Jacksonville Jaguars received 2004 5th round pick (150th…

The Exchange

On 2004-04-08, Jacksonville Jaguars received 2004 5th round pick (150th overall, Chris Thompson), while New Orleans Saints received Jason Craft. The exchange is evaluated by the regular-season service and draft outcomes each club actually received from those assets. Later movement matters only when it directly clarifies what became of the original return, keeping the comparison tied to this transaction. Jacksonville Jaguars Return Jacksonville received the fifth-round choice later used on Chris Thompson. Thompson did not appear in a regular-season game for the Jaguars, leaving the club without direct on-field value from its incoming asset. The D grade reflects the size, duration, and usefulness of that return relative to what Jacksonville Jaguars surrendered. The assessment gives credit for documented football value rather than for hypothetical value the asset might have produced elsewhere. New Orleans Saints Return New Orleans received Jason Craft, who played for the Saints across five seasons and supplied meaningful cornerback snaps and interceptions. The Saints gained a durable contributor from the exchange. The B+ grade applies the same standard to New Orleans Saints, focusing on the service or draft result the club actually obtained. That keeps the comparison proportional to the original cost and the relatively limited scope of the transaction. Value in Hindsight The contrast is unusually clear for a transaction of this size. New Orleans received several seasons of usable cornerback play, while Jacksonville's selected player produced no regular-season appearance for the Jaguars. That difference supports a decisive Saints win. Hindsight here does not require either side to have acquired a star. The deciding question is which club converted its incoming asset or assets into the stronger supported football return, while keeping the grade gap consistent with the scale of the deal. Final Verdict The final call is New Orleans Saints Win. Jacksonville Jaguars 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 result without overstating the long-term importance of the exchange.