DENReceived
PRussell WilsonDenver Broncos
#2022 fourth · No. 116Eyioma Uwazurike.
Quarterback blockbuster · March 16, 2022
Seattle's Russell Wilson reset
Denver paid three veterans and five premium picks for Russell Wilson. Seattle used the return to refresh both lines, its secondary and its young core.
See where this happened in the 2022 offseason →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
The arrows show what each team received—not which direction a player left.
SEAReceived
Seattle Seahawks
PDrew Lock
PNoah Fant
PShelby Harris
#2022 first · No. 9
#2022 second · No. 40
#2022 fifth · No. 145
#2023 first · No. 5
#2023 second · No. 37
Why it happened
The bet each side made
The Broncos believed an established quarterback would unlock a ready-made roster. Seattle chose a clean reset after a decade with Wilson.
Why history remembers it
Denver released Wilson after two seasons. Seattle's return produced Charles Cross, Boye Mafe, Devon Witherspoon and Derick Hall, plus several more branches.
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
2022 No. 9 · selected
Charles Cross
Seattle selected its long-term left tackle.
- 02
2022 No. 40 · selected
Boye Mafe
The edge rusher became a defensive building block.
- 03
2022 No. 145 · traded
Trade-down tree → Tyreke Smith and Dareke Young
Seattle split the fifth-rounder into two later selections.
- 04
2023 No. 5 · selected
Devon Witherspoon
Denver's difficult season turned the first into a top-five pick.
- 05
2023 No. 37 · selected
Derick Hall
Seattle used the second-rounder on another edge defender.
What changed
The consequences
- Denver missed the playoffs in both Wilson seasons.
- Seattle made the playoffs in the first season after the trade.
- Four premium selections became starters or major rotation players.
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