New York Jets received Lito Sheppard, 2010 fifth round pick…
New York Jets received Lito Sheppard, 2010 fifth round pick (#155-John Skelton) from Philadelphia Eagles in the 2009-02-28 trade. New York acquired Lito Sheppard. Philadelphia Eagles's return was 2009 fifth round pick (#153-Cornelius Ingram), 2010 fourth round pick (#127-E.J. Wilson). Philadelphia received picks that became Cornelius Ingram and E.J. Wilson; neither became a substantial Eagles contributor. Those realized outcomes, rather than the labels on the assets alone, drive the hindsight grade.
New York Jets Received
- player Lito Sheppard
- pick 2010 fifth round pick (#155- John Skelton )
Philadelphia Eagles Received
- pick 2009 fifth round pick (#153- Cornelius Ingram )
- pick 2010 fourth round pick (#127- E.J. Wilson )
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 2009-02-28, New York Jets received Lito Sheppard, 2010 fifth round pick (#155-John Skelton), while Philadelphia Eagles received 2009 fifth round pick (#153-Cornelius Ingram), 2010 fourth round pick (#127-E.J. Wilson). Hindsight turns on what those assets actually produced for the acquiring clubs, not on the abstract value of a player name or draft slot.
New York Jets Return
New York acquired Lito Sheppard. He played 11 games and started nine for the 2009 Jets, recording 31 tackles and one interception before the club moved on. That result is the basis for New York Jets's C grade. Production created for another franchise is not credited back to New York Jets, and a pick later moved again is valued through the transaction New York Jets actually made with it. The goal is to isolate the football value that stayed with the acquiring team.
Philadelphia Eagles Return
Philadelphia received picks that became Cornelius Ingram and E.J. Wilson; neither became a substantial Eagles contributor. The accompanying fifth-round value associated with John Skelton must be treated according to the actual downstream pick path rather than credited as direct Jets player production. That supports Philadelphia Eagles'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 Philadelphia Eagles. 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. New York Jets's result came from Lito Sheppard, 2010 fifth round pick (#155-John Skelton); Philadelphia Eagles's came from 2009 fifth round pick (#153-Cornelius Ingram), 2010 fourth round pick (#127-E.J. Wilson). 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 New York Jets C and Philadelphia Eagles C, producing Even Trade. The key evidence is concrete: New York acquired Lito Sheppard. Philadelphia received picks that became Cornelius Ingram and E.J. Wilson; neither became a substantial Eagles contributor. Those results explain the grades without relying on generic trade-value language.