Chicago moved Jordan Howard for a conditional 2020 selection…
Chicago moved Jordan Howard for a conditional 2020 selection that became sixth-round pick No. 200. The Bears did not simply draft Quez Watkins with it; they later bundled No. 200 in a multi-pick exchange with Philadelphia. Howard, meanwhile, produced 525 rushing yards and seven total touchdowns in 10 Eagles games during 2019. Chicago retained useful draft-trade leverage, but Philadelphia received the stronger directly traceable football return and wins the deal in hindsight.
Chicago Bears Received
- pick 2020 6th round pick (200th overall subsequently traded, Quez Watkins )
Philadelphia Eagles Received
- player Jordan Howard
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
Chicago traded Jordan Howard to Philadelphia in March 2019 for a conditional 2020 draft choice that could rise from the sixth to the fifth round. The condition did not elevate the selection, and the asset became No. 200 overall in the sixth round. The later draft-day movement of that pick matters because the original Bears return did not end with Chicago selecting the player eventually taken at No. 200.
Philadelphia Eagles Return
Philadelphia got one productive season from Howard. He played 10 games, started four, rushed 119 times for 525 yards and six touchdowns, and added 10 catches for 69 yards and another score in 2019. An injury limited him late in the year, but the Eagles still received substantial red-zone and early-down production for a late-round price. That combination of volume and scoring supports a B.
Chicago Bears Return
Chicago received No. 200 and later sent it back to Philadelphia as part of a larger draft-day exchange. The Bears sent picks No. 173 and No. 227 while receiving No. 196, No. 200 and No. 233 from Philadelphia. Because several assets moved together, the eventual players cannot be assigned one-for-one to the Howard trade. What can be credited is that the Howard selection gave Chicago usable draft capital inside that package. That is meaningful but less direct than the player production Philadelphia received, supporting a C+.
Value in Hindsight
The common shortcut is to say Chicago traded Howard for Quez Watkins because Watkins was eventually selected at No. 200. That is incorrect provenance: Chicago had already moved the choice back to Philadelphia. The better comparison is Howard's Eagles production against the draft leverage Chicago extracted before moving the pick again.
Final Verdict
Philadelphia Eagles Win. Howard's 525 rushing yards and seven total touchdowns are concrete, team-specific value. Chicago receives credit for the sixth-round asset and its later use in a multi-pick exchange, but not for Watkins. The Eagles earn B and the Bears C+.