2026 NFL Mock Draft: Seattle Seahawks select safety

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 26: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren of Toledo poses for a portrait during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 26, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Logan Bowles/Getty Images) | Getty Images Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo The Legion of Boom Comes Back to Seattle The Seattle Seahawks enter the 2026 NFL Draft coming off a Super Bowl victory, their second in franchise history. Their previous ultimate victory, which most probably do remember, was a blowout win over the Denver Broncos in 2014, or Super Bowl XLVIII, 43-8.

While the newest win will settle the hearts and minds of Seattle fans for a while, at least until September, there are other things happening within the NFL offseason that require a team’s attention. Under normal circumstances, teams enter the NFL Draft with an eye focused on the immediate future. Thirty-one teams, in fact, come into the draft with the intention of making a Super Bowl run, themselves.

That one lucky team coming off a win in February doesn’t have the luxury of resting, necessarily, but they do have the luxury of some of that pressure to win entering a relaxation period. The burdens levied upon their backs to reach the apex of the sport are lifted. For now.

That said, the 2026 Seahawks come into the draft in a perhaps somewhat rare position. They are returning the vast majority of their championship squad for the next season. As we will see, a lot of personnel is due to come off their books in 2027, which positions this draft for Seattle as a rather important one looking into the short-term future.