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Hey Seahawks fans! It's time to get ready for the 2024 NFL Draft with exclusive team insights and analysis.

Read below to get a sense for Seattle's projected picks, positional needs, selection history, GM draft notes and more, all courtesy of the NFL's research team.

And don't forget to tune in on Thursday, April 25th at 8:00 p.m. ET for live coverage of the draft on NFL Network and NFL+.

Seattle Seahawks Draft Overview

2023 record: 9-8
Third in NFC West; missed playoffs

Seahawks 2024 draft picks (7):

Round 1, pick 16
Round 3, pick 81 (acquired from Denver Broncos)
Round 4, pick 102 (acquired from Washington Commanders in Sam Howell trade)
Round 4, pick 118
Round 6, pick 179 (acquired from Washington Commanders in Sam Howell trade)
Round 6, pick 192
Round 7, pick 235

Seahawks team needs (according to Chad Reuter): Defensive Tackle, Linebacker, Interior OL, Edge, Tight End

Projected Seahawks first-round selection, via NFL.com draft analysts:

(See all projections at Mock Draft Central)

Seahawks 2024 Opponents

Home

Cardinals, Rams, 49ers, Packers, Vikings, Bills, Dolphins, Broncos, Giants

Away

Cardinals, Rams, 49ers, Lions, Bears, Patriots, Jets, Falcons

Seahawks Notable Activity Tracker (2024 offseason):

Seahawks Decision Makers

Chair: Jody Allen

President of Football Ops/General Manager: John Schneider

VP of Football Ops/Advisor: Pete Carroll*

Head Coach: Mike Macdonald*

* New to role

John Schneider

- Schneider has been the Seahawks General Manager since 2010

Seahawks Draft Notes

Since 2010

- 127 total players drafted

- 13 selections who made Pro Bowl with SEA (incl. 5 players to make 4+ Pro Bowl w/ SEA)

- 5 First-Team All-Pros selected

- The Seahawks moved on from Pete Carroll as HC this offseason & he is now the VP of Football Ops/Advisor with SEA (Carroll was SEA HC from 2010-2023)

- Carroll’s 137 wins & .606 win pct are both highest in Seahawks franchise history

- SEA had a winning record in 11 of Carroll’s 14 seasons as head coach

- SEA: 1-4 W-L in the playoffs over the last 7 seasons (9-5 W-L over Carroll’s first 7 seasons as SEA HC)

- Schneider hired Former BAL DC Mike Macdonald as Seahawks new HC in January 2024

- BAL allowed 17.5 PPG from 2022-23 under Macdonald as DC (2nd in NFL during span)

- SEA allowed 23.6 PPG from 2022-23 under Carroll & DC Clint Hurt (27th in NFL)

- Schneider traded away franchise QB Russell Wilson to the Broncos in March 2022

- SEA received: 2 top-10 first rd picks (CB Devon Witherspoon & T Charles Cross), 2 2nd-Rd picks (OLBs Boye Mafe & Derick Hall), 2022 5th-rd pick (#145 - traded), QB Drew Lock, TE Noah Fant, DE Shelby Harris (Lock & Harris are no longer on team)

- DEN released Russell Wilson following 2023 season after just 2 seasons with team

- The Seahawks made two 1st-round picks in the 2023 Draft (SEA had made just five 1st-rd picks from 2013-22, fewest in NFL)

- CB Devon Witherspoon (#5 or): selected to Pro Bowl following rookie season

- WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (#20 ovr): 63 rec, 628 rec yds, 4 rec TD in 2023

- Each of the first 6 players drafted by SEA in both the 2022 & 2023 Draft played in 14+ games in their rookie season (12 such players out of 19 total draft picks)

- Incl. 6 that started 10+ games as rookie: T Charles Cross (17 starts in 2022), RB Ken Walker III (11 in 2022), T Abraham Lucas (16 in 2022), CB Tariq Woolen (17 in 2022), CB Devon Witherspoon (13 in 2023), G Anthony Bradford (10 in 2023)

- Woolen & Witherspoon were also selected to the Pro Bowl in rookie season

- Schneider has used a top-40 ovr pick on every off./def. position except QB & TE

Highest drafted Seahawks player by position, since 2010

Last time Seahawks picked each position in first round:

Compiled by the NFL Research team. All data current as of April 16, 2024.