NFL Trade Verdict
Washington Redskins Win
Washington traded the Ricky Williams pick to New Orleans for a major draft haul. The downstream sequence helped create LaVar Arrington and additional capital, making the first leg a major Washington Win.
New Orleans Saints Received
- pick 1999 1st round pick (5th overall, Ricky Williams )
Washington Commanders Received
- pick 1999 1st round pick (12th overall subsequently traded, Cade McNown ), 1999 3rd round pick (71st overall subsequently traded, D'Wayne Bates ), 1999 4th round pick (107th overall, Nate Stimson ), 1999 5th round pick (144th overall subsequently traded, Khari Samuel ), 1999 6th round pick (179th overall subsequently traded, Desmond Clark ), 1999 7th round pick (218th overall subsequently traded, Billy Miller ), 2000 1st round pick (2nd overall, LaVar Arrington ) and 2000 3rd round pick (64th overall, Lloyd Harrison )
Trade Analysis
New Orleans received Ricky Williams, but the cost was enormous. Washington Commanders receives the edge because the recorded return carries stronger long-term football value than the package credited to New Orleans Saints.