March 10, 2026, 3:15 p.m. PT
The initial wave of free agency is complete, and the Seattle Seahawks spent the time ensuring they kept key in-house free agents in the Emerald City. The two biggest retentions for Seattle were wide receiver Rashid Shaheed and cornerback Josh Jobe. Seattle may make some second and third wave moves, but I suspect their activity for the biggest names is largely complete.
What is also complete is the official 2026 NFL draft order. The NFL awarded compensatory picks recently for teams that lost plenty of players in 2025, and now every team knows exactly when and where they will be picking for 2026.
The Seahawks are operating with less draft capital than usual, as they only have four total picks. Those picks are…
Round One – No. 32Round Two – No. 64Round Three – No. 96Round Six – No. 188
As the Super Bowl champions, they will of course be picking at the end of the first few rounds as is tradition. If you’re wondering where Seattle’s fourth and fifth round picks are, they are in the Big Easy, as Seattle traded them to the Saints in order to acquire the services of Rashid Shaheed. In the grand scheme of things, surrendering those two picks for Shaheed was more than worth it. There is a strong argument to be made the Seahawks might not have won the Super Bowl without him.
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However, this is the time the piper is paid. Trading away a draft pick or two in the season always feels theoretical, but eventually you get to a point where you wonder “hey, why don’t we have any picks right now?”
That being said, I think if the cost for a player like Shaheed and a Super Bowl win is a draft where there’s only four picks, I think the 12th Man takes that deal eight days a week. Besides, it’s not like the Seahawks are going to only draft four players. Not with John Schneider at the helm. This isn’t even the fewest picks in his time as general manager, that was 2021 when the team only picked three players. I have a feeling Seattle is going to find a way to turn that four into a larger number.
One last note: their sixth round pick comes via the Cleveland Browns from nearly two years ago. Back in 2024, the Seahawks traded center Nick Harris and their 2026 seventh round pick to the Browns. In exchange, they received a 2026 sixth rounder back.