Seahawks setup for ideal day 2 draft

As long as the Seahawks don't want a RB or QB, their 4 day 2 picks are even more valuable than we though

The SECOND day of the draft is shaping up into a dream scenario for the Seattle Seahawks.

I watched a podcast this week in which one of the hosts predicted that 12 running backs would be drafted on day two and even if you think that number is a little high, nobody’s pushing back against the idea that is a loaded running back class and rounds 2-3 could have about 10-14 backs drafted.

That made me think about the Seahawks and though they could take a running back on day two, it doesn’t seem likely. These are the types of things that Seattle fans want to hear: OTHER TEAMS ARE DRAFTING WHAT THE SEAHAWKS DON’T WANT ANYWAY!

Day 2 numbers breakdown

Number of 2nd round picks: 32

Number of 3rd round picks: 38

Total number of day 2 picks: 70

Let’s run through a Seahawks-favorable scenario for day two:

• If there are 12 running backs picked on day 2, that’s 17% of every prospect selected.

• If there are 4 quarterbacks picked on day 2, that’s another 6%

• That’s 16 players who play positions that might not appeal to John Schneider when he has picks 50, 52, 82, and 92

That could mean that Seattle isn’t picking 4 of 70 prospects, but in a way they’re picking 4 of 54. If I (as a GM) don’t even want a running back or a quarterback, the hope is that the other 31 teams take those prospects before I pick.

There are 17 selections between the Browns at the start of day 2 and the Seahawks first pick at 2.50, soon followed by 2.52. Of those 17 picks, we hope that as many as 5 are running backs. This big board at NFLMockDraftDatabase is anything but a reliable prediction of order (I’ve seen Cam Skattebo projected as late as the 5th round), but it’s what we got for now.

Now here’s the order of the 2nd round:

A good “run”?

If we assume that Ashton Jeanty and Omarion Hampton were the only first round picks, while Cam Ward, Jaxson Dart, and Shedeur Sanders were first round QBs, maybe the following teams target QB/RB early on day two.

(Let’s say that the Browns and Giants traded back up into the first round for QBs, hypothetically dropping down the Chiefs and Rams)

• 2.33 -RB Quinshon Judkins, Chiefs

• 2.34 - RB TreVeyon Henderson, Rams

• 2.40 - QB Jalen Milroe, Saints

• 2.42 - QB Tyler Shough, Jets

• 2.43 - RB Bhayshul Tuten, 49ers

I’m asking for a little bit of slack to suspend disbelief, but this is all reasonable. No matter how it happens, we could see a few running backs and a couple of quarterbacks drafted ahead of Seattle’s first day two pick. If not the Chiefs and Rams at 33 and 34, it could be the Raiders and Patriots at 37 and 38.

The Seahawks should LOVE to see as many running backs and quarterbacks picked before they’re on the clock, maybe to the point where they call the Cowboys at 44 and move up six spots because a “first round player” has fallen.

What if everybody’s new favorite player — OL Grey Zabel — actually did not get drafted on day one (as prospects like him often don’t) and is there at 44 because there was a run on quarterbacks, running backs, and maybe other positions that Seattle isn’t pressed over like receivers?

I DON’T think Schneider will feel pressured to draft a wide receiver early and we could see players coming off the board at the start of day two like Emeka Egbuka, Luther Burden, Jack Bech, and/or Jayden Higgins, to name a few. Or maybe that’s the position they want to target with their first day two pick? That’s okay too.

Now that the Seahawks have signed both a starting quarterback and his backup for multiple seasons, Schneider could be HOPEFUL that there are 5-6 QBs take in the top-50. With Kenneth Walker possibly in line for an extension and Zach Charbonnet signed for two more years, Seattle should feel comfortable enough at running back to at least wait until day three; this is the type of class that could produce a late gem anyway.

Cam Skettebo?

And that’s just talking about picks 50 and 52. This class setup should be EVEN BETTER for Seattle’s round three picks at 82 and 92.

There are just under 30 picks separating the Seahawks second pick of the second and their first pick of the third and this is when the run on running backs could REALLY get going. Perhaps some of you are screaming right now because you’re hopeful that Seattle actually takes a Judkins or a Tuten or Trevor Etienne, and that’s completely fine — we don’t know how committed the franchise is to Walker and/or Charbonnet yet.

But if the Seahawks think they’re GOOD at QB and RB (and I believe they do) then this is the type of class that could make their four day two picks — 2.50, 2.52, 3.82, 3.92 — that much more valuable because maybe the positions they’re hopeful to fill with those picks (I've not traded any of them in this scenario obviously) are more likely to fall to them.

Second Round Prospects

In this week’s community mock draft, I asked the brilliant folks who subscribe to Seaside Joe and participate in the comments to give me names of players they want on day two. I trust Regular Joes and Super Joes with my life, so you should too! Here are some of the answers for the second round:

Randall Murray: Because of this group, Landon Johnson. Ferguson at TE (likely 3rd actually). Rutledge (LG then not the first round reach). Or Savaiineia. Skattebo for that gadget do almost everything but again I think 3rd. Bech but Bobo2?

BEASTMODE808: Savaiinaea for sure. Athletic and rock-solid. Not a rolly-polly belly-bumper. There's our left guard for 10 years.

MJDarby15: There's an outside chance Jonah Savaiineia gets to 50 and would be good value at 40 of we took that Saints trade down. He's big and strong with tackle experience but lacks the length and lateral quickness you wanna see from a R1 LT, I think he can stick at RT in the league and I'd feel pretty good with him as the Day 1 starting guard if Lucas is healthy. We've discussed Rutledge at SSJ recently and I've been fairly impressed with him.

I've already gushed about Harold Fannin so I'll pivot to a couple of RBs who I'd like to see if we can secure a decent trade (2025 R4/2026 R3) for Charbs: Quinshon Judkins and Cam Skattebo. Skattebo particularly appeals, his bowl game was exactly what you wanna see from the best player on a team. Wish there was a WR I really love but uh, there isn't. Xavier Restrepo is my fave but I really want speed-and-size guy if we're using 50 or 52 on him.

Jaxson Dart would be of interest at 50 and I wouldn't be able to resist Milroe at 92.

Charley “Crystals Magic” Filipek: Pick 52 SEA Jonah Savaiinaea IOL/OT | Arizona 6'4" 324 lbs

Scott M: OL Donovan Jackson, DE Landon Jackson, WR Jayden Higgins, CB Darien Porter and other OL depending on how things fall....it's so hard to predict this year. I personally grade out 7 players in tier 1, 16 players in tier 2, then there are 20-22 players in tier 3 and then around 40 players in tier 4. I am not super excited about this crop.

KHammarling: Elijah Arroyo, Quinn Ewers, Donovan Jackson, Cam Williams, Derrick Harmon, Josiah Stewart, Demetrius Knight Jr

Richard May: Donovan Jackson and Landon Jackson could both slip slightly to 50 - both would be huge + picks for Seattle on both need and BPA.

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Third Round Prospects

And here are some of their answers for the third round.

Grant Alden: ED Braydon Swinson, TE Elijah Arroyo, IOL Tate Ratledge, LB Demetrius Knight, RB Cameron Skattebo

KHammarling: Quinshon Judkins (yes, RB, i'm serious), Carson Schwesinger, Mason Taylor, Devin Neal, Shemar Turner, Seb Castro, Gunnar Helm, Kevin Winston Sr, Jared Wilson, Dylan Fairchild, Miles Frazier, Jake Majors. Forced to pick one, Schwesinger. But with 5 Top100 picks i'm happy to keep them (near enough) and have five dips into a good pool. Plus i really try to not to get too locked in specific guys *I* like or *the consensus* likes

Scott M: RB Damien Martinez, WR Kyle Williams, Edge Josiah Stewart, S Andrew Makuba, TE Terrance Ferguson, OL Wyatt Milum, OL Jonah Savaiinaea, WR Xavier Restrepo....but it all depends on how things fall.

So we’ve added names to our board for a community mock draft, pooling our collective thoughts together to have a list of “hopefuls” in the 2025 draft. What can we do with that today?

3-round Seahawks mock draft

Seaside Joe does not really do “mock drafts”, for a few good reasons that I’ll share some other time, so I would not expect you to expect me to have gone through all 92 picks in order to come up with these names. This is just a hypothetical way that the Seattle Seahawks could use their first five picks based on what we’ve discussed today and it certainly won’t happen this way.

Seahawks draft fan fiction:

1.18 - EDGE Mykel Williams, Georgia (inspired by Friday’s article)

2.50 - G/T Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona (inspired by YOU!)

2.52 - CB Darien Porter, Iowa State (Scott M’s pick)

3.82 - LB Carson Schwesinger, UCLA (KHammarling’s pick)

3.92 - TE Elijah Arroyo, Miami (Grant Alden’s pick)

A little bit of everything addressed here and maybe the very popular Skattebo would make it to Seattle’s comp pick in round four because he did run a 4.66 and as far as running back classes go, this was not the year to be “slow”.

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