Seahawks' Draft Strategy: Trade or Stay?

0:00On April 22nd, the Seahawks are sitting pretty at the 30-second pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft after that Super Bowl, victory over the Patriots. The draft kicks off Thursday in Pittsburgh from April 23rd to 25th, and Seattle only has four total picks, including 64N. Round two and 96 in Round three. Their general manager, John Schneider, made it clear they're eyeing a trade back to stock up on more selections. Here this week, Schneider called that final first round spot, the one everyone covets because of the 5th year option on the rookie deal. With so few picks after some trades for vets like Rashid Shaheed and Roy Robertson Harris, moving down makes total sense for depth. Experts are buzzing with predictions on what Seattle might do. A bunch like Bucky Brooks, Lance Zeerlin, Josh Edwards, and Nate Tyson see them grabbing running back Jadarian Price from Notre Dame, praising his, vision, burst, and multi-tool skills despite sharing carries in college.

1:01Meanwhile, others mix it up. Michael Sean Dugor has defensive tackle, Kate and McDonald from Ohio State, to bolster that championship D-line, Mike Florio. Picks linebacker Josiah Trotter from Missouri, and Peter Schrager mocks a trade down with Arizona for quarterback Ty Simpson, plus extra picks. Robbring even floats trading to 34 for price. As the clock ticks the draft night, all eyes are on Schneider's moves, where they stay put for a star or wheel and deal to build that dynasty deeper, see hot spans, get ready for fireworks.