The Seahawks only have four picks in the upcoming draft, but as odd as it sounds, the franchise holds a lot of power at No. 32
One of the drawbacks, if you can even call it that, of winning the Super Bowl is that you pick last in the first round of the NFL Draft, and the Seattle Seahawks hold the No. 32 selection.
That is just one of four picks the Seahawks have in the draft. They hold one pick in each of the first three rounds, before having a selection in the sixth round.
So there isn't much ammunition for general manager John Schneider to replenish his roster.
Losing Boye Mafe, Kenneth Walker, Coby Bryant, and Riq Woolen, Seattle will be tasked with hitting on all of their selections just to try and level out losing those players.
But while the Seahawks have only four selections, their first-round pick could be key to the franchise adding to its draft capital.
How, you say?
Well, ESPN's Field Yates, who was a guest on Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk, detailed how the Seahawks could be poised to take advantage of quarterback-needy teams.
“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 via Seattle Sports. “… 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.
“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 referenced the Arizona Cardinals and New York Jets as two possible teams that pick at the start of the second round, who could look to trade back into the first round.
Both franchises need a quarterback, and given their current first-round picks, they aren't in a position to take a franchise player. But Yates mentions Ty Simpson as a potential option for both teams.
And it is here that Seattle can offer its first-round pick in exchange for a couple of extra selections in the later rounds and bolster its draft hand.
We know Arizona and New York could be desperate for a quarterback, and the Seahawks, if they want to, can take advantage of that desperation.