Las Vegas Raiders received 1996 7th round pick (220th…

The Exchange

On 1995-08-27, Las Vegas Raiders received 1996 7th round pick (220th overall, Sedric Clark), while New Orleans Saints received Willie Broughton. The exchange is evaluated by the regular-season service and draft outcomes each club actually received from those assets. Later player movement matters only when it directly clarifies what became of the original return, keeping the comparison tied to the transaction itself. Las Vegas Raiders Return The Raiders received the 1996 seventh-round pick used on Sedric Clark, but Clark did not provide Oakland with regular-season value. The D grade reflects both the scale of that contribution and the cost required to obtain it. The return is credited for documented football value rather than for what the asset might have become in a different setting. New Orleans Saints Return Willie Broughton appeared in 30 Saints games across the 1995 and 1996 seasons, giving New Orleans two years of defensive-line service from a very small draft-cost transaction. The B- grade follows the same standard, emphasizing actual service for New Orleans Saints and the identifiable result of the asset it controlled after the deal. That keeps the comparison proportional to the relatively modest stakes of this trade. Value in Hindsight New Orleans converted a seventh-round choice into a player who filled a real role over two seasons, while the Raiders did not receive comparable production from the pick. That distinction is the central reason the grades separate as Las Vegas Raiders D and New Orleans Saints B-. The verdict does not require either side to have landed a star; it asks which club converted its side of the exchange into the better supported football return. Final Verdict The final call is New Orleans Saints Win. Las Vegas Raiders earns D, and New Orleans Saints earns B-. Those grades reflect the documented package, the playing time or draft value that followed, and the relative durability of each club’s return. For a minor transaction, the evidence supports that level of separation without overstating the long-term importance of the deal.