Maybe Deebo Samuel is just too unique of a player for other teams to want to offer much in terms of a trade. There is little doubt that he is a versatile player and capable of being explosive. But he simply does not consistently produce as a receiver alone. Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf does. At least, more than Samuel does.
Metcalf has never had fewer than 900 receiving yards in each of his six seasons in the NFL. Three times he has had more than 1,000 yards receiving. Samuel has only had one season where he had more than 900 receiving, and he entered the league the same year Metcalf did. The Seattle receiver also has 48 receiving touchdowns, while Samuel has 22 (though 42 total touchdowns).
Metcalf is also bigger and faster. Samuel needs a specific kind of offense for him to work well. Metcalf is arguably the better player and can definitely fit into more schemes than Samuel. That should make the Seahawks receiver worth more in a trade.
Packers expert thinks the Seattle Seahawks expected trade return for DK Metcalf has gone slightly down
One Green Bay Packers expert agrees. Freddie Boston of FanSided's Lombardi Ave site does think that Metcalf's trade value has diminished since the Samuel trade, but only by a bit. Boston suggests that instead of Green Bay sending a first-round draft pick and a veteran player to Seattle for Metcalf, the Packers could just send their first-round choice.
The original thought was that maybe Green Bay would send receiver Romeo Doubs (or another young receiver) to Seattle for Metcalf. A first-round pick might still be good enough for general manager John Schneider, though maybe it should not be.
Seattle is likely to release fellow receiver Tyler Lockett this offseason, and if that happens along with a Metcalf move, the Seahawks would only be left with Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who has proven to be a productive receiver. That seems like a mistake. It is better to keep Metcalf and JSN together, even if that means signing Metcalf to an expensive extension this offseason.
Without Doubs on the table as far as a trade offer, a first-round choice, though nice, might not be enough. That kind of deal would basically force Seattle's hand as far as what they need to do in the 2025 NFL draft. A wide receiver would need to be taken with one of the high choices, so, in essence, that lowers the value of a simple first-round pick return for Metcalf.
Freddie Boston is not at all wrong, however. After seeing that the San Francisco 49ers only got back a fifth-round draft choice in return from the Washington Commanders for Deebo Samuel, no team is likely to over-offer for DK Metcalf.
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