San Francisco 49ers received Darrell Jackson from Seattle…
San Francisco 49ers received Darrell Jackson from Seattle Seahawks in the 2007-04-29 trade. San Francisco acquired Darrell Jackson, who started 15 games in 2007 and caught 46 passes for 497 yards and three touchdowns. Seattle Seahawks's return was 2007 4th round pick (124th overall, Mansfield Wrotto). Seattle received pick No. 124 and used it on Mansfield Wrotto. Those realized outcomes, rather than the labels on the assets alone, drive the hindsight grade.
San Francisco 49ers Received
- player Darrell Jackson
Seattle Seahawks Received
- pick 2007 4th round pick (124th overall, Mansfield Wrotto )
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 2007-04-29, San Francisco 49ers received Darrell Jackson, while Seattle Seahawks received 2007 4th round pick (124th overall, Mansfield Wrotto). Hindsight turns on what those assets actually produced for the acquiring clubs, not on the abstract value of a player name or draft slot.
San Francisco 49ers Return
San Francisco acquired Darrell Jackson, who started 15 games in 2007 and caught 46 passes for 497 yards and three touchdowns. That result is the basis for San Francisco 49ers's C+ grade. Production created for another franchise is not credited back to San Francisco 49ers, and a pick later moved again is valued through the transaction San Francisco 49ers actually made with it. The goal is to isolate the football value that stayed with the acquiring team.
Seattle Seahawks Return
Seattle received pick No. 124 and used it on Mansfield Wrotto. Wrotto appeared in 16 games with five starts for the Seahawks from 2008-10, providing depth but less direct production than Jackson gave San Francisco in 2007. That supports Seattle Seahawks's C grade. A condition that never triggered, a player who never appeared, or a pick sent elsewhere is treated differently from a contributor who actually played for Seattle Seahawks. The grade follows the realized outcome rather than the nominal size of the asset.
Value in Hindsight
The comparison is therefore specific to this exchange. San Francisco 49ers's result came from Darrell Jackson; Seattle Seahawks's came from 2007 4th round pick (124th overall, Mansfield Wrotto). The chain stops when an asset leaves the club, unless the club received another identifiable asset in that downstream move. That prevents the evaluation from assigning a later player's career to the wrong franchise.
Final Verdict
The supported grades are San Francisco 49ers C+ and Seattle Seahawks C, producing San Francisco 49ers Win. The key evidence is concrete: San Francisco acquired Darrell Jackson, who started 15 games in 2007 and caught 46 passes for 497 yards and three touchdowns. Seattle received pick No. 124 and used it on Mansfield Wrotto. Those results explain the grades without relying on generic trade-value language.