Seattle traded the 21st pick in 2019 to Green Bay for Nos.…
Seattle traded the 21st pick in 2019 to Green Bay for Nos. 30, 114 and 118. Green Bay selected Darnell Savage, who started 69 regular-season games over five seasons and intercepted nine passes. Seattle repeatedly moved the acquired selections, and two branches of the deal ultimately combined to acquire the pick used on DK Metcalf, who produced 6,324 receiving yards and 48 touchdowns in six Seahawks seasons. Seattle's asset tree became far more valuable.
Green Bay Packers Received
- pick 2019 1st round pick (21st overall, Darnell Savage)
Seattle Seahawks Received
- pick 2019 1st round pick (30th overall subsequently traded, Deandre Baker )
- pick 2019 4th round pick (114th overall subsequently traded, Dru Samia )
- pick 2019 4th round pick (118th overall subsequently traded, Hjalte Froholdt )
Trade Analysis
Seattle entered the 2019 draft with limited capital and did what the John Schneider front office frequently preferred: move down. The Seahawks sent pick No. 21 to Green Bay for Nos. 30, 114 and 118. The Packers used No. 21 on Maryland safety Darnell Savage, while Seattle immediately began turning the return into a larger web of selections.
Savage was a legitimate success for Green Bay. He started 69 regular-season games over five Packers seasons, recorded nine interceptions and 33 passes defensed through 2022, and remained part of multiple playoff teams. His best regular season came in 2020, when he intercepted four passes. He also returned an interception for a touchdown in Green Bay's 2023 postseason victory over Dallas. The Packers allowed him to leave after his rookie contract, but they received several years of starting safety play.
Seattle's side became far more valuable because of the subsequent movement. The Seahawks traded No. 30 to the Giants for Nos. 37, 132 and 142, then moved No. 37 to Carolina for Nos. 47 and 77. Seattle combined No. 77 with Green Bay's original No. 118 to acquire No. 64 from New England and selected DK Metcalf. Metcalf produced 438 catches, 6,324 yards and 48 touchdowns in six Seattle seasons, including three 1,000-yard campaigns and a Pro Bowl selection. Other branches produced Marquise Blair, Ugo Amadi, Ben Burr-Kirven, Gary Jennings and Travis Homer.
Because both picks used to acquire Metcalf originated from this trade tree, his value belongs directly in the hindsight evaluation rather than as a remote coincidence.
Seattle rises from B- to A+. Green Bay rises from C+ to B because Savage was a solid multi-year starter. The Seahawks win decisively because the move down ultimately produced a franchise receiver plus additional contributors.