This is the least consequential Seahawks draft in recent memory, meaning that it doesn’t matter what position they draft when. Hopefully, before each pick Schneider will ask:
Which available player, regardless of position, can contribute to the 2026 team making a SB run?
If there is no such player, then:
Which available player, regardless of position, has the highest ceiling?
My impression is that the answer to question one is that there is no such player, so I think the focus should be on question two. If ever there was a draft to lean heavily on athletic traits it seems like this one.
I’m one of the ones hopeful to trade out of #32 so just to answer a couple of your questions:
- why would teams not trade up to 27 or 28 or 29 or 30 instead of waiting for 32?
Possibility: Teams may indeed have tried for 27 or 28 etc but been rebuffed bc other teams don’t particularly want to give up the disproportionate value of 1st round picks in this shallow draft class. Might Seattle have the highest disdain for the 2026 class than any other team given its roster and needs, and the shallowness of this class?
- moving to #32 for the 5th yr option is a myth.
Ok, and in fact it had never occurred to me until you mentioned it way back, don’t remember where or what context. But certainly you know more about this than I do!
If there is no offer at #32 I sure hope either TJ Parker or Cassius Howell are still on the board
Bradford is worth more than a 4th, he's for sure worth a Day 2 pick. Proven NFL caliber starters on the O-Line are not often shopped, and should not go cheap. Even entering a contract year I wouldn't deal him. The best move is to hold him and try to negotiate a deal, as he'll either be affordable or the comp pick return would be worth a 5th in itself.
Drafting a Guard now still makes sense, allowing them to develop behind Bradford, where you just end up letting him walk and banking something towards a usable comp pick. But trading now to gamble, no thanks. There's no Zabel-esque guaranteed RG in this class, as much as i've talked up some names. Bisontis is best but he's got issues (his hand technique is questionable, he needs to use his hips a bit better, and has a penalty problem - sounds like Bradford three years ago, the guy everyone didn't like to play!). Rutledge is just too raw if incredibly intriguing.
This team is in a very genuine championship window. Don't trade away contributing starters for Day 3 picks.
If AB gets replaced by someone better I might take a 4th round pick for him, but he's still maybe more valuable as depth for a Super Bowl contender than a 4th round pick would be.
Big Citrus has come up a few times within subscribers, mocks as well as yourself. I had mentioned Kilgore a week or so ago so I wanted to pose one other random name that not many people know about but would definitely fill that nose tackle with an amazing nickname and unique body traits that we may be able to get more toward pick 188 range. Let me introduce you to Dontay Corleone "The Godfather". All 6'1 335 lbs of double teaming and amazing run defense who may slip due to medical concerns after a blood clot. Beloved by all and an absolute beast that loves football. I personally love the orange idea but in mocks hes rarely available without trades. Using 4 different mocks from, psn, consensus, pff and cbs. I've had him fall to me in each of them. Disclaimer " I never trust any mock draft" I just do them in between work to give my brain a quick holiday and then save them to look back and see if I was a genius or a moron 2 years later. Imagining Kilgore and Corleone jerseys as we speak.
This is the least consequential Seahawks draft in recent memory, meaning that it doesn’t matter what position they draft when. Hopefully, before each pick Schneider will ask:
Which available player, regardless of position, can contribute to the 2026 team making a SB run?
If there is no such player, then:
Which available player, regardless of position, has the highest ceiling?
My impression is that the answer to question one is that there is no such player, so I think the focus should be on question two. If ever there was a draft to lean heavily on athletic traits it seems like this one.
I’m one of the ones hopeful to trade out of #32 so just to answer a couple of your questions:
- why would teams not trade up to 27 or 28 or 29 or 30 instead of waiting for 32?
Possibility: Teams may indeed have tried for 27 or 28 etc but been rebuffed bc other teams don’t particularly want to give up the disproportionate value of 1st round picks in this shallow draft class. Might Seattle have the highest disdain for the 2026 class than any other team given its roster and needs, and the shallowness of this class?
- moving to #32 for the 5th yr option is a myth.
Ok, and in fact it had never occurred to me until you mentioned it way back, don’t remember where or what context. But certainly you know more about this than I do!
If there is no offer at #32 I sure hope either TJ Parker or Cassius Howell are still on the board
Bradford is worth more than a 4th, he's for sure worth a Day 2 pick. Proven NFL caliber starters on the O-Line are not often shopped, and should not go cheap. Even entering a contract year I wouldn't deal him. The best move is to hold him and try to negotiate a deal, as he'll either be affordable or the comp pick return would be worth a 5th in itself.
Drafting a Guard now still makes sense, allowing them to develop behind Bradford, where you just end up letting him walk and banking something towards a usable comp pick. But trading now to gamble, no thanks. There's no Zabel-esque guaranteed RG in this class, as much as i've talked up some names. Bisontis is best but he's got issues (his hand technique is questionable, he needs to use his hips a bit better, and has a penalty problem - sounds like Bradford three years ago, the guy everyone didn't like to play!). Rutledge is just too raw if incredibly intriguing.
This team is in a very genuine championship window. Don't trade away contributing starters for Day 3 picks.
If AB gets replaced by someone better I might take a 4th round pick for him, but he's still maybe more valuable as depth for a Super Bowl contender than a 4th round pick would be.
Big Citrus has come up a few times within subscribers, mocks as well as yourself. I had mentioned Kilgore a week or so ago so I wanted to pose one other random name that not many people know about but would definitely fill that nose tackle with an amazing nickname and unique body traits that we may be able to get more toward pick 188 range. Let me introduce you to Dontay Corleone "The Godfather". All 6'1 335 lbs of double teaming and amazing run defense who may slip due to medical concerns after a blood clot. Beloved by all and an absolute beast that loves football. I personally love the orange idea but in mocks hes rarely available without trades. Using 4 different mocks from, psn, consensus, pff and cbs. I've had him fall to me in each of them. Disclaimer " I never trust any mock draft" I just do them in between work to give my brain a quick holiday and then save them to look back and see if I was a genius or a moron 2 years later. Imagining Kilgore and Corleone jerseys as we speak.