Rams Trade DT Adam Carriker To The Redskins; Teams Swap Fifth Round Picks

SB Nation’s Rams community, Turf Show Times, doesn’t sound too surprised by the trade that sends DT Adam Carriker to the Redskins.

This is also another first round pick down the tubes. Last September, 2006 first round pick Tye Hill was traded and now it’s Carriker, the Rams 2007 first round pick.

In a final bit of housecleaning on Adam Carriker’s trade from the Rams to the Redskins, Rick Maese of the Washington Post reports that the teams will swap 7th-round picks (with the Redskins moving up) as well as 5th-round picks. While the swap of 7th-rounders only amounts to the Skins moving up three spots, from 211 to 208, it certainly marks a change in philosophy in Washington, with seemingly greater emphasis placed on maximizing value in the draft.

Overall, landing a former first-rounder in the 25 year-old Carriker for merely moving down in the fifth-round (as well as moving up three spots in the 7th-round) is nothing short of a coup for Washington. While Carriker has been injury-prone in his short NFL career, if he can fulfill even a portion of the promise that made him a first-round selection, Washington will have landed a core contributor at minimal cost. And if injuries continue to derail his career, the Skins should be able to shrug it off, considering how little of an investment they’ve made in him.