The have traded just two years after San Francisco traded three first-round picks to move up from the 12th overall pick to the third selection for him in 2021. Lance played eight games in a 49ers uniform as this draft trade is understandably drawing buzz as the worst trade in history.I ranked the 10 worst draft trades in NFL history, strictly focusing on draft trades and not player trades (like Herschel Walker).Of course this list has to start with the Browns. They moved up from the fourth pick to third pick to select Richardson in 2012, who finished third in Heisman voting at Alabama behind and Andrew Luck. This would be higher on the list but at least Cleveland was somehow able to trade Richardson to the for a first-round pick one year later. It could have also been worse had the fourth pick in 2012 () made more than one Pro Bowl in his career.The Jets traded the sixth pick and three second-round picks to the Colts for the third pick (Sam Darnold) in 2018. The Colts used the sixth pick to take one of the best guards in football, (Pro Bowl in all five seasons) while Darnold lasted three seasons in New York and is now on the  Michael Hutchinson Jersey 49ers, his third team. Indianapolis also got two other starters out of this deal, RT and CB (now on the ).  There have been five trades involving one team giving up three first-round picks in the common draft era (since 1967). They involved , Jim Plunkett, Herschel  Mark Scheifele Jersey Walker, and this Robert Griffin III trade. The RGIII deal initially looked like a home run for Washington as he took the league by storm as a rookie before tearing his ACL in the wild card lo s to the . He never quite recovered from the injury and played just two more seasons for Washington. Meanwhile, the haul included several solid contributors  , and . They also eventually got , Rokevious Watkins, , and with the picks from Washington.The Heisman sensation was initially in the running for the top pick in the 2014 draft before falling down the board, only for the Browns to swoop in and take him 22nd overall. His meteoric rise was just about as fast as his fall. He started just eight games for Cleveland before getting released. The Browns' trade partner in the 2014 draft night deal was the , who took LB 26th overall. Smith notably played just three seasons with Philadelphia.Arizona traded the 15th pick (which turned into OT ), a third rounder () and fifth rounder () to get QB Josh Rosen 10th overall in the 2018 draft. Rosen went 3-10 with 11 touchdown pa ses and 14 interceptions as a rookie and the Cardinals pulled the plug in unprecedented fashion, trading him to the for a second (Andy Isabella) and fifth-round pick (). Arizona drafted with the top pick a year after trading up for Rosen.  The Chargers paid a hefty price to move up from the No. 3 to No. 2 pick in 1998, with the intention of drafting whichever QB was still on the board between and Ryan Leaf. The move cost San Diego two veterans (Eric Metcalf and Patrick Sapp) along with two first-round picks (Andre Wadsworth and David Boston) plus a second rounder (Corey Chavous). Boston, the eighth pick in 1999 had 1,598 receiving yards in 2001. Leaf, of course, ended up as one of the biggest busts in draft history, starting just 18 games with San Diego.Mitchell Trubisky is one of the biggest busts in draft history, but it's more about who the Bears didn't take that lands them high on this list. They drafted Trubisky over (10th pick) and Deshaun Watson (12th pick).  Teppo Numminen Jersey The Bears trade partner, the 49ers, also used a future third-round pick from this deal to take LB . Another pick from the deal also was used to take RB .It was crazy then, it's even crazier now. In 1999, the Saints (and head coach Mike Ditka) traded their entire draft (eight picks) to Washington to move up for a RUNNING BACK, Texas product Ricky Williams. Williams was drafted fifth overall. The three picks around him were incredible players. Edgerrin James (fourth), Torry Holt (sixth) and Champ Bailey Dustin Byfuglien Jersey  (seventh). Bailey was a Hall of Famer who Washington also moved up to take with a first-round pick from the Williams' deal. Williams ran for 10,000 yards in his career, but he lasted just three seasons in New Orleans, who won just one playoff game with him.  This might be the only draft trade that has more implications than the Trey Lance deal, although we may never know. The Colts traded QB John Elway after the 1983 draft as he refused to play for them. The were the beneficiaries as they made five Super Bowls with Elway, winning two. The Colts won the same number of playoff games (two) as Denver won titles (two) during Elway's 16-year career. The Colts got Chris Hinton, Mark Hermann and a future first-round pick (Ron Solt) for Elway. Hinton was a great left tackle that made six Pro Bowls for the Colts, but it came nowhere close to making up for Elway's legendary career. It still ranks behind the Trey Lance deal as the Colts really didn't have a choice but to trade Elway.This has to top the list of worst draft trades in NFL history. We don't yet know what Lance will turn into in his career, but it's hard to imagine a worse trade from a team perspective. And if Lance does go on to have a great career (hey, he's only 23), this is an even worse trade because of the 49ers compensation.San Francisco traded Lance for a fourth-round pick only two years after they traded three first-round picks for himLance played  Blake Wheeler Jersey eight games for the 49ers, the fewest by a top-five pick for his debut team in the common draft era (since 1967)The 49ers made back-to-back conference championship games in two seasons since drafting Lance. Better spent picks could have theoretically led to a Super BowlThe Dolphins used the three first-round picks from the 49ers to trade up for WR , then trade for veteran WR and DE The 49ers traded out of the No. 12 pick for Lance in 2021. The No. 12 pick was . The 10 picks after Lance were , , Jaylen Waddle, , , , , , Micah Parsons and . Six are already Pro BowlersSan Francisco could have drafted Justin Fields (1,000-yard rushing season in 2022) or (started playoff game in 2021).Once again, it's hardly about the player in this case as Lance battled injuries and inexperience, plus is still just 23 years old. From the 49ers perspective though, they went all-in for Lance and it turned into an absolute disaster.