New York traded picks No. 91 and No. 164 to Philadelphia on…
New York traded picks No. 91 and No. 164 to Philadelphia on April 26, 2009 to move up six spots to No. 85, where the Giants selected Cal Poly wide receiver Ramses Barden. Barden spent four seasons with New York, appearing in 29 games with one start and catching 29 passes for 394 yards without a touchdown. The Giants got a usable depth receiver, but limited production for the two-pick price.
New York Giants Received
- pick 2009 third round pick (#85- Ramses Barden )
Philadelphia Eagles Received
- pick 2009 third round pick (#91, later traded to Seattle)
- pick 2009 fifth round pick (#164, later traded to New Orleans)
Trade Analysis
The first correction is the date. This was not a January transaction. Philadelphia's official 2009 draft recap and its all-time trade ledger place the exchange on April 26, 2009, during the third round of the NFL draft. The Eagles sent pick No. 85 to the Giants for No. 91 and No. 164. New York used No. 85 on Cal Poly wide receiver Ramses Barden. The legacy row has the correct basic pick structure but the wrong date and needs a fuller downstream accounting of what Philadelphia did with the two selections.
Barden gave the Giants some roster value, but he never developed into the large outside receiver the trade-up was designed to secure. New York's own later profile credits him with 29 games, one start, 29 receptions and 394 yards over four seasons from 2009 through 2012. NFL's career totals match that production and show no receiving touchdowns. His best season was 2012, when he caught 14 passes for 220 yards, including a nine-catch, 138-yard performance against Carolina. That is legitimate depth contribution, but it is a modest return for spending an extra fifth-round selection to move six spots in the third round.
Philadelphia immediately turned the acquired No. 91 pick into a larger package. The Eagles sent No. 91 to Seattle and received No. 137, No. 213 and a 2010 third-round choice. Philadelphia used No. 213 on guard Paul Fanaika, while No. 137 later became part of the package sent to New England for cornerback Ellis Hobbs. The 2010 third-rounder also remained a future trade asset. TradeVerdicts should credit the Eagles for that asset creation without pretending every later player obtained through multi-pick combinations was directly part of the Giants exchange.
The acquired No. 164 pick was also moved. Philadelphia traded it to New Orleans for No. 222 and a 2010 fifth-round choice. The Eagles subsequently moved No. 222 to Indianapolis for a 2010 sixth-round selection, while the future fifth became another piece of later roster management. The club's official all-time draft ledger documents both chains. Again, the meaningful point is not to assign every distant downstream career to this one trade; it is that Philadelphia converted both incoming selections into multiple current and future assets rather than allowing them to expire as low-value picks.
In hindsight, Philadelphia has the stronger side. New York did get four seasons of Barden, so the move was not a complete miss, but 29 receptions, 394 yards and one start represent limited realized value from a third-round trade-up. The Eagles turned the two picks they received into a broader collection of draft capital and trade leverage. A B for Philadelphia and C+ for New York reflects that advantage while avoiding inflated credit for downstream assets that were later bundled with other selections.