2 forces in Seattle Seahawks’ favor for trading pick No. 32
This year’s draft is shaping up to be a bit of an odd one for the Seattle Seahawks.
After making 11 picks a year ago, the Seahawks currently hold just four picks in 2026. If they don’t end up acquiring any more, it will be the second-fewest picks Seattle has made during its 50-year history, topping only the three picks it made in the 2021 draft.
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The Seahawks could choose to stand pat with the four picks they have – Nos. 32, 64, 96 and 166 – in what’s considered to be an unspectacular draft class. But they could also look to trade back in order to acquire more picks and get a couple more shots at finding a gem in the mid and late rounds.
If they do decide to go the route of acquiring more picks, ESPN’s Field Yates believes they’re in a good position to do so. He explained why their first-rounder could be a desirable pick for others to acquire when he joined Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk on Wednesday.
“There are two forces that Seattle has working for it at pick No. 32, and this applies to other teams in that 27 to 32 range,” Yates said. “… One is there is an advantage to getting a first-round pick, it has five years of contract control. If you believe the player is going to be really good, the extra year of team control is obviously valuable.
“Two, there’s a world in which (Alabama quarterback) Ty Simpson is floating late in the first round – Arizona currently slated to pick 34th, the Jets currently slated to pick 33rd. If Arizona thinks, hey, the Jets might take Ty Simpson, we in turn need to jump up to get our hands on a player like Ty.”
The fifth year of team control Yates is referring to is the fifth-year option teams get for players picked in the first round. If exercised, a team gets to extend its first-round pick’s contract for a fifth season at a fully guaranteed salary based on average salaries at their position, playing time and Pro Bowl selections.
Simpson is widely considered the No. 2 quarterback prospect in this year’s draft behind Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza, who is expected to go first overall to the Raiders. Yates has Simpson as his No. 29 overall prospect in this year’s class. Mendoza, who’s ranked first, is the only other quarterback in his top 50.
“So whether it’s a quarterback or another position, that fifth year of contract control does have a lot of value, so Seattle could get some nibbles,” Yates said.
Hear the full conversation at this link or in the audio player near the top of this story. Listen to Brock and Salk weekdays from 6-10 a.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.
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