New York Jets received Kevan Barlow from San Francisco 49ers…
New York Jets received Kevan Barlow from San Francisco 49ers in the 2006-08-21 trade. The Jets acquired Kevan Barlow. San Francisco 49ers's return was 2007 4th round pick (124th overall subsequently traded, Mansfield Wrotto). San Francisco received pick No. 124 and later used it in the trade for Darrell Jackson. Those realized outcomes, rather than the labels on the assets alone, drive the hindsight grade.
New York Jets Received
- player Kevan Barlow
San Francisco 49ers Received
- pick 2007 4th round pick (124th overall subsequently traded, Mansfield Wrotto )
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 2006-08-21, New York Jets received Kevan Barlow, while San Francisco 49ers received 2007 4th round pick (124th overall subsequently traded, Mansfield Wrotto). Hindsight turns on what those assets actually produced for the acquiring clubs, not on the abstract value of a player name or draft slot.
New York Jets Return
The Jets acquired Kevan Barlow. In 2006 he played 12 games with three starts and rushed for 370 yards and six touchdowns, a short-term rotational return. That result is the basis for New York Jets's C grade. Production created for another franchise is not credited back to New York Jets, and a pick later moved again is valued through the transaction New York Jets actually made with it. The goal is to isolate the football value that stayed with the acquiring team.
San Francisco 49ers Return
San Francisco received pick No. 124 in 2007 and later used that asset in the trade for wide receiver Darrell Jackson. The 49ers' return should be traced to that downstream acquisition rather than treating Mansfield Wrotto as a direct selection. That supports San Francisco 49ers's C grade. A condition that never triggered, a player who never appeared, or a pick sent elsewhere is treated differently from a contributor who actually played for San Francisco 49ers. The grade follows the realized outcome rather than the nominal size of the asset.
Value in Hindsight
The comparison is therefore specific to this exchange. New York Jets's result came from Kevan Barlow; San Francisco 49ers's came from 2007 4th round pick (124th overall subsequently traded, Mansfield Wrotto). The chain stops when an asset leaves the club, unless the club received another identifiable asset in that downstream move. That prevents the evaluation from assigning a later player's career to the wrong franchise.
Final Verdict
The supported grades are New York Jets C and San Francisco 49ers C, producing Even Trade. The key evidence is concrete: The Jets acquired Kevan Barlow. San Francisco received pick No. 124 and later used it in the trade for Darrell Jackson. Those results explain the grades without relying on generic trade-value language.