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We tracked every first-round trade involved The 2023 NFL Draft saw eight of the first 15 picks change hands — including the No. 1 pick that the Chicago Bears gave to the Carolina Panthers. These trades date back more than two years, when the Los Angeles Rams sent their first-rounder to the Detroit Lions as part of a package to acquire quarterback Matthew Stafford.
The veteran quarterback isn’t the only big-name quarterback in the first round of this year’s draft. Trades for Russell Wilson, Trey Lance and Deshaun Watson will have an impact, not to mention Monday’s trade between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Jets involving Aaron Rodgers.
Here are all the draft pick deals for this year’s first-day picks, including one pick on its fourth team. It would be the No. 29 pick that went from the San Francisco 49ers to the Miami Dolphins to the Denver Broncos to the New Orleans Saints in deals that included Lance, edge rusher Bradley Chubb and new Broncos coach Sean Payton.
Also, see the full draft lineup and track all 259 picks Great opportunities.
Draft day contracts
Here are the trades made on the first day of the NFL Draft, starting with the most recent:
Date: April 27, 2023
The Detroit Lions traded a first-round pick (No. 6) to the Arizona Cardinals for a first-rounder (No. 12) and a second-rounder (No. 34). No. The 6 pick was originally traded from the Los Angeles Rams to the Lions in the Matthew Stafford trade, while the Cardinals took the No. 12 pick in the first round from the Houston Texans. The Cardinals used the pick to draft Ohio State offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr.
Date: April 27, 2023
Houston Texans no. 12 pick, sending their second-round pick (No. 33) and first- and third-round picks in 2024 to the Arizona Cardinals for the Cardinals’ first-round pick (No. 3) and fourth. -This year round exam (No. 105). The Texans used the pick to select the Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. The Cardinals traded the No. 12 pick to the Lions to trade up to draft Ohio State offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr.
Pre-draft-day contracts
Here are the trades leading up to the NFL Draft, starting with the most recent:
Date: April 24, 2023
In a deal that included quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Jets sent a bunch of picks to the Packers, including their first-rounder this year (No. 13). Along with the first-rounder, the Jets sent a second-rounder (No. 42) and a sixth-rounder (No. 207) in the 2023 draft and a conditional 2024 second-rounder, who could become a first-rounder if Rodgers plays. 65% of photos of the Jets in 2023. Along with Rodgers, the Jets got the Packers first-rounder (No. 15) and fifth-rounder (No. 170) this year.
Date: March 10, 2023
The Panthers traded four draft picks and wide receiver DJ Moore to Pierce for the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft. Pierce got Carolina’s first-rounder this year (No. 9), second-rounder (No. 61), the Panthers’ first-round pick in 2024 and a second-round pick in 2025 with Moore. Alabama used the Panthers No. 1 pick on the quarterback Bryce Young.
Date: Jan. 31, 2023
The No. 29 pick found its fourth home as the Broncos sent it to the Saints as part of a package for former New Orleans coach Sean Payton. Saints no. 29 pick — which was originally sent from the 49ers to the Dolphins as part of the Trey Lance trade and then from the Dolphins to the Broncos in the Bradley Zubb deal — and Denver’s 2024 second-round pick for Payton and the Saints’ third-round pick in 2024.
Date: November 1, 2022
The Dolphins are this year’s No. 29 pick, Chase Edmonds and a 2024 fourth-round pick to the Broncos for Bradley Chubb and a 2025 fifth-round pick. The Dolphins first picked the 49ers in 2021 from the No. Received 29 picks, which allowed the 49ers to draft quarterback Trae Lance.
Date: April 4, 2022
The Philadelphia Eagles took the No. 10 pick as part of a trade that received the Saints’ first-, third- and seventh-round picks in 2022 and a second-rounder in 2024 while sending two first-round picks to New Orleans. 2022 and a sixth-round pick. The Saints used one of last year’s first-round picks to trade up for wide receiver Chris Olave and the second for active tackle Trevor Benning, while the Eagles sent last year’s first-round pick to the Tennessee Titans for wide receiver AJ Brown.
Date: March 18, 2022
The Cleveland Browns traded first-round picks in 2022, 2023 and 2024, along with a third-round pick in 2023 and a fourth-round pick in 2024, giving the Houston Texans a big price to land a star quarterback. Quarterback Deshaun Watson and a fifth-round pick in 2024. The Texans traded last year’s first-rounder (No. 13) to the Eagles for the No. 15 pick, which they used on Kenyon Green. The Texans selected this year’s No. They used it to trade up to 3 and draft Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson Jr.
Date: March 8, 2022
The Broncos took a big leap and tried to solve their quarterback dilemma. They traded tight end Noah Fant, quarterback Drew Lock, defensive end Shelby Harris, 2022 (No. 9) and 2023 (No. 5) first-round picks and a fifth-round pick in 2022 (No. 145) to the Seahawks. In exchange for quarterback Russell Wilson and a 2022 fourth-round pick (No. 116). The Seahawks went No. 9 in 2022. Charles Cross.
Date: March 26, 2021
The Dolphins sent shock waves throughout the NFL by trading the No. 3 pick in the 2021 draft to the 49ers for the No. 102) in 2022 and a first-round pick in 2023. The Dolphins traded a 2022 first-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for receiver Tyreek Hill. The 2023 pick took its own trip, going to the Broncos for edge rusher Bradley Chubb and then to the Saints as compensation for hiring Sean Payton as head coach.
Date: Jan. 30, 2021
The Los Angeles Rams led the way to their Super Bowl LVI championship with quarterback Jared Goff, a third-round pick in 2021 and first-round picks in 2022 (No. 32) and 2023 for quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Detroit Lions. The Lions used the 2022 pick to trade with the Minnesota Vikings to draft wide receiver Jameson Williams.
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