12th Man Rising

The Seahawks are likely getting closer to the part of the year that really currently matters: The 2023 NFL draft! Yes, Seattle could somehow still make the playoffs in 2022 but it doesn’t seem like they have any real chance of winning games once there. Seattle is in the midst of a rebuild – a somewhat short one hopefully – so let’s look forward to the young talent Seattle can add. Before you start to yell, “Lee, how can the Seahawks really end up with four picks in the first round in 2023?!” let me explain how they got there. To do this mock draft, I used Pro Football Network’s mock draft simulator. I like this simulator because it offers you trades as you go. I took two of the ones offered. In fact, I trade down from pick 3 to pick 7 to pick 10. I did this because I was still able to draft what I think the Seahawks’ future needs are. And in the meantime, I was able to go from two first-round choices for Seattle in 2023 to four. Why would I not do those trades?