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**Seahawks Draft Results from the Official** [**r/NFL**] **4th Annual Mock Draft**

If you’ve ever thought to yourself what if I were to spend 50 hours listening to a hyper-specific podcast about NFL draft player rankings. Then take that knowledge (or rather ability to regurgitate - sources cited), Madden trade ‘skills’, an armchair understanding of what scheme your favorite NFL team actually runs and then decide to throw that in a blender with 32 other nerds doing the same thing followed by everyone collectively lighting a weekend's worth of time on fire. 

Let me save you the trouble. Welcome to r/NFL‘s 4th Annual Official Mock Draft.

Over the weekend both u/Hulkbuster_V2 & I participated in the r/nfl 32 team mock draft event, where groups users and fans took control of their favorite team and acted as the team's General Manager & War-Room. This exercise started in Early March and progressed through the culmination of a 7 round mock draft. The teams had 7 minutes per pick for the first two rounds, 5 minutes per pick in round 3. Rounds 4-7 was 2 minutes per pick.

GM’s/Teams were tasked with taking over their respective teams right before NFL free agency. The rules were straightforward; do whatever you deem as realistic (and as long as financials are explained) as you are eligible to make pre-draft trades regarding player moves and day of draft pick moves.

*** this exercise actually concluded Sunday and you may have seen another post where u/Hulkbuster_V2 linked the entire draft board. I will link that post in the comments so you can see where 32 arm chair draft nuts ranked/chose your favorite prospects.

I will also link last year’s results in the comments so you can see how we stacked up. Think we did ok in retrospect, hit 2-3 actual Seahawks and some of you favorite fantasy RBs that’d be welcome additions at the moment. ***

On to 2026!

If you are tuned into Seahawks off-season content, some of these prospect names might sound familiar. Where appropriate I’ll drop the local analyst quotes.

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Trades (3)

As we approached 64, we liked 4 players on our board. Mike Washington, Jadarian Price, AJ Haulcy, Sam Hecht. We gambled and moved back 10 spots, and picked up two 5th round picks in the process.

We would later add a 6th by moving back from 96 to 104 (199 added).

We then traded a 5th for a 6th + 7th

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The Picks

1.32 - Colton Hood

CB - Tennessee

Rob Rang: "He is an easy mover with impressive awareness of the ball and in run support. Some scouts call the 6-foot, 193-pound Hood a 'bully' in press coverage. He tackles like a safety, which is exactly the mentality Mike Macdonald is trying to instill in this secondary." 

Corbin Smith: "Hood fits perfectly with the Mike Macdonald defense as a cornerback with length and elite speed. With Riq Woolen heading to Philly, there is a massive vacancy for a primary boundary corner who can actually set an edge and tackle. Hood is a Day 1 starter in this system."

3.74 - Mike Washington

RB - Arkansas

Having NOT traded back at 32. Getting more picks via trade-back seemed pressing. Picks 55-57 saw some players we like get picked in Keylan Rutledge, R Mason Thomas & Derrick Moore. We moved back 10 spots. The trade gamble paid off & we chose Washington. We were sweating bullets but ultimately could’ve taken Price or Washington (or Hecht; all available at 74).

Chances are you’ve heard about Washington. He’s been highlighted on your favorite Seahawks podcast and I’m certain 710AM has mentioned him a time or 2 before.

At 228 lbs he ran a 4.33 40-yard dash at the combine. 99th percentile athleticism. DK Metcalf in the backfield.

What the analyst think:

Rob Rang (Locked on Seahawks/NFL insider) comp’d him to Willis McGahee. Daniel Jeremiah has him #80 on his big board.

NFLSE Podcasters (who I use for much of this write up, seriously, I’m just regurgitating here) Connor Rogers & Trevor Sikkema said:

C.R.

"Washington Jr. is a flat-out special linear mover; his downhill burst is a rare trait, and he absolutely explodes to a high-level top speed."

"He displays good acceleration and burst to daylight and can turn a good play into a great one in a hurry... on outside runs, he was solid on toss plays where he can square up to the line of scrimmage and run downhill… Inside, he rarely runs behind his pads and has adequate physicality... his legs also stop at contact. He doesn't string together moves or make many defenders miss with quickness."

T.S.

"He’s a power back, but one with added traits. His explosiveness and straight-line speed stand out. He clocked over 20 mph seven times in 2025. That speed translates into strong speed-to-power conversion on contact."

"While his larger frame limits some fluidity and flexibility in space, he does show quick feet for short cuts and hops between the tackles in man- and gap-scheme concepts. Combined with above-average vision for blocking angles and open lanes, that makes him an intriguing early-down option."

4.104 - Billy Schrauth

OG - Notre Dame

Played both guard spots for one of the best OLs in the country. Good scheme fit. Long arms, blue collar captain with some medical concerns (MCL). Fun stat,

In 2025:

Allowed 0 sacks

1 penalty

Only 2 pressures allowed

Quotes:

His OL coach on 247 sports said "He is one that brings leadership every day, not only with how he works and how he communicates, but how he helps others around him... He has really worked through some things that will help him take a step."

"Left tackle is the sexy position, but Schrauth isn't concerned about where he plays. 'It ain’t about that for me,' said Schrauth. 'It’s about hitting guys. I just like hitting guys.'" - Irish Sports Daily

5.143 - Anthony Lucas

Edge - USC

A 5 star chess piece…. Not a lot more.

Google him and you’ll find some negatives. A Pass Rusher with 3 sacks!? JFC…

Lucas is 6’5” former 5 star recruit with 7 ft + wingspan. He’s 90th percentile in several size.

Here’s a notable dude calling him mid:

"Lucas is an edge defender with NFL size and length but a disappointing lack of collegiate production. His play is more gradual than twitchy. He lacks explosiveness up the field as a rusher and into first contact as a run defender."

— Lance Zierlein, NFL Draft Analyst

Hopefully his lack of production stems from a recent leg injury. His current value is in collapsing pockets and disrupting timing. He has size to move around the line situationally, a chess piece.

6.199 - Lorenzo Styles Jr.

S - Ohio State

Raw with Bloodlines

Lorenzo was the fastest safety at the combine since 2003. He’s raw in that he only recently converted to safety from WR. Many draft focused fans have heard the name Sonny Styles, Lorenzo’s brother. The top 5-10 pick had a combine performance of the year and started for the buckeyes. Their dad also played LB in the NFL for 6 years.

We hawks fans likely feel confident in Ty Okada increasing his role next year. A project FS with WR ball skills and record speed sounds like something Macdonald could work with.

6.207 - Zxavian Harris

DT -Ole Miss

A Mountian of red flags a man

6’8” 330 lbs - The dude is a 1 of 1

Has the talent to be a second rounder

4 TFLs against one of the best O-lines in the country (Georgia).

He has 6 blocked kicks in his career!!

Cons: He could lower pad level… and stop getting arrested. DUI and DV allegations. Eww.

Reminds me of when we brought in Frank Clark. Hopefully our Grade A coaching staff and journeymen D-line can impart some wisdom on the kid.

7.220 - Tyren Montgomery

WR - John Carroll University

A D3 senior Bowl Surprise

Quick and consistent separator. A D3 player who only got to senior bowl as others opted out of it. He then proceeds to dominate at practice and shows he belongs in drills.

Trevor Sikkema of NFLSE and former PFF collegiate ranking expert said regarding the Senior Bowl - ‘The most consistent WR [at the event] in winning 1 on 1 match ups. At times cooking Colton Hood in drills’

Observations/Recap/What We Learned & What We Might’ve Done Differently

Big thanks to u/Hulkbuster_V2 . In all honesty our draft lily would’ve look better had I not gotten in his way.

I had to step away early in the draft this year/weekend and he stepped up big for us on several occasions. With me awol we took Colton Hood who was one of the obvious choice for pick 32. A great player and scheme fit.

Observation 1: Trading back from 32 is THE ideal path, and not doing so has consequences. We had to make several other trades to field players for all our needs.

Observation 2: This draft seems to have a cliff. The level/quality of prospects really falls off around pick 80. We considered moving up for pick 96 into the early 80s with no luck. Every other GM (armchair mind you) we interacted with to move up seemed recognized this. We were willing to trade 2027 picks to make this move (which is sacrilegious if you’ve heard anything about how good next year’s class is). It will be interesting to see how this area of the draft shakes out.

Observation 3: The Edge position saw some players we liked get snatched up before pick #64. I thought waiting on the next tier would be the best value move. u/Hulkbuster_V2 advocated for Joshua Josephs at 96 prior to us getting greedy and trading down to 104. We had 2 edge players we liked in Keyron Crawford & Josephs. Both went; Josephs 103 of course. This was a recurring theme for other Edge project players.

Happy Draft Season Everyone! What are some other players to be excited about for draft day?

*edits = formatting*

Not based on where they were drafted or the hype around them but based on what you've actually seen so far. Who's a guy where you watch the tape or see him in a game and think "there's something there that hasn't fully clicked yet but when it does it's going to be special"? Who's your patience pick that you're willing to give time because you believe in the ceiling?

I had high hopes for this guy - he won the Rimington Award as the best center in college. I know that there are plenty of Heisman winners who didn’t pan out in the NFL, but to not win the starting job with the Hawks was surprising - especially since he wasn’t battling an established star. And now there’s reports that he may be on the trading block. While we were fortunate to avoid OL injuries last season, I would think that they would keep him as a very good backup at a minimum. Anyone else having a hard time wrapping their head around this?

Can anyone tell me what picks we currently have in 2027 and 2028? 2026 is a weaker draft and we have limited picks, but 2027 is viewed as a strong class and 2028 is unknown right now… just wondering what capital we have to continue this run

Only xl left. I’m usually a large but don’t mind sizing up for that price! Obviously wanted it bad when it dropped, but grabbed the SnapBack instead (couldn’t bring myself to do $55 for both) glad I got both now! More women’s and youth sizes available too, but bit pricier.