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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (SEA)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SEA)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (SEA)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (SEA)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (SEA)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (SEA)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (SEA)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (SEA)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Luke McCaffrey
QB Rice
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (SEA)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (SEA)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SEA)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (SEA)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (SEA)
Jaden Crumedy
DT-EDGE Mississippi State
Stefon Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (SEA)
Stefon Thompson
OLB-EDGE Syracuse
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (TB)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TB)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jaden Crumedy
DT-EDGE Mississippi State
Stefon Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAR)
Stefon Thompson
OLB-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Yaya Diaby
LB
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Dax Hill
S
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Cam Taylor-Britt
CB
Players traded away
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Bobby Wagner
LB
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Charles Cross
OT
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Damien Lewis
OG
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Devon Witherspoon
CB
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR
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Nick Bellore
LB
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Will Dissly
TE
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Zach Charbonnet
RB
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The Seahawks answered their biggest question with Nix. Grade: F.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Seahawks would have aced it. Hayden Hatten at pick No. 236 is 65 spots clear of where he belonged. About as rough as the board gets, and a F to prove it.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The whole projection now runs through Bo Nix; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Smith pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with linebacker still on the board.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

There is no soft landing here; this class has to massively overperform just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 6th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick16 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get an anchor for the defensive front. A real need, handled.
Pick18 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the 18th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They did well to land Chris Braswell in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in pick No. 49 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick51 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
No drama and no debate, Ja'Tavion Sanders went about where he belonged in slot 51. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick70 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in the 70th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick78 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves linebacker untouched.
Pick80 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A conviction pick on Zak Zinter at Round 3, Pick 16 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick81 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
A curious use of slot 81. Linebacker needed the pick; an OLB-EDGE in Javon Solomon did not.
Pick107 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
They liked Ainias Smith enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 4 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They paid up for Javon Foster at No. 115 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
They reached into another round for Luke McCaffrey, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick119 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They talked themselves into Ben Sinnott at the 119th pick, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
A straight-up fair deal on Justin Rogers at the 151st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick194 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at No. 194 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jaden Crumedy
They paid a round early for Jaden Crumedy in pick 216, more than the board wanted. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Pick218 Rnd6 Stefon Thompson
A reach for Stefon Thompson in pick No. 218; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick236 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
A real head-scratcher, Hayden Hatten in slot 236 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.