There could be an obvious need for the Seattle Seahawks in the 2025 NFL draft, and we all know what that is. Seattle needs interior offensive line help, and that is assuming that the right tackle, Abraham Lucas, will be healthy and good next season. He is also entering the last year of his rookie contract, so he has something to play for.
However, we also know that general manager John Schneider doesn't take IOL early in drafts. He can also wait a bit to take one in 2025 because the team has three draft picks in the first 52 choices. Seattle will almost certainly wait until the second round at the earliest to take a guard or center.
This means Schneider will probably choose the best player available in the first round, or a quarterback. Seattle signed Sam Darnold this offseason, but he is basically on a one-year deal even though he was signed for three. He could be released in 2026 with a post-June 1 designation, and the team would save $12.5 million.
Could the Seattle Seahawks take quarterback Shedeur Sanders in the 2025 NFL draft?
In other words, Darnold is on a prove-it deal next season, or Seattle could go in a different direction. It is also key to draft a quarterback when it is a luxury instead of a need. The Seahawks don't need a quarterback in the first round this year, and that means it would be a great time to choose one.
In Eric Edholm of NFL.com's most recent mock draft, he has quarterback Shedeur Sanders falling to number 15, and he is chosen only after the Cleveland Browns trade back into the first round to take him. Sanders likely won't fall that far, but his arm strength is questioned by many, and he is not overly athletic.
He is accurate and smart, however. In the right system, that is enough for a quarterback to succeed in the league.
Seattle is currently picking at number 18, and Sanders might not fall that far. But if he hasn't been chosen by around 15, Seattle could do the shocking thing, especially as far as how the Seahawks typically go about the draft, of moving up a few spots to take Sanders. He could then sit behind Darnold for a bit of time, possibly all of 2025, and then become the full-time starter in 2026.
The Seahawks do not need a quarterback, and now is when they should take one. If Eric Edholm is correct, Shedeur Sanders could fall far enough for the Seahawks to make a move on him.
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