What will the Seattle Seahawks do with all the draft picks accrued over the last month? After trading quarterback Geno Smith and wide receiver DK Metcalf, Seattle has an extra second-round choice and one third-round pick. In the first 92 picks of the 2025 NFL draft, the Seahawks have five chances to choose.
If Pro Football Network is correct, Seattle will also add another second-round selection. But it will come at a price. In a new article with "bold" predictions for each team before the draft begins in late April, Seattle will trade cornerback Riq Woolen to the Buffalo Bills. Still, getting a second-round pick back for Woolen would be a win for the Seahawks.
There is likely no way any team gives up that much draft capital for an inconsistent cornerback entering the last year of his contract. A fourth-or-fifth-rounder? Maybe. But a second-rounder? No chance.
Projected trade as the Seahawks sending Riq Woolen to the Buffalo Bills
Of course, if the Bills did offer that, general manager John Schneider should jump at the opportunity. Woolen is capable of greatness, but he is also capable of breaking team rules and being disciplined, as he was during Week 16 when he was benched for the first series of the game.
After a promising rookie season when Woolen tied for the NFL lead with six interceptions and the corner played excellent run defense, he regressed in his second season and appeared afraid at times to impose any physicality. He is also highly mercurial in terms of quality.
Through the first three games of 2024, the cornerback allowed just four catches on 11 targets for only 31 yards. In Weeks 4 through 12 (Woolen missed two games with an injury during this time), he gave up 18 receptions on 24 targets and five touchdowns. He then finished the season with three good games.
That has been the trend throughout the corner's career. He will be great for a short time, followed immediately by a period of being bad. One never knows when either stream will occur.
This is why even without trading Woolen, he might not be worth re-signing next offseason. But if some team is willing to give up a second-rounder for him? That should be a quick yes, and then Seattle can spend one of its four picks in the first two rounds of the 2025 draft on a cornerback. Again, though, that kind of trade offer is doubtful to happen.
Regarding the bold prediction for the Seahawks specifically, PFN has Seattle choosing more offensive players than defensive. This is not overly bold. Seattle has done exactly that for the last seven drafts.