The Seattle Seahawks quarterback room is getting crowded. The team always only keeps two quarterbacks on the roster, and the team will keep an unproven quarterback on the practice squad. After Seattle signed Drew Lock on Friday, the team now has three QBs with starting experience in the NFL.
What seems obvious is that Seattle is not going to take a quarterback in the 2025 NFL draft—not in the first round or the sixth round. There is no place to put the rookie, and assuming a player taken in the draft will be available to sign to the practice squad when they don't make the active roster is foolish.
The addition of Lock also probably means that what general manager John Schneider sees as the current offensive make-up does not need too much tinkering, at least in skill positions. Why sign Lock is the team assumes Sam Darnold is going to be QB1 and Sam Howell will be...what? Out of a job?
Drew Lock signing implies what the Seahawks want to do in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft
With such a safe and familiar signing at quarterback, Seattle will probably not overreach at wide receiver. To be fair to Schneider, the 2025 quarterback and wide receiver classes are not rich. Seattle also doesn't need a running back, and Schneider will not take an interior offensive lineman in the first round.
All signs point to the Seahawks taking a defensive player in the first round. An interior offensive lineman will come in rounds two or three. Maybe even two IOLs will be taken by Seattle in those rounds, but round one? That pick is probably going to make head coach Mike Macdonald very happy.
Seattle should have many options. Macdonald is familiar with Michigan defensive tackle Kenneth Grant, who is expected to be a first-round pick. He is 6'4" and 331 pounds and should immediately be an impactful contributor in the defensive line rotation.
Another option could be safety Nick Emmanwori, a young Kam Chancellor-like player. He is the same size as when Chancellor played and has equal raw athletic ability. Presumed starter Coby Bryant is entering the last year of his rookie deal, so Emmanwori could be his long-term replacement.
The Seahawks have also had a couple of cornerbacks mocked for them in April's draft. Not only does the team need to find a high-quality outside corner opposite Riq Woolen, but Woolen is also in the final year of his rookie deal. Better to draft a future impact player now than when the team is forced to do so.
The signing of Drew Lock implies much more than a backup quarterback battle. It might indicate what the Seahawks will do in the 2025 NFL draft.