Green Bay moved from No. 28 to No. 20 in the 2002 draft,…
Green Bay moved from No. 28 to No. 20 in the 2002 draft, sending Seattle picks 28 and 60 while receiving No. 20 and No. 156. The Packers selected Javon Walker and Aaron Kampman; Seattle chose Jerramy Stevens and Anton Palepoi. Walker became a Pro Bowl receiver and Kampman a Pro Bowl pass rusher, giving Green Bay two high-level contributors from a package Seattle could not match.
Green Bay Packers Received
- pick 2002 1st round pick (20th overall, Javon Walker )
- pick 2002 5th round pick (156th overall, Aaron Kampman)
Seattle Seahawks Received
- pick 2002 1st round pick (28th overall, Jerramy Stevens)
- pick 2002 2nd round pick (60th overall, Anton Palepoi)
Trade Analysis
Green Bay's 2002 move is a striking example of a team winning both the trade-up and the later-round portion of the exchange. The Packers sent Seattle the 28th and 60th selections and received No. 20 plus No. 156. Green Bay used the first-rounder on Florida State receiver Javon Walker and the fifth-rounder on Iowa defensive end Aaron Kampman. Seattle selected Washington tight end Jerramy Stevens at 28 and UNLV defensive lineman Anton Palepoi at 60.
Walker gave Green Bay the explosive receiving upside it sought. His peak came in 2004, when he caught 89 passes for 1,382 yards and 12 touchdowns and made the Pro Bowl. A knee injury ruined his 2005 season and his relationship with the club eventually ended in a trade to Denver, but his peak production was substantial. Kampman became an even more durable value. He developed from a fifth-rounder into a two-time Pro Bowler, posted double-digit sacks in consecutive seasons and spent eight years with the Packers.
Seattle did receive usable production from Stevens. He played five seasons for the Seahawks, caught 22 touchdown passes over his career and contributed during the 2005 Super Bowl run. Palepoi became a rotational defender but did not approach Kampman's impact. The Seahawks therefore were not left empty-handed, yet they lost both comparisons: Walker's peak surpassed Stevens' and Kampman's career far surpassed Palepoi's.
The value structure makes Green Bay's result especially impressive. The Packers moved up eight spots in the first round and still received the fifth-round pick that became Kampman while parting with a second-rounder. Turning the package into two Pro Bowl players is an exceptional return. Seattle's selections produced one useful tight end and one reserve, enough to avoid a failing grade but nowhere near Green Bay's combined impact.