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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.

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The original receipt

Every asset in the deal

Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.

To HOUHOUTUNSIL—HOUSTILLS—2020PICKround asset+1 assetsTo MIAMIABADEMOSI—MIADAVENPORT—20201STround asset+2 assets
HOUReceived

Houston Texans

PLaremy Tunsil
PKenny Stills
#2020 fourth
#2021 sixth
MIAReceived

Miami Dolphins

PJohnson Bademosi
PJulien Davenport
#2020 first · No. 26
#2021 first · No. 3
#2021 second · No. 36

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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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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