{"id":853579,"date":"2026-04-04T17:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/853579\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T17:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:04:28","slug":"2-caveats-for-a-seattle-seahawks-first-round-trade-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/853579\/","title":{"rendered":"2 caveats for a Seattle Seahawks first-round trade up"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NFL draft is less than three weeks away, and one of the things I keep hearing is people excited about the idea of the Seattle Seahawks trading up from pick No. 32 in the first round.<\/p>\n

Stacy Rost: What we can learn from Seahawks\u2019 NFL Draft history<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not necessarily opposed the idea of trading up, but I want to throw two big caveats in that. One, I\u2019m not giving up any of the picks from next year, certainly not next year\u2019s first round. Next year is supposed to be an incredible draft. This is supposed to be a mediocre draft where there are starters, not stars. If you got the opportunity to get stars next year, I want to take as many of those as possible, so please do not trade away certainly your first-round pick for next year.<\/p>\n

But then Brock Huard<\/a> has brought up this whole idea of trading up for Notre Dame\u2019s Jeremiyah Love because he\u2019s the best player in the draft. He might very well be right that he is. You know what I just can\u2019t get myself to agree to? It\u2019s trading up for a running back and certainly not trading next year\u2019s first-round pick and this year\u2019s first-round pick and probably more than that to get up into the top 10 for a running back, for a skill-position guy.<\/p>\n

Should Seahawks consider trading up for NFL Draft\u2019s top RB?<\/a><\/p>\n

Look, you were just barely able to keep me on board with paying $225 million for wide receivers Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Rashid Shaheed knowing that you\u2019re gonna be spending a whole bunch of money on cornerback Devon Witherspoon. I love all those players. I get nervous about spending that much money that far away from the line of scrimmage.<\/p>\n

You wanna now go trade two first-round picks and try to get a running back? I\u2019m sorry, that\u2019s where you lose me. I just can\u2019t go that far. I don\u2019t care how good he is. I\u2019m out.<\/p>\n

This post is a transcript of the video at the top of the post. It is edited for clarity. Catch Mike Salk weekdays from 6-10 a.m. on Seattle Sports\u2019 Brock and Salk.<\/p>\n

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