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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (SEA)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (SEA)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (SEA)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (SEA)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (SEA)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SEA)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (SEA)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SEA)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (SEA)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Arik Gilbert Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Arik Gilbert
TE Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (TB)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Yaya Diaby
LB
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Antoine Winfield Jr.
S
Players traded away
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Bobby Wagner
LB
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Devon Witherspoon
CB
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Geno Smith
QB
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Jamal Adams
S
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR
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Quandre Diggs
S
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Uchenna Nwosu
EDGE
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Zach Charbonnet
RB
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD-
The Seahawks left with their quarterback, and a F to match.

The phones were a trap the Seahawks kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

Whatever Bo Nix becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The cost of the Gilbert reach is exactly the players who went right after him. It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Seahawks had louder needs to answer first.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left running back open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the 8th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick16 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 16 they get juice off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
Nothing to complain about; JT Tuimoloau went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid sticker price for T'Vondre Sweat in pick 52, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They took Jackson Powers-Johnson at par in the 57th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 10, where Jermaine Burton graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick78 Rnd3 D.J. James
D.J. James in No. 78 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick81 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 running back untouched.
Pick84 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
A wild overpay on Marshawn Kneeland in Round 3, Pick 20, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 Tykee Smith
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tykee Smith. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick98 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They liked Cooper Beebe enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 98. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Junior Colson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Junior Colson in the Round 4 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cade Stover
A surprising call. With running back still to address, they spent pick 120 on Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis slipping to pick No. 154 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick194 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A slide stopped in slot 194, with Christian Jones worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick236 Rnd7 Arik Gilbert
Arik Gilbert in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.