WASReceived
#2012 first · No. 2Robert Griffin III.Draft-capital avalanche · March 13, 2012
The RGIII draft trade and its eight-player tree
Washington sent three first-round selections and a second to St. Louis for the No. 2 pick used on Robert Griffin III.
See where this happened in the 2012 offseason →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
The arrows show what each team received—not which direction a player left.
STLReceived
St. Louis Rams
#2012 first · No. 6
#2012 second · No. 39
#2013 first · No. 22
#2014 first · No. 2
Why it happened
The bet each side made
Washington wanted to end a decades-long quarterback search. The Rams chose volume, then repeatedly traded the incoming selections to spread the return across three drafts.
Why history remembers it
Griffin delivered an electric Rookie of the Year season before injuries changed the trajectory. The Rams' follow-on moves ultimately produced eight players rather than four simple selections.
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
2012 No. 6 and second-round tree · traded
Michael Brockers, Janoris Jenkins, Isaiah Pead and Rokevious Watkins
St. Louis traded down and split the first two incoming assets into multiple selections.
- 02
2013 No. 22 branch · traded
Alec Ogletree, Stedman Bailey and Zac Stacy
Another set of draft-day moves expanded the return across both sides of the ball.
- 03
2014 No. 2 · selected
Greg Robinson
The final Washington first became the second overall selection.
What changed
The consequences
- Griffin led Washington to a division title as a rookie.
- The Rams turned four picks into eight drafted players through follow-on moves.
- The deal became a cautionary reference for every future quarterback trade-up.
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