Cleveland received the 1994 first-round pick used on Derrick…
Cleveland received the 1994 first-round pick used on Derrick Alexander, who produced 28 Browns games, 14 starts, 63 catches, 1,044 yards and two touchdowns over two Cleveland seasons. Philadelphia received two second-round assets; Barrett Brooks became a four-year Eagles lineman with 64 games and 46 starts. Those realized outcomes support Philadelphia B, Cleveland C, and a Philadelphia Eagles Win.
Cleveland Browns Received
- pick 1994 1st round pick (29th overall, Derrick Alexander )
Philadelphia Eagles Received
- pick 1994 2nd round pick (40th overall subsequently traded, David Palmer )
- pick 1995 2nd round pick (58th overall, Barrett Brooks )
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 1994-04-24, Cleveland received 1994 1st round pick (29th overall, Derrick Alexander), while Philadelphia received 1994 2nd round pick (40th overall subsequently traded, David Palmer), 1995 2nd round pick (58th overall, Barrett Brooks). Hindsight is unusually useful here because the acquired assets now have a concrete NFL record. The grades can therefore be tied to what those players and picks actually produced for their new teams.
Cleveland Browns Return
Cleveland spent No. 29 on Derrick Alexander. In two Cleveland seasons he played 28 games, started 14, caught 63 passes for 1,044 yards and two touchdowns, then continued his career after the franchise moved to Baltimore. Cleveland received immediate starting-caliber production, but only two seasons of it. Those results support Cleveland Browns's C grade.
Philadelphia Eagles Return
Philadelphia moved No. 40 to Atlanta for No. 37 and drafted Bruce Walker, then used the 1995 second-rounder on Barrett Brooks. Walker was released before playing a regular-season game for the Eagles. Brooks became the real payoff, appearing in 64 Eagles games from 1995-98 and starting 46. That four-year starting return supports Philadelphia Eagles's B grade.
Value in Hindsight
The meaningful comparison is the actual receiving-team production created by each side's return. Cleveland obtained two useful seasons from Alexander. Philadelphia's first downstream branch produced no Eagles regular-season game, but Brooks became a four-year starter with 64 games and 46 starts. That larger tenure and starting role gives Philadelphia the stronger realized return.
Final Verdict
Philadelphia Eagles Win, B to C. Cleveland received two seasons of starting-caliber production from Derrick Alexander, while Philadelphia received a substantially longer and larger starting return from Barrett Brooks. Brooks' 64 games and 46 starts create the decisive realized-value edge, even after giving Cleveland full credit for Alexander's productive Browns tenure.