A look at what the Atlanta Falcons got for Julio Jones

Last offseason, while not as crazy as this year’s, was still a wild time for the Atlanta Falcons. The team had just hired a new general manager and head coach, and they thought they would get to deploy one of the league’s best receivers in Julio Jones.

That would come to an end as Julio ended up requesting a trade in a weird way. The Falcons then found a trade partner in the Titans at the beginning of June.

Looking at what the Falcons ended up getting for Julio Jones

The Tennessee Titans shipped a 2022 second-round pick and a 2023 fourth-round pick in exchange for Julio Jones and a 2022 sixth-round pick.

So, besides the 2023 draft picks, what did the Falcons get for Julio?

The short and quick answer is linebacker Troy Anderson out of Montana State.

Troy Anderson is an extremely athletic linebacker from a smaller school. He is six-foot-four and 240 pounds, but despite that size, he somehow ran a 4.4 forty-yard dash.

Not only did he play linebacker in college, but he also played quarterback and runningback for Montana State’s offense. He was not a slouch at those positions either, look up highlights of him and you will see him throwing dimes forty-plus yards down the field or running through defenders en route to a 60-yard touchdown. It is simply incredible to watch.

So, basically, the Falcons traded away a freak athlete for another freak athlete.

It will take another year to see the full outcome of this trade as Atlanta essentially traded up two rounds in 2023.

Now, what about the Titans?

It did not go well for them, after an injury-riddled season by Julio Jones, he was released this offseason. We are still waiting to see what team will pick him up as he remains unsigned. 

In total Julio gave the Titans 434 yards on 31 catches with one touchdown. 

Throw in the money the Titans had to pay him and it is safe to say the Falcons already won this trade.