Green Bay Packers received 2011 6th round pick (174th…
Green Bay Packers received 2011 6th round pick (174th overall; subsequently traded by Green Bay) and 2011 7th round pick (231st overall; subsequently traded by Green Bay) in the 2011-04-30 exchange with San Francisco 49ers. Green Bay moved both acquired selections again, so later players tied to those pick numbers belong to later transactions. The direct package, rather than later movement of any acquired asset, is the basis for the hindsight judgment. Against what Green Bay Packers surrendered, the result supports San Francisco 49ers Win.
Green Bay Packers Received
- pick 2011 6th round pick (174th overall; subsequently traded by Green Bay)
- pick 2011 7th round pick (231st overall; subsequently traded by Green Bay)
San Francisco 49ers Received
- pick 2011 5th round pick (163rd overall, Daniel Kilgore )
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 2011-04-30, Green Bay Packers received 2011 6th round pick (174th overall; subsequently traded by Green Bay) and 2011 7th round pick (231st overall; subsequently traded by Green Bay), while San Francisco 49ers received 2011 5th round pick (163rd overall, Daniel Kilgore). The direct compensation defines this transaction. Any later trade involving an acquired selection or player is a separate event and is not credited back to this exchange. That keeps the comparison centered on what each club controlled immediately after the deal.
Green Bay Packers Return
Green Bay moved both acquired selections again, so later players tied to those pick numbers belong to later transactions. For Green Bay Packers, the useful measure is the football value actually created by the incoming side: playing time, starts, sustained roster usefulness, and retained draft value. That return is weighed against the specific assets sent away here, without borrowing value from a later move by another club.
San Francisco 49ers Return
Daniel Kilgore developed into a multi-year 49ers offensive lineman and created the strongest direct player value in the deal. The same standard applies to San Francisco 49ers. The question is not how many pieces changed hands, but whether the direct return became meaningful and durable for the franchise. That keeps a minor transaction proportional while still allowing a directional grade when one side clearly did more with the assets it received.
Value in Hindsight
San Francisco acquired No. 163 Daniel Kilgore for Green Bay's Nos. 174 and 231. Kilgore became a multi-year 49ers offensive lineman; Green Bay immediately rerouted the two picks, so later player labels on those selections are downstream provenance rather than direct Packers draftees. The long-term comparison therefore turns on realized contribution and the quality of the direct asset package, not on names attached to selections after those selections moved again. Where the evidence remains close, an even result is preferable to forcing separation; where one side created a clear practical advantage, the grades reflect that difference.
Final Verdict
Green Bay Packers receives a C and San Francisco 49ers receives a B. The verdict is San Francisco 49ers Win. This conclusion reflects the direct exchange, the subsequent value each club actually realized from its return, and the scale of the transaction. It does not treat later unrelated asset movement as part of the original deal.