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Seattle Seahawks 2026 NFL Draft Class

Every Seahawks selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, the needs they entered the weekend with, and the trades that reshaped their board.

Compiled by the NFL Mock Draft Simulator research desk · Front office at the time: TBD (GM), TBD (HC)

The class

Seattle Seahawks made 8 selections in the 2026 draft, opening with Jadarian Price, a running back out of Notre Dame, at No. 32 overall.

The class skewed toward cornerback, where they used 2 picks. In total they drafted 6 different positions.

Going into the weekend our board had their priority needs listed as Running Back, Interior Offensive Line, Safety, Edge Rusher, Cornerback. They addressed 4 of their 5 pre-draft needs directly: Running Back, Interior Offensive Line, Safety, Cornerback. Left unaddressed: Edge Rusher.

Their best value relative to the consensus board was Beau Stephens at No. 148, 17 slots later than the industry board had him ranked (131).

Draft capital

Seahawks draft capital broke down as 1 Day 1 pick, 2 on Day 2 and 5 on Day 3. 2 of those were compensatory selections, awarded for free-agency losses in the prior cycle. 6 were slots they did not own when the weekend began, acquired by trade.

Pick by pick

Every Seahawks selection, with where it landed against our consensus board and against their own pre-draft needs list.

• Round 1, No. 32: Seahawks took Jadarian Price, within 19 slots of his board ranking of 51. It was their single highest-priority need going in.
• Round 2, No. 64: Seahawks moved on Bud Clark on Day 2, paying 36 slots of premium rather than risk the wait. Safety was their No. 3 listed need.
• Round 3, No. 99: Seahawks took Julian Neal on Day 2, within 17 slots of his board ranking of 116.
• Round 5, No. 148: Seahawks took Beau Stephens on Day 3, within 17 slots of his board ranking of 131. Interior Offensive Line was their No. 2 listed need.
• Round 6, No. 199: Seahawks used the pick on Emmanuel Henderson Jr., ranked 391, the sort of dart every team throws on Saturday afternoon. Wide Receiver was not on their priority needs list, a best-player-available call.
• Round 7, No. 236: Seahawks took Andre Fuller on Day 3, within 0 slots of his board ranking of 236.
• Round 7, No. 242: Seahawks spent a late-round flier on Deven Eastern, a board-rank 294 player. Defensive Tackle was not on their priority needs list, a best-player-available call.
• Round 7, No. 255: Seahawks took Michael Dansby on Day 3, a player who sat outside our ranked board.

Pre-draft needs

Our needs assessment for the Seahawks going into the 2026 draft, ordered by priority. This is the list the class above is measured against.

Draft-day trades

• With Pittsburgh Steelers: sent No. 96 (R3); received No. 99 (R3), No. 216 (R6).
• With Cleveland Browns: sent nothing; received No. 148 (R5).
• With New York Jets: sent No. 188 (R6); received No. 199 (R6), No. 242 (R7).
• With Green Bay Packers: sent No. 216 (R6); received No. 236 (R7), No. 255 (R7).

Related

• Round 1 results: every other pick made around the Seahawks' first selection.
• Position rankings for the groups they drafted: Running Back, Safety, Cornerback, Interior Offensive Line, Wide Receiver, Defensive Tackle.
• The 2026 consensus big board: where every one of these players ranked before the draft.
• Every trade from the 2026 draft: the full ledger, including the Seahawks' moves.
• Steals and reaches: which picks diverged most from the board, and what that gap means.
• The draft by the numbers: positional supply, school production and how draft capital was distributed.

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