Atlanta moved up ten spots and selected Stansly Maponga at…
Atlanta moved up ten spots and selected Stansly Maponga at No. 153. Maponga reached 26 NFL games but recorded only one sack, so the move did not create the kind of impact Atlanta needed to justify surrendering two selections. The Falcons received a real contributor, but his limited production leaves their side of the exchange well behind Chicago's combined return.
Atlanta Falcons Received
- pick 2013 5th round pick (153rd overall, Stansly Maponga )
Chicago Bears Received
- pick 2013 5th round pick (163rd overall, Jordan Mills )
- pick 2013 7th round pick (236th overall, Marquess Wilson )
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 2013-04-27, Atlanta Falcons received 2013 5th round pick (153rd overall, Stansly Maponga), while Chicago Bears received 2013 5th round pick (163rd overall, Jordan Mills); 2013 7th round pick (236th overall, Marquess Wilson). The comparison is limited to the consideration each club controlled directly after the transaction. Later movement of an acquired pick or player is useful for tracing provenance, but it is a separate transaction and is not counted as extra compensation in this verdict.
Atlanta Falcons Return
Atlanta moved up ten spots and selected Stansly Maponga at No. 153. Maponga reached 26 NFL games but recorded only one sack, so the move did not create the kind of impact Atlanta needed to justify surrendering two selections. The Falcons received a real contributor, but his limited production leaves their side of the exchange well behind Chicago's combined return. The useful question is how much durable football value that direct return created for the franchise.
Chicago Bears Return
Chicago dropped from No. 153 to No. 163 and added No. 236, turning those selections into Jordan Mills and Marquess Wilson. Mills started 29 games for the Bears and 87 over his NFL career, while Wilson added 777 receiving yards. Getting two useful players while moving down only ten spots gives Chicago the clear hindsight advantage. The same standard applies here: realized playing value and retained draft value matter more than later unrelated movement.
Value in Hindsight
Chicago moved down ten spots and produced two useful NFL players. Jordan Mills became a 100-game, 87-start tackle and started 29 games for the Bears, while Marquess Wilson added 777 receiving yards. Atlanta's Stansly Maponga played 26 games with one sack. The realized-value gap clearly favors Chicago. The grade reflects that direct-package value without crediting later unrelated transactions as though they were part of the original exchange.
Final Verdict
Atlanta Falcons receives a D+ and Chicago Bears receives a B+. The verdict is Chicago Bears Win. This conclusion weighs the direct assets, the useful football value each side actually realized, and the scale of the transaction. Where the evidence shows only a small gap, the grades stay close; where one return produced clearly more durable value, the separation is larger.