The Los Angeles Rams bolstered their case as a prime Super Bowl favorite in 2026, sending a first-round pick, a second-round pick, a third-round pick and 2024 first-round pick Jared Verse to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for superstar pass rusher Myles Garrett.Monday’s transaction is the latest blockbuster trade centered around an elite defensive player. Let’s take a look at 10 of the biggest trades, in terms of compensation at the time of the trade, in the NFL for defensive players since 2000.Note: The trades are listed in chronological order.Jared Allen, 2008Trade terms: The Kansas City Chiefs sent Allen and a sixth-round pick to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a first-round pick, two third-round picks and a sixth-round pick.The Chiefs found Allen in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft, and he had early success in Kansas City. After Allen led the NFL with 15 1/2 sacks in his fourth season and earned first-team All-Pro honors, the Chiefs placed the franchise tag on him and did not want to give him a lucrative extension.The return from the trade was solid for the Chiefs, who turned one of the picks they received into offensive tackle Branden Albert and another one into electric running back Jamaal Charles. The Vikings got an instant boost from Allen, ending a three-year playoff drought in his first year in Minnesota and reaching the NFC Championship game in his second.Darrelle Revis, 2013Trade terms: The New York Jets sent Revis to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a first-round and a fourth-round pick.Get comfortable seeing the Jets on this list, as this is the first of four appearances. New York was only two years into its current 15-year postseason drought when Revis was again unhappy with his contract situation, which had become somewhat of a tradition in the Big Apple by 2013.Revis had established himself as a true shutdown cornerback and was one of the best at the position. However, his 2012 season ended unceremoniously with an ACL tear. The Jets traded him to the Bucs the following offseason, who handed the four-time first-team All-Pro an extension that made him the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history. The gamble was a disaster for Tampa Bay, which was forced to release Revis less than a year later as the cornerback was a bad scheme fit and the team couldn’t find a trade partner.The Chicago Bears acquired Khalil Mack from the then-Oakland Raiders in 2018 via trade. (Jeff Bottari / Getty Images)Khalil Mack, 2018Trade terms: The Oakland Raiders sent Mack, a second-round and a seventh-round pick to the Chicago Bears for two first-round picks, a third-round pick and a sixth-round pick.Jon Gruden was ready to shake things up in his second stint as head coach of the Raiders. Nothing showed that more than trading away Mack, who was 27 and in his prime. However, Mack was looking for a hefty contract extension following his rookie deal, and that negotiation led to a lengthy holdout.After the Raiders traded Mack to the Bears, Chicago made him the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history. Mack was solid for the Bears but never had more than 12.5 sacks in a season, and Chicago never won a playoff game during his tenure. He was eventually traded to the Los Angeles Chargers for a Day 2 pick.Jalen Ramsey, 2019Trade terms: The Jacksonville Jaguars sent Ramsey to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for two first-round picks and a fourth-round pick.Ramsey had become publicly disgruntled by 2019, so getting a couple of first-round picks for the star cornerback was solid business for the Jaguars. The first-round picks ended up being K’lavon Chaisson and Travis Etienne, neither of whom is still on the Jaguars’ roster. Still, Etienne proved to be a solid player who helped turn things around for the franchise before departing in free agency .