Jacksonville Jaguars received Jamie Winborn, who played only…
Jacksonville Jaguars received Jamie Winborn, who played only five games for Jacksonville before a knee injury sent him to injured reserve and did not become a long-term Jaguars contributor. The return earns a D+, versus B- for San Francisco 49ers, with a hindsight verdict of San Francisco 49ers Win. Concrete team-specific production and downstream results drive the grade.
Jacksonville Jaguars Received
- player Jamie Winborn
San Francisco 49ers Received
- pick 2006 conditional 7th round pick (236th overall, Dee Webb )
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
Jacksonville acquired linebacker Jamie Winborn from San Francisco in October 2005 for a conditional 2006 seventh-round pick that became No. 236. Winborn's Jaguars tenure was brief. San Francisco did not ultimately use No. 236 on Dee Webb; instead, during the 2006 draft the 49ers packaged No. 236 with their own No. 213 and sent both back to Jacksonville for No. 197, which became defensive end Melvin Oliver.
Jacksonville Jaguars Return
Winborn played five games for Jacksonville after the trade. The Jaguars placed him on injured reserve on November 29 with a knee injury, ending his season, and he did not develop into a continuing Jaguars piece. Contemporary and later records consistently show only those five Jacksonville appearances. That makes the player return tangible but small: a short reserve-linebacker stint followed by injured reserve rather than a sustained defensive role.
San Francisco 49ers Return
San Francisco extracted more from the pick, although No. 236 should not be credited with Oliver by itself. The 49ers combined that choice with No. 213 to move up to No. 197. Oliver then played all 16 games as a rookie and started 14, recording one sack and returning a fumble for a touchdown. A knee injury cost him the 2007 season, and San Francisco waived him in 2008, so the downstream result was useful but short-lived.
Value in Hindsight
The chain matters because simply labeling No. 236 as Dee Webb would credit Jacksonville's eventual selection to the wrong team. San Francisco controlled the pick from the Winborn trade, then used it as one of two pieces in a move-up. That move produced a rookie starter in Oliver. Jacksonville later reacquired No. 236 and selected Webb, but that was the result of the separate draft-day exchange, not the original Winborn return for San Francisco.
Final Verdict
San Francisco earns B-, Jacksonville earns D+, and the verdict is San Francisco 49ers Win. Winborn's five-game stint ended on injured reserve, while the 49ers converted the acquired choice—along with another seventh-rounder—into a sixth-round rookie who started 14 games. Oliver did not become a long-term star, so San Francisco stops short of a high grade, but the realized value still clearly exceeded Jacksonville's.