The Seattle Seahawks are on the clock at No. 32 overall Thursday night, and the first-round question in Seattle is not whether they will pick, but how far they might slide back before they do. General manager John Schneider said Monday the Seahawks had four picks and would be looking to move back.
Daniel Jeremiah took that idea a step further Wednesday, saying on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk that his latest mock draft had Seattle trading with the Baltimore Ravens and dropping to No. 45 overall. Jeremiah said Jadarian Price was a big part of how far the Seahawks should consider moving, and he framed the choice as a tradeoff between landing extra value and risking a player the team may want too much to pass on.
“It’s no secret with us, We have four picks, so we’ll be looking to move back,” Schneider said Monday, putting the team’s draft posture in plain view. With only four total selections in hand, Seattle has a strong incentive to turn its first-round slot into more chances on the board, especially after entering the draft with limited volume.
Jeremiah said Seattle could still find useful options if it moved back to No. 45. He pointed to R Mason Thomas as a player who might still be there, along with Gabe Jacas, Brandon Cisse, Daylen Everette and Jalon Kilgore. He also said the Seahawks would probably miss out on Chris Johnson at that spot.
“I still think that (Jadarian) Price is a big part of that equation. So how far back do you want to slide? How comfortable are you going back?” Jeremiah said. He added, “I was looking at them in a couple of different scenarios, and it’s a little bit of a gamble if you were to go back further, but I think there’s enough players that could marry up and fit them well because they’re in such a good roster position. So I did a trade in my last mock draft and I had them making a little bit more of a significant drop.”
He also said, “I feel really good about you’re gonna have corners and edge rushers that are gonna be still in the mix.” But he warned that if Seattle was “dead set” on Price, then “I’d be a little bit nervous going there that you would miss out on that one.”
The possibility matters because Price has been discussed as a potential replacement for Kenneth Walker III, who departed in free agency for Kansas City. That gives Seattle’s decision extra weight beyond a routine draft-day maneuver: if the Seahawks want a specific back, moving from No. 32 into the 40s could take him off the board before they get a chance to make the pick.
The clearest read on Thursday is that Seattle wants flexibility, not just a player. If the Seahawks do trade back, the choice at No. 45 will tell the league whether they value extra picks more than the chance to land Price.
