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Mel Kiper gives Seahawks second-best NFL Draft grade behind Shedeur Sanders’ new team

Mookie Alexander is the Producer/Managing Editor of Field Gulls, and has covered the NFL's Seattle Seahawks since 2017. He primarily focuses on Seahawks news, opinion, game day coverage, and statistical analysis. He also contributes national NFL and track and field coverage for SBNation.com.

Believe it or not, there were 256 other players selected in the 2025 NFL Draft, including 11 new Seattle Seahawks, but if you watched ESPN’s coverage over the past three days you’d think it was the Shedeur Sanders Show hosted by longtime draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr.

It’s hard to fathom how much Kiper went into hysterics on live television with each pick Sanders wasn’t taken until the Cleveland Browns (with the help of the Seattle Seahawks!