A pick-by-pick analysis of where each of 8 ‘swaggy’ Seahawks draft choices fit
It’s tilted toward coach Mike Macdonald’s top-ranked defense. Here’s how the four picks GM John Schneider parlayed into eight break down.
The Seahawks entered this NFL draft with a league-low four choices. It was set to be the second-fewest in team history. Then John Schneider happened.
As usual. The general manager who had made 74 trades of picks in 16 previous drafts entering this weekend made four deals during this draft. Three came on the final day, Saturday, during rounds four through seven.
“Unfortunately, people don’t want to trade with us until the sixth or seventh round, fifth or sixth round. I don’t know why it happened like that this year,” Schneider said. Those deals doubled Seattle’s total number of picks for what the GM had said was a weaker draft thinner in talent than next year’s.
The Seahawks traded away one of their expected 12 choices for 2027 to select Iowa All-America guard Beau Stephens in the fifth round . One of the coolest parts of this #Seahawks draft weekend: Coach Mike Macdonald's father Hugh, West Point Class of 1971, being here with his son from his home in Georgia. His coach son beamed when asked about it.
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