New Orleans Saints received Parys Haralson; San Francisco…
New Orleans Saints received Parys Haralson; San Francisco 49ers received 2014 seventh-round pick No. 242. Haralson played 32 Saints games, started 20 and recorded 6.5 sacks. San Francisco later packaged No. 242 in a larger trade with Denver instead of drafting Corey Nelson. The realized outcomes support New Orleans Saints Win, with New Orleans Saints graded B- and San Francisco 49ers graded C.
New Orleans Saints Received
- player Parys Haralson
San Francisco 49ers Received
- pick 2014 7th round pick (242nd overall subsequently traded, Corey Nelson )
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 2013-08-26, New Orleans Saints received Parys Haralson, while San Francisco 49ers received 2014 seventh-round pick No. 242. The package is documented well enough to compare what each club actually realized instead of relying on generic trade language or the face value of a draft slot.
New Orleans Saints Return
Haralson played all 32 regular-season games for New Orleans in 2013-14, started 20 of them and recorded 6.5 sacks. That is the relevant football outcome for New Orleans Saints. The B- grade is grounded in games, starts, production, roster tenure and the actual disposition of the acquired asset rather than its perceived value on the transaction date.
San Francisco 49ers Return
The conditional seventh-rounder conveyed after Haralson made the Saints roster. San Francisco later packaged No. 242 with No. 56 in a draft-day trade with Denver, so Corey Nelson should not be credited directly to the 49ers. That result supports the C grade for San Francisco 49ers. When a draft choice moved again before selection, the later player is not credited directly to the original receiving club. The pick is treated as trade capital and the downstream transaction is described explicitly.
Value in Hindsight
The key distinction is between possessing an asset and receiving football production from it. New Orleans Saints can be credited only for the value actually created by Parys Haralson; San Francisco 49ers receives the same treatment for 2014 seventh-round pick No. 242. That produces a concrete comparison while avoiding unsupported assumptions about conditional compensation, draft provenance or players selected after another trade.
Final Verdict
New Orleans Saints Win. New Orleans Saints receives B-, and San Francisco 49ers receives C. The verdict follows the documented package and the team-specific outcomes above, without assigning either club production it never actually received.