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Seahawks find their edge rushers in undrafted free agents

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This might be the only time all year Seattle didn't chase edges, but let them fall into their lap

After not drafting any edge rushers in 2026, the Seattle Seahawks are expected to sign two undrafted free agents this week, according to a team source. Per a team source, the #Seahawks had draftable grades on edge rushers Aidan Hubbard and Marvin Jones Jr. , who are expected to sign as undrafted free agents.

Both players were in play when they picked three times in seventh round. Not drafting an EDGE made Seattle more appealing. — Corbin K.

Smith (@CorbinSmithNFL) April 27, 2026 Having draftable grades on two UDFAs they landed at the position makes a lot of sense about their strategy not to use draft capital on them. This was a deep class at the position, with 20-25 hearing their name called based on how you classify certain prospects, meaning there were surely some possibly valuable players slipping out of the seven rounds entirely. With the differences in each team’s board, several that were thought to have Round 4-5 grades by some ended up completely undrafted.

As for the actual players, Aidan Hubbard meets several prerequisites and signals head coach Mike Macdonald’s traditional type. At 6’4 4/8”, 260 with 32-inch arms, he’s got a plenty big frame to work with, even if his testing and play strength could use a little more development on it. He produced 7.