Seattle traded cornerback Ike Charlton to Jacksonville in…
Seattle traded cornerback Ike Charlton to Jacksonville in June 2002 and received a 2003 seventh-round selection that its official trade history identifies as No. 222 overall, used on kicker Josh Brown. Brown became Seattle’s primary kicker for five seasons and scored heavily for a perennial contender. Turning a surplus defensive back into that long-term specialist value was an excellent Seahawks outcome.
Jacksonville Jaguars Received
- player Ike Charlton
Seattle Seahawks Received
- pick 2003 seventh-round pick (222nd overall, Josh Brown)
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
Jacksonville announced the acquisition of cornerback Ike Charlton from Seattle in June 2002 for a 2003 draft choice. Seattle’s official all-time trade history later identifies the exact return as a seventh-round pick, No. 222 overall. The Seahawks used that selection on kicker Josh Brown. Resolving the specific pick matters because it reveals a downstream result that makes the trade much more consequential than a generic late-round exchange.
Jacksonville’s Return
Charlton gave the Jaguars immediate roster value. He appeared in fifteen games during the 2002 season and contributed as a reserve defensive back, providing more than a mere training-camp look. For the price of a seventh-round choice, that is normally acceptable. Jacksonville obtained a player who could take NFL snaps right away, and the club did not surrender premium capital to do it.
Seattle’s Return
Seattle’s return became the separator. Brown developed into the Seahawks’ regular kicker and remained in that role for five seasons, including the franchise’s 2005 Super Bowl run. Specialists are often acquired cheaply, but reliable multi-year production still carries substantial value when it comes from the 222nd selection. Seattle transformed a player it was willing to move into a long-term answer at a starting position.
Value in Hindsight
The trade illustrates why downstream pick identification can change a verdict. If Seattle had received only an unproductive seventh-rounder, Charlton’s fifteen games might have made Jacksonville the winner. Instead, the pick produced Brown, whose sustained scoring role far exceeded Charlton’s one-season contribution. Jacksonville’s decision was still understandable at the time, but Seattle realized a much larger amount of lasting value from the asset it received.
Final Verdict
Seattle Seahawks Win. Seattle earns an A for turning a surplus cornerback into the pick that produced Josh Brown, a five-season starting kicker and contributor to a championship-caliber period. Jacksonville receives a C because Charlton did provide useful 2002 depth at a low price. The Jaguars were not reckless, but Seattle’s downstream return was decisively better.