For the fifth consecutive year, the Seattle Seahawks opted to “stick-and-pick” with their top draft choice. It’s a 180 from when general manager John Schneider regularly traded down in the first round, which is what he did in 2012, 2014, and 2016-2019. Without a second-round pick this draft due to the Leonard Williams trade, the outside expectation was that we would see the Seahawks return to their trade-down ways.
ESPN’s Brady Henderson revealed in his Seahawks draft insights article that while the Seahawks ultimately took former Texas star Byron Murphy II at No. 16 overall, Seattle was on the phone with several teams.