SEATTLE — The Lombardi Trophy sits in the Emerald City, but the front office clock is ticking. Seattle soared to a Super Bowl LX victory on the arm of journeyman-turned-hero Sam Darnold, riding a dominant defense and a high-flying offense. General Manager John Schneider spent the bulk of free agency keeping the championship core intact. They handed Jaxon Smith-Njigba a massive four-year, $168.6 million extension and retained deep-threat Rashid Shaheed.
The aggression that built a title-winning roster left the cupboards a bit bare. The defending champions walk into next month’s 2026 NFL Draft with just four total selections. If the Seahawks want to repeat, they have to hit bullseyes. We broke down a potential seven-round 2026 Seahawks mock draft to find the precise college prospects who fit Mike Macdonald’s system.
You could feel the electricity in the building when Jaxon Smith-Njigba signed his record-breaking deal. But NFL salary caps demand cheap production to balance the books. Cooper Kupp and Rashid Shaheed both carry hefty price tags for veterans, and Father Time stays undefeated. Seattle needs a youth injection out wide.
Enter Denzel Boston. The 6-foot-4, 212-pound wideout grew up just 35 miles south in South Hill and starred for the hometown Washington Huskies. Boston attacks the football in the air. He rips contested catches away from defensive backs. He lacks the freakish straight-line speed of DK Metcalf, but Boston uses his massive frame to box out corners in the red zone. Drafting him at No. 32 secures a cheap, high-upside target for Darnold while giving the aging receiving room a safety net.
Seattle lost Boye Mafe in free agency, ripping a hole in the defensive front. Uchenna Nwosu enters the final year of his deal, and DeMarcus Lawrence only remains locked up through 2027. Both veterans sit on the wrong side of 30. The edge rushing unit desperately needs young blood.
Derrick Moore brings pure violence to the trenches. He possesses the ideal length for a modern edge rusher and loves driving offensive tackles straight backward into the quarterback’s lap. The former Michigan standout generated massive pressure numbers in college simply by collapsing the pocket with a heavy bull rush. He still needs to refine his run defense, but Moore instantly injects juice into Aden Durde’s pass rush rotations.
“We spent a lot of capital to get to the top of the mountain. Now we have to be smart, find hungry guys, and trust our board. Every pick matters more than ever.”
— John Schneider, General Manager
Double dipping at edge rusher makes perfect sense here. Keyron Crawford hit the football field late, switching from basketball during his senior year of high school. The raw athleticism screams off the tape. He explodes off the line of scrimmage and bends the edge with terrifying speed.
As a stand-up outside linebacker, Crawford drops naturally into Macdonald’s 3-4 scheme. He requires coaching to develop hand counters and true football instincts, but you cannot teach his first step. Crawford projects as a situational terror on third down right out of the gates. You can already picture the 12s getting loud when Crawford pins his ears back on a crucial 3rd-and-long.
The Seahawks take a late flyer on a classic tweener. Trey Moore racked up 46 starts between Texas and UTSA, dominating opposing tackles with a deep bag of pass-rushing moves. He wins with technique rather than raw physical traits.
Scouts remain split on where he plays on Sundays. Moore flashed decent instincts as an off-ball linebacker, but his coverage drops against NFL speed remain a massive unknown. Taking a shot on a highly productive collegiate pass rusher in the sixth round carries zero risk and immense potential reward.
Nailing four picks requires precision, but Schneider built a roster capable of masking rookie mistakes. Adding a big-bodied receiver in Boston keeps the offense explosive while the defensive rookies rotate in for sub-packages. The Seahawks do not need immediate superstars from this class; they need cheap, reliable specialists who can keep the veterans fresh for another deep playoff run. The draft board falls favorably in this scenario, setting Seattle up perfectly to defend their crown.
