Instead of moving back with their first pick in the NFL draft, the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks elected to fill their most pressing need. They took running back Jadarian Price out of Notre Dame as a potential replacement for Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III, who signed as a free agent with Kansas City.
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Iowa offensive lineman Beau Stephens runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 1, 2026. Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, on Feb. 28, 2026. Arkansas defensive back Julian Neal answers questions during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026.
TCU defensive back Bud Clark runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. TCU defensive back Bud Clark runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. Iowa offensive lineman Beau Stephens runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Iowa offensive lineman Beau Stephens runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 1, 2026. Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, on Feb. 28, 2026. Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, on Feb. 28, 2026.
Arkansas defensive back Julian Neal answers questions during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. Arkansas defensive back Julian Neal answers questions during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. were open to trading their first-round selection for more picks since they entered the draft with only four, their fewest since 2021.
But president of football operations John Schneider held onto the 32nd overall pick and“Kind of stood alone. Great player,” Schneider said.
“The person is outstanding. The competitor. He’s a Seahawk. ” While Price headlined Seattle’s draft class, the Seahawks filled other holes on their young and talented roster.
They ended up with eight picks, thanks to trades with Pittsburgh, Cleveland, the New York Jets and Green Bay. The Seahawks took safety Bud Clark of TCU in the second round. The versatile Clark played safety, nickel back and cornerback for the Horned Frogs and was twice named a second-team All-Big 12 selection. The 6-foot-1, 188-pound Clark had 15 interceptions over four seasons.
He models his game after Seahawks great Kam Chancellor.
“He always brought the pop, and I feel like he was the hammer, not the nail,” Clark said. “That’s what I try to do all the time I play. ” Clark is eager to join a defense that lost a few key contributors from one of the best units in the NFL last year. The Bears signed safety Coby Bryant to a three-year, $40 million contract in March.
“I feel like it’s a lot of shoes to fill, but I honestly feel like I can fill those shoes and make them bigger,” Clark said. “That’s what I’m trying to do. Especially with Macdonald, I feel like that’s the best defensive coach in the NFL. Why not?
”Macdonald brushed off any notion of Clark being brought in as a straight-up replacement for Bryant. He said the Seahawks don’t view the draft process that way and that Clark will play multiple positions.
“We’ll figure that out kind of as we go and how the team kind of shapes up,” Macdonald said, “but we got some really great players at safety too that are going to compete. Ty Okada helped win us a lot of games last year. Rodney Thomas is a guy that we’re really high on. A lot of guys.
So it’s going to be a lot of great competition. ”in March. They added another in the draft, when they selected cornerback Julian Neal of Arkansas in the third round. Neal proclaimed the Seahawks will go “back to back” in 2026 and secure the franchise’s third Super Bowl title before explaining why he believes he is the most physical cornerback in the draft.
“I use my arms to my advantage. I use my length,” Neal said.
“I use my availability. I’ve never gotten hurt, I’ve never missed a game in college from being hurt. I come down I hit something. I’m going to go up and get the ball.
” Schneider was a bit surprised by how outgoing Neal was with reporters during a post-draft conference call. In the Seahawks’ pre-draft scouting process, they found Neal to be confident but quiet.
“I think there’s clearly a competitor and a confidence in there,” Macdonald said. “Takes a lot of pride in how physical he is at the corner position. He’s played safety as well. ”The Seahawks bolstered their offensive line last spring when they drafted Grey Zabel, who started every regular-season game at left guard.
They added to their depth on Saturday by trading up to select guard Beau Stephens of Iowa in the fifth round. Stephens was a first-team All-American. In Seattle, he will join former college teammate Mason Richman, a seventh-round selection last year.
“When he was back down training in Iowa City, he was telling me how cool it was and cool Benton was,” Stephens said. “We’re going to be friends for life, so it’s just awesome to have a guy who’s going to be there at my wedding this summer, to have him around. He was kind of a big brother for me in college.
” Stephens started 35 of 43 games in college, 10 at right guard and 25 at left guard. He looks forward to operating within Seattle’s run-blocking scheme, though it is unclear what position he’ll play. For the second straight season and third time in four years, the Seahawks selected a wide receiver, this time taking Emmanuel Henderson Jr. of Kansas in the sixth round.
Henderson started his collegiate career at Alabama before joining the Jayhawks, for whom he was a third-team all Big-12 selection as a wide receiver and first-team pick as a return specialist.
“Special teams is a big part of my game with my wide receiver ability,” Henderson said. “It’s a great combo for them to have. ” Henderson led the Jayhawks in receiving yards last season with 766, and tied for the team lead with 45 receptions and five touchdowns.
He joins a receiver room headlined by Jaxon Smith-Njigba, theThe Seahawks made three picks in the seventh round, acquiring cornerback Andre Fuller of Toledo, defensive tackle Deven Eastern of Minnesota and cornerback Michael Dansby of Arizona. The Seahawks addressed their most pressing needs except at edge rusher. Boye Mafe, who had 20 sacks in four seasons for Seattle, signedSchneider said the Seahawks may add a player via free agency on Monday.
Macdonald pointed to a number of players already on the roster who could replace Mafe’s production, including linebackers Jared Ivey, Jamie Sheriff, Connor O’Toole and Jalan Gaines. Trump uninjured after security incident at White House correspondents’ dinner; no injuries reported
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