The Seattle Seahawks hold the 32nd pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft, one of only four picks General Manager and President of Football Operations John Schneider has to work with. It seems likely the Seahawks will trade back from pick 32 in order to acquire a little more draft capital. If they do stay at 32 here are 5 players worth looking at.

D’Angelo Ponds – A bit of a smaller CB prospect at only 5’8 5/8″ and 182 lbs, but makes up for his lack of size by playing bigger. He will help out against the run and can make tackles on the perimeter. Taller receivers will have a edge on jump balls against him, but Ponds has great tracking skills and quick hands to knock the ball away at the last moment. His pick-6 to open the college football semifinal against Oregon highlights his big-play ability. If this guy was like 6-1 he would be a top-10 pick.

Emmanuel Pregnon – If Seattle needs a guy to plug and play at right guard then Pregnon is the guy. He has great size 6’4 1/4″ and mass (314 lbs). He’s also played a ton of high level college football with stop at Wyoming, USC and Oregon. For the past couple of seasons he’s played mostly at left guard, but with Grey Zabel already occupying the position Pregnon will have to slide to the right side, which shouldn’t be an issue as he played the position at Wyoming. He’s a better run blocker than pass blocker, so the latter will need to be refined and taught and built up over the season.

Zion Young – Another edge player who looks the part, 6’5 3/4″ and 262 lbs. Young is much more of a power/bull rusher who relies on strength over finesse. He will come in and compete physically immediately against opposing Tackles and Guards, the thing he will have to work on is his pass rushing. He can easily go through people, but needs to work on getting around them.

Jadarian Price – Unfortunately, Seattle won’t get the opportunity to draft his backfield mate Jeremiyah Love, who might turn out to be the best player in the class. Schneider and co will have to settle for the other guy. Which is to say he isn’t a bad player, it’s just a bit tough to project how a “backup” RB will translate to the NFL for a team needing a day 1 starter. He has all the physical traits, just not the college production. Personally, this is too high for Price, especially with other similar style RB’s that will be available in later rounds. Former Husky Jonah Coleman, anyone?

Keldric Faulk – Oh boy, you want a guy who looks the part of an NFL edge rusher then Faulk is the guy. At 6’5 7/8″ and 276 lbs he has the size, length and mass to play in the trenches in the NFL. And, at only 21 years old, he will have plenty of time to develop his body, rush skills, hand technique and play recognition. This guy might hold the highest ceiling of any player in the entire draft. The problem being his severe lack of production at Auburn. In 3 full season in college he could only manage 10 career sacks, which is alarming. He’s been mocked as high as top-10, but also as low as the middle of the 2nd round, so it’s more likely than not a team will fall in love with the measurables and think they will be able to fully unlock his potential and take him well before Seattle is on the clock.

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