Welcome to the 2024 NFL Draft Live Blog! I’ll be posting reaction to every pick. Please do not tip picks in the comments section #1 Chicago — Caleb Williams (QB, USC) A predictable choice, as he was destined from two years ago to be the top pick this year. A sensational talent with the ability to play both within structure and make the impossible happen. The only question is, do the Bears have the staff to max out his amazing potential? #2 Washington — Jayden Daniels (QB, LSU) His play elevated way beyond expectations in 2023, at almost a Joe Burrow level. His running ability is exceptional b ..read more

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1. What’s going on? I’m intrigued that two people, Daniel Jeremiah and Dane Brugler, both randomly mocked cornerback Terrion Arnold to the Seahawks at #16 in their final mocks. Jeremiah explained on the NFL Network he’d heard whispers of the team doing a lot of work on the position. Either this pair have played an absolute blinder with their sources, or this is one of the more ludicrous things I’ve seen in a while. There’s no middle ground. Or maybe there is? I like Arnold. His personality is A+ and he’d fit the Seahawks in that regard. If they’re truly going ‘best player available’ and he’s B ..read more

So here we are. The final mock. I’ve written a ton of notes below on the Seahawks. But first, here’s the darn thing in all its glory… Final 2024 NFL mock draft #1 Chicago (v/CAR) — Caleb Williams (QB, USC) Now we get to see if the Bears finally have a franchise QB. #2 Washington — Jayden Daniels (QB, LSU) The second best quarterback in the draft. #3 New England — Drake Maye (QB, North Carolina) The fact the Vikings and Giants appear to want Maye so badly will probably embolden the Patriots to stick and pick. #4 Arizona — Marvin Harrison Jr (WR, Ohio State) They don’t get a haul and decide to ..read more

This is how I’ve graded the class, based on tape study starting in May last year. 288 players in total are included and it’s been a long process to get to this point. I’ve not taken players off the board that I don’t think will be drafted by the Seahawks — so this isn’t a team specific board. It’s an overall grading board. If I were running a team, I’d probably reduce this down to about 100-120 names. Especially in the day three range, there are just a lot of players I wouldn’t want to draft. Here’s the board and I’ll run through some thoughts after (click to enlarge): Names in red have curre ..read more

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This is a guest article written by Curtis Allen… With the main period of Free Agency winding down and the draft looming, it’s a good time to talk about where the Seahawks stand in relation to the salary cap.  There are decisions the team will have to make soon that will have an impact next season. How they play this will be interesting.  It will give us insight into how close to truly competing the management thinks they are. Where the Seahawks Currently Stand They currently are just under the cap but the signing of Laken Tomlinson, adding their draft class and practice squad players ..read more

Adam Schefter on the Seahawks and quarterbacks Schefter produced an article today with a number of short reports, none of which were particularly revealing, prior to the start of the draft. If we’re being honest, Schefter is a reporter who is willing to work on a quid pro quo basis. That’s why I found it fascinating that he had a whole section in his article titled, ‘Will the Seahawks draft a QB?’ before saying very little other than, ‘well the Seahawks do rate Sam Howell’. As soon as I read this it just felt like a fairly obvious plant to throw other teams off the scent. This isn’t a topic t ..read more

Here we go then, the second to last mock draft. I’ll do my final projection on Wednesday for Huddle Report scoring. It’s a two-round projection, followed by a Seahawks seven-rounder. There’s a big explainer after the mock. Round one #1 Chicago (v/CAR) — Caleb Williams (QB, USC) They could call the pick now. #2 Washington — Jayden Daniels (QB, LSU) Drake Maye is too erratic to go above Daniels. #3 New England — Drake Maye -(QB, North Carolina) I still think they could trade out of this spot, with Eliot Wolf targeting an offensive lineman with the first pick instead of a quarterback. Ownership ..read more

For the 10th draft in succession, I was able to talk draft with friend of the blog Tony Pauline from Sportskeeda. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Tony, whose work I’ve followed since his Sports Illustrated days when I first started writing SDB. His relentless tape study and unmatched enthusiasm for the draft inspired me to do what I do — and it’s been a real pleasure every year to spend some time talking to Tony about the upcoming draft. The blog is going to be full of content for the next few days — so just a reminder to scroll down the main page so you don’t miss anything. Be sure ..read more