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This might be the "Bruce Irvin" pick of the 2025 first round
If there is one name that could be called out as the 18th pick in the draft and headed to the Seattle Seahawks that would bewilder Twitter the most, itās Donovan Ezeiruaku.
Often projected as a late first round or day two pick, and thatās only after a rapid rise in the past three months, Ezeiruakuās name is not likely the one youāve heard the most or all that often in a stacked edge rusher class. Thatās if you even want the Seahawks to draft an edge rusher first, which many fans donāt.
Ezeiruakuās ādraft stockā since January:
In some ways, that would make Ezeiruaku less likely to end up as a top-20 pick. But in others, doesnāt being an unlikely top-20 pick all that more likely to attract John Schneiderās attention? The 2025 draft could be Bruce Irvin all over again.
And by the way, Donovan Ezeiruaku is a really good edge rusher.
The 2012-2025 comparisons
Itās fitting that this week, Todd McShay compared the loaded 2025 edge class to the 2012 edition, noting that he hasnāt seen this many top-100 prospects at the position in 13 years. That year, the Seahawks held the 12th pick and after trading down to 15th, selected Bruce Irvin over a handful of options that almost everyone else thought were better prospects.
In some cases they were right (Melvin Ingram, Chandler Jones, Whitney Mercilus) and others not so much (Quinton Coples, Shea McClellin, Nick Perry), but there was no debating how shocked the public was by seeing Irvin go 15th overall.
The general feeling at the time was that Irvin would be a second round pick, at best, but reports that came out later said that a chunk of the league was ready to pounce on Irvin in the first round if Seattle didnāt beat them to the punch.
Regardless, most fans were pissed off that the Seahawks picked Irvin that early. Seattle famously got the worst grades of the 2012 draft despite leaving the event with Bobby Wagner and Russell Wilson.
Could Ezeiruaku be the āBruce Irvinā of the 2025 class in that you hear about him the least, but maybe the league likes him the most? Or at least, third-most? Iām not saying that the Seahawks will draft Ezeiruaku, but keep reading to find out why he fits into a box of prospects who āthey definitely wonāt draftāā¦but actually hell maybe they will.