Colts Projected 2017 Draft Pick
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Teams have traded up to the No. 2 pick to take a quarterback in three of the past nine drafts.
Such a trade could be in the cards for April’s draft if the Jets decide that Sam Darnold is a part of their future. New York has yet to make a decision on the incumbent quarterback, but Douglas said that he’ll answer the call if teams ask about trading for Darnold. The Jets are still in the process of doing their pre-draft evaluations on this year’s draft-eligible quarterbacks, which includes the likes of Zach Wilson, Justin Fields, Trey Lance and Mac Jones.
With that said, let’s take a look at the past three trades that involved the No. 2 pick to get an idea as to what the Jets could get for theirs.
2017: San Francisco trades back to with Chicago
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The Bears moved up one spot in the 2017 NFL draft to take Mitchell Trubisky. The 49ers moved down one spot from No. 2 to No. 3 and acquired Chicago’s third and fourth-round picks in addition to its third-rounder in 2018.
San Francisco used the No. 3 selection to take OLB Solomon Thomas, while the other two draft choices in the 2017 draft were traded away and used to take RB Alvin Kamara and S Tedric Thompson, respectively. With Chicago’s third-rounder in 2018, the 49ers selected LB Fred Warner, who was named first-team All-Pro this past season.
2016: Cleveland trades back with Philadelphia
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To move up to take Carson Wentz at No. 2, the Eagles traded with Cleveland and sent their first-round, third-round and fourth-round selections in the 2016 draft. Philadelphia also parted with its first-round selection in 2017 and its second-round selection in 2018.
The Browns sent a conditional fifth-round selection in 2017, in addition to the No. 2 pick.
Cleveland was able to turn its trade with Philadelphia into 11 players: WR Corey Coleman, OT Shon Coleman, QB Cody Kessler, S Derrick Kindred, OT Spencer Drango, WR Ricardo Louis, WR Jordan Payton, DB Jabrill Peppers, QB Deshone Kizer, CB Denzel Ward and OLB Chad Thomas.
2012: St. Louis trades back with Washington
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Washington traded a king’s ransom to the then-St. Louis Rams to get Robert Griffin III.
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While Washington acquired the No. 2 pick in the 2012 draft, the Rams received the No. 6 pick, a 2012 second-rounder, a 2013 first-rounder and a 2014 first-rounder. The Rams turned that haul into eight players: DT Michael Brockers, CB Janoris Jenkins, RB Isaiah Pead, OL Rokevious Watkins, LB Alec Ogletree, WR Stedman Bailey, RB Zac Stacy and OT Greg Robinson.