The defending champion Seahawks plugged holes in the 2026 NFL Draft as a big step in their quest to a repeat. Let’s take a look at what we would have done differently based on our board.

 

Actual selections

1.32: RB Jadarian Price

2.64: S Bud Clark

3.99: CB Julian Neal

5.148: G Beau Stephens

6.199: WR Emmanuel Henderson Jr.

7.236: CB Andre Fuller

7.242: DL Deven Eastern

7.255: CB Michael Dansby

 

Wolf Sports selections

1.32: CB D’Angelo Ponds

2.64: CB Jermod McCoy

3.99: G DJ Campbell

5.148: LB Harold Perkins Jr.

6.199: TE John Michael Gyllenborg

7.236: WR Deion Burks

7.242: WR J. Michael Sturdivant

7.255: QB Jalon Daniels

 

Thoughts

There was a ton of smoke around Jadarian Price to Seattle leading up the draft, but it was still a bit surprising that they actually took him with Zach Charbonnet on the roster. Of course, Charbonnet is recovering from a torn ACL and could miss a chunk of the season, and Price thrived off the bench at Notre Dame—with the two-headed backfield working for the Seahawks in 2025. Our choice there would have been D’Angelo Ponds, which would have given Mike Macdonald the feistiest cornerback duo in the NFL with Devon Witherspoon and Ponds; watching those two play together would have been must-see TV.

 

In Round 2, Seattle targeted Bud Clark at safety, and he could immediately join Julian Love on the backend when Nick Emmanwori kicks into the slot. Again, the team addressed needs, and that was one of the biggest holes on the roster with Coby Bryant signing in Chicago. Based on our board, we could have targeted another cornerback in Jermod McCoy—creating a future trio of Ponds and McCoy on the outside with Witherspoon in the slot (allowing Emmanwori to stay at safety more often). Plus, McCoy wouldn’t be pressed to play in Year 1 with Josh Jobe back.

 

In the third round, the Seahawks took a very good fit for them in Julian Neal as a physical cornerback in press coverage, and he could essentially be a seamless replacement for Riq Woolen despite being a different style of player. DJ Campbell would have been our choice there as a potential starter at right guard by 2027 with Anthony Bradford entering the final year of his deal.

 

The real-life selections on Day 3 started with Beau Stephens as depth on the offensive line, then Seattle took some shots with players that weren’t firmly on the radar according to the “consensus” with wideout Emmanuel Henderson Jr., cornerback Andre Fuller, defensive lineman Deven Eastern, and cornerback Michael Dansby.

 

Our selections on Day 3 would have started with Harold Perkins Jr. (who would likely thrive in the role Drake Thomas emerged in last year), then were finished off with pass-catchers John Michael Gyllenborg, Deion Burks, and J. Michael Sturidvant before taking Jalon Daniels (who would’ve been bound for the practice squad behind Sam Darnold, Jalen Milroe, and Drew Lock).