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Walter Jones (1997) trade tree

On April 18, 1997, New York Jets sent a 1997 first-round pick (No. 6, became Walter Jones) to Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 1997 first-round pick (No. 8, became James Farrior) and a 1997 fourth-round pick (No. 104, became Leon Johnson).

Multiple 1st-roundersBlockbuster score: 3,088 · #634 of 3,307 trades Ranks trades by how much they matter to fans — famous players first, then draft capital. Higher means a bigger deal.

3 trades 27 assets April 18, 1997 first trade

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How the assets moved 1 multi-stop asset chain — assets that moved on through more than one trade in this tree
  • A 1997 first-round pick (No. 6, became Walter Jones) moved from St. Louis to New York on April 18, 1997, then to Tampa Bay on April 18, 1997, then to Seattle on April 19, 1997.

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April 18, 1997 · Chapter 1

New York moves the No. 1 pick to St. Louis

Top-5 pickMultiple 1st-rounders

New York receives

  • 1997 1st-round pick No. 6 (originally STL) — became Walter Jones
  • 1997 3rd-round pick No. 67 (originally STL) — became Dan Neil
  • 1997 4th-round pick No. 102 (originally STL) — became Terry Day
  • 1997 7th-round pick No. 207 (originally STL) — became Koy Detmer

St. Louis receives

  • 1997 1st-round pick No. 1 (originally NYJ) — became Orlando Pace
Sources: [1] · Trade page

April 18, 1997 · First trade

New York moves the No. 6 pick to Tampa Bay

Multiple 1st-rounders

New York receives

  • 1997 1st-round pick No. 8 (originally TB) — became James Farrior
  • 1997 4th-round pick No. 104 (originally TB) — became Leon Johnson

Tampa Bay receives

  • 1997 1st-round pick No. 6 (originally STL) — became Walter Jones
Sources: [1] · Trade page

April 19, 1997 · Chapter 3

Seattle moves the No. 12 pick to Tampa Bay

Multiple 1st-rounders

Seattle receives

  • 1997 1st-round pick No. 6 (originally STL) — became Walter Jones

Tampa Bay receives

  • 1997 1st-round pick No. 12 (originally SEA) — became Warrick Dunn
  • 1997 3rd-round pick No. 63 (originally ATL) — became Frank Middleton
Sources: [1] · Trade page