As the 2026 NFL Draft approaches, fans and analysts will be firing up their mock draft machines in hopes of creating a perfect first round; however, ESPN writer Bill Barnwell has taken a different approach.<\/p>\n
In his latest mock draft<\/a>, he instituted an all-trade policy where every pick must be moved. While for some teams, like the Las Vegas Raiders, that may seem propitious, for the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks<\/a>, trading their No. 32 selection is a very real possibility. The hard part for general manager John Schneider will be finding a partner who wants to move up to the last pick of the first round.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Barnwell\u2019s answer to that question is simple: find a quarterback-needy team, and there might be none more hungry than the Cleveland Browns. In the mock draft, the Seahawks trade No. 32 to the Browns for the No. 39, No. 70 and No. 149 picks, a haul that would double Schneider\u2019s amount of ammo for the latter two days of the draft while sliding seven spots.<\/p>\n The Seahawks currently sit at just four picks in the 2026 draft<\/a> after trading away their fourth- and fifth-round selections for Rashid Shaheed<\/a> at the trade deadline. Barnwell calls Schneider a \u201cheavy favorite\u201d to trade down, as it not only gives him more picks but also aligns with what we\u2019ve seen from him in the past, trading down five times over his tenure at the helm of the Seahawks.<\/p>\n