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8. Derrick Henry: 2016 Pick #45 Traded by Los Angeles Rams to Tennessee Titans
The Los Angeles Rams needed a franchise quarterback in 2016, with the pick vital in helping them sell tickets for their immediate return to Los Angeles.
Jared Goff was identified as the best quarterback in the NFL Draft class of 2016, and the Rams moved heaven and earth to get him.
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The Tennessee Titans held the #1 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, yet traded the pick to the Rams in exchange for a first-round selection in 2016, two second-round selections in 2016, a third-round pick in 2016, as well as a first-round and a third-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft a year later.
One of the two second-round picks in 2016 would turn into one of the best players in the NFL, with the Titans selecting running back Derrick Henry with the 45th pick of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Henry has since established himself as a dominant offensive weapon in Tennessee, rushing for 1,540 yards in his breakout 2019 season, only to follow this with a superhuman effort in 2020 where he joined a very elite group of running backs to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season.
7. Kam Chancellor: 2010 Pick #133 Traded by Detroit Lions to Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks used the 2010 NFL Draft to build a defense that would win them the Super Bowl in 2014, yet one key member of the infamous ‘Legion of Boom’ came from a pick which wasn’t even initially theirs.
Rob Sims was the player that the Detroit Lions coveted in 2010, with the guard being seen as the perfect individual to solidify their offensive line and protect franchise quarterback Matthew Stafford.
So, when a trade was announced in April 2010 confirming that the Lions had secured Sims in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the upcoming 2010 NFL Draft, most thought the Detroit franchise had pulled off a masterstroke.
That would prove not to be the case as the Lions continued to struggle, while the Seahawks would select powerful safety Kam Chancellor with the 133rd pick of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Chancellor was frightening in the Seattle backfield. He hit receivers hard and virtually marshaled the field for Pete Carroll’s team.
6. LaDainian Tomlinson: 2001 Pick #5 Traded by Atlanta Falcons to San Diego Chargers
Michael Vick was the preeminent quarterback talent in the 2001 NFL Draft, and the Atlanta Falcons wanted to move up five spots to select him with the first overall pick.
To do that, they would have to offer an acceptable trade to the San Diego Chargers, who also held a passing interest in Vick but wouldn’t commit to a sizable up-front signing bonus, as they did with Ryan Leaf as recently as the 1998 NFL Draft.
As such, the Chargers were amenable to a trade that saw them gain the fifth-overall pick in 2001, along with Tim Dwight and a third-round choice.
With the fifth-pick of the 2001 NFL Draft, the Chargers used the pick offered by the Falcons to select running back LaDainian Tomlinson.
It proved to be an astute move as Tomlinson would have a Hall of Fame career, rushing for, at least, 1,200 yards in each of his first eight seasons in the NFL with San Diego. His best season came in 2006 when he led the league in both rushing yards (1,815) and rushing touchdowns (28).
