Longtime Seattle Seahawks fans know the way general manager John Schneider does business, which is what made almost all of the 2025 offseason so surprising. Schneider was aggressive in free agency and then took an interior offensive lineman in the first round of the draft.
That was then, and this is now, of course, and Schneider is almost certainly back to his normal way of doing things. That isn't a bad thing, but an obvious one for 12s. Specifically, with Seattle only having four selections in 2026, the GM has said he is looking to trade back to add more.
He said so during his pre-draft press conference with head coach Mike Macdonald, literally stating, "It’s no secret, with four picks, we’ll be looking to trade back (from 32)."
Seattle Seahawks' John Schneider open about willingness to trade out of the first round
The want to do something doesn't necessarily mean that a deal will happen, of course. The Seahawks might be shopping No. 32, but Seattle has to have a taker for the spot. The advantage of a team moving up would be that whatever player they choose would have a fifth-year option for being a round one choice.
The draft is also not viewed as one that doesn't necessarily have a lot of elite talent, but one that does offer quality depth. This means Seattle should be able to move back and still take a good player at a position of relative need. If Schneider decides he wants a running back and can move back into the early part of the second round, he might still be able to take Jadarian Price, for instance.
Plenty of edge rushers that Mike Macdonald could develop into stars might be available, too. That might happen with someone like Oklahoma's R Mason Thomas, for example. Missouri's Zion Young might also be around, depending on how far back Seattle falls back into the second round.
It should be noted, though, that in years past, the Seattle Seahawks have been rumored to be willing to move back and simply didn't have a team to deal with that wanted to move up. That could change as Seattle has the last pick in round one and would, obviously, be another team's opportunity to get back into round one.
One can assume that the Seahawks would not move back from the first round for anything less than a high second-round choice and a later-round selection, too. Fans should assume, though, that Seattle isn't going to have a pick on Day 1, just the way John Schneider wants it.
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