Pick-tree accelerator · August 31, 2019
The Laremy Tunsil trade tree that accelerated two rebuilds
Houston acquired Laremy Tunsil, Kenny Stills and two later picks for two firsts, a second, two players and extraordinary leverage for Miami.
See where this happened in the 2019 offseason →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.
Miami Dolphins
Why it happened
The bet each side made
The Texans needed immediate protection for Deshaun Watson. The Dolphins accepted a teardown package and repeatedly moved the premium selections.
Why history remembers it
Tunsil became Houston's long-term Pro Bowl tackle, while Miami transformed the draft capital into branches that included Jaylen Waddle, Jevon Holland and further first-round control.
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
2020 No. 26 · traded
Trade-down tree → Noah Igbinoghene and later value
Miami moved down with Green Bay before making its first direct selection from the package.
- 02
2021 No. 3 · traded
Trade tree → Jaylen Waddle plus future first-round value
Miami first moved the selection to San Francisco, then used part of the return to climb from No. 12 to No. 6 for Waddle.
- 03
2021 No. 36 · selected
Jevon Holland
The second-rounder became an immediate starting safety.
What changed
The consequences
- Tunsil became a multiple-time Pro Bowler and later signed another market-setting Houston extension.
- Waddle set the rookie receptions record in Miami.
- The deal supplied core pieces on both sides rather than producing a simple one-season verdict.
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