Darrell Jackson has played 9 games this season for the 49ers, catching 21 passes for 241 yards -- including 4 for 42 yards against the Seahawks. He's caught one TD pass.
Put another way, D-Jack is the #3 receiver on the worst offense in football.
Deion Branch, meanwhile, has missed 4 games, playing in just 5 (really 4.5). He's caught 22 passes for 343 yards with 1 TD.
Effectively, the Seahawks traded D-Jack and a first round pick for Deion Branch and fourth round pick.
Although Branch has been better than D-Jack, you have to remember that that D-Jack is playing for a terrible offense. No matter how you cut it, a first round pick is not equivalent to a fourth round pick.
At this point, it doesn't look like that great a deal. It's not a Hutchinson-like disaster, but if Branch gets healthy, it might pencil out.
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