Detroit moved from No. 33 to No. 36 in the 1993 second round…

The Jets and Lions made a small but consequential second-round adjustment in the 1993 draft. Detroit acquired pick No. 33 and used it on Miami cornerback Ryan McNeil. New York moved down three slots to No. 36, where it selected defensive lineman Coleman Rudolph, and added the 120th pick, which became West Virginia running back Adrian Murrell. The trade therefore gave Detroit the single player it preferred while giving the Jets two chances to add contributors.

McNeil had the best overall NFL career of the three players. He played 161 games, intercepted 31 passes and earned a Pro Bowl selection. Much of his later success came outside Detroit, however, which matters when judging what the Lions actually received from this specific exchange. He spent his first several seasons with the Lions and was a legitimate starting-caliber defensive back, so Detroit's side cannot be dismissed.

New York's extra fifth-rounder became the key to its grade. Murrell developed into the Jets' primary runner and rushed for 1,249 yards in 1996 and 1,086 in 1997. He gave the franchise two productive seasons as a featured back from a pick obtained merely for sliding three spots. Rudolph supplied additional defensive-line depth, though he never became a comparably important player.

The Jets get the slight verdict because the move down preserved a second-round selection and created a second asset that turned into meaningful offensive production. Detroit's C-plus reflects the fact that McNeil was a good player and arguably the strongest individual career. New York's B-minus rests on extracting two useful pieces, especially Murrell, from a very modest movement in draft position.