructed draft tables rather than one modern transaction database. For this record, those sources are strong enough to publish a complete reader-facing verdict as long as the uncertainty is stated directly. The result is a full evaluation of the recorded exchange without inventing precision the historical record cannot support.