Seahawks Just Cashed in Their Super Bowl Window, and the Draft Haul Shows It

Two seasons. One Super Bowl championship. Mike Macdonald just did what took Pete Carroll years to accomplish, and now the Seahawks are staring at a brutal reality: they have the fewest draft picks in the entire league, and they've got some serious holes to fill.

After winning Super Bowl 60 with the NFC's top seed and dismantling New England 29-13, Seattle is bringing back most of the core. But Kenneth Walker III walked to Kansas City in free agency, and Zach Charbonnet tore his ACL in January. The run game that powered a championship team? Suddenly, it's a question mark. And that's just the start. The secondary took hits too, with key defensive backs departing. This is what happens when you win now: you spend assets, you lose people, and you're left trying to patch things up with crumbs.

Four Picks to Save a Dynasty (If You're Lucky)

John Schneider is working with just four total selections: Round 1 Pick 32, Round 2 Pick 64, Round 3 Pick 96, and Round 6 Pick 188 (acquired from Cleveland). That league-low haul is the price of two consecutive deep playoff runs. Schneider has already proven he can find gems in the draft, landing guys like Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Grey Zabel in recent years. He's going to need that magic wand again.

With the 32nd pick, Seattle took Jadarian Price, a running back from Notre Dame who shared time with Jeremiyah Love. Price is a slasher type who could slot into Walker's role and maybe even absorb some offensive snaps that give Rashid Shaheed more touches. There's debate about positional value here, especially for an unproven commodity in the passing game. But when your starting back is hurt and your Super Bowl MVP left town, you take what you can get. The upside? A fifth year of contractual control if he develops.

The Needs That Won't Go Away

Cornerback depth is bleeding. Running back is a mess until Charbonnet comes back. And right guard Anthony Bradford graded 71st out of 79 qualified guards last season according to Pro Football Focus. Grey Zabel proved game-changing at left guard as a rookie, so upgrading the other side of the line is a real priority.

Schneider has shown he'll trade down to accumulate more picks, and he'll probably need to here. Four selections for a defending champion with major roster holes? That's a recipe for disaster unless he pulls off some magic on draft day.

The Seahawks are in a position most teams would trade places for, but they're also running out of time to reload. 2026 is shaping up to be the year they either stay dangerous or start sliding fast.

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