CHIReceived
PKhalil MackChicago Bears
#2020 second · No. 43
#2020 conditional fifthUltimately resolved as later-round draft value.
Defensive superstar package · September 1, 2018
The Khalil Mack deal that reset two defenses
Chicago acquired Khalil Mack at the peak of his powers. Oakland received two firsts and two additional picks while sending a second and a conditional pick back.
See where this happened in the 2018 offseason →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
The arrows show what each team received—not which direction a player left.
OAKReceived
Oakland Raiders
#2019 first · No. 24
#2019 sixth · No. 196
#2020 first · No. 19
#2020 third · No. 81
Why it happened
The bet each side made
The Bears believed an elite pass rusher could complete a young defense. The Raiders chose draft volume rather than meet Mack's contract demands.
Why history remembers it
Mack transformed Chicago immediately and finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting. The Raiders' premium picks became Josh Jacobs and Damon Arnette.
The family tree
Where the picks and rights went
Selections, swaps and later trades are traced separately so a downstream player is not mistaken for a direct one-for-one return.
- 01
2019 No. 24 · selected
Josh Jacobs
Oakland selected the Alabama running back with the first premium return.
- 02
2020 No. 19 · selected
Damon Arnette
The second first-round selection was used on the Ohio State cornerback.
- 03
2020 No. 81 · selected
Bryan Edwards
The third-rounder became the South Carolina receiver.
- 04
2020 No. 43 sent to Chicago · selected
Cole Kmet
Chicago used the returning second-rounder on its long-term tight end.
What changed
The consequences
- Chicago went 12–4 and won the NFC North in Mack's first season.
- Mack earned first-team All-Pro honors immediately.
- The Raiders gained volume, but the return did not reproduce Mack's defensive impact.
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