Will Las Vegas Raiders add to history by making deal?
The Las Vegas Raiders have the No. 1 overall pick on the draft.
They are expected to select Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza with the pick But they could always trade the pick. It is pretty rare for those deals to happen, though. Let’s look at the past five times the No. 1 pick has been traded, dating back to 1995:
2023
The Chicago Bears traded the No. 1 pick to the Carolina Panthers.
The Bears got wide receiver DJ Moore, 2023 frist-round pick (No. 9), 2023 second-round pick, 2024 first-round pick and 2025 second-round pick.
It was a massive haul and it it helped kickstart the Bears’ rebuild. The Panthers were aggressive because it was considered a strong quarterback class. They drafted Bryce Young.
2016
The Tennessee Titans traded the No.1 pick to the Los Angeles Rams.
The Rams sent 2016 first-round (No. 15), two 2016 second-round picks, 2016 third-round pick, 2017 first-round pick, 2017 third0round pick for the No. 1 pick, 2016 fourth-round pick and 2016 sixth-round pick.
Jared Goff was the prize and the the Rams sent a lot of firepower to the Titans to get the deal done.
2001
The San Diego Chargers traded the No. 1 pick to the Atlanta Falcons.
The Falcons traded wide receiver Tim Dwight, 2001 first-round pick (No. 5), 2001 third-round pick, and 2002 second-round pick for the No. 1 pick.
The Falcons got Michael Vick. On paper, it didn’t look like the Chargers got a ton, but they ended up drafting future Pro Football Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson in the deal. So, it worked out pretty well.
1997
The New York Jets traded the No. 1 pick to the St. Louis Rams
The Rams sent 1997 first-round pick (No. 6), 1997 third-round pick, 1997 fourth-round pick, 1997 seventh-round pick for the No.1 pick.
The Rams drafted tackle Orlando Pace. So, there was no quarterback at play here and a five-pick drop. So, it was pretty affordable for the Rams.
1995
The Carolina Panthers traded to the top pick to the Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals traded 1995 first-0round pick (No. 5) and a 1995 second-round pick to the Bengals.
Cincinnati picked running back Ki-Jana Carter. The Panthers took quarterback Kerry Collins at No. 5. That was a lopsided traded for the Bengals on paper, but, it really didn’t help them in the end.
Conclusion:
I think what sticks out most here is that it shows that it’s pretty rare for the top pick to be traded. It has happened just five times in 30 years. Will the Raiders do it? Probably only if someone were to other them a massive haul. That may be unlikely.
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