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Do Seattle Seahawks have enough draft picks for every need?

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April 24, 2024

Do Seattle Seahawks have enough draft picks for every need?

The Seattle Seahawks currently hold the No. 16 overall pick in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night.

If history is any indication, there’s certainly a chance Seattle might end up trading that pick to acquire more draft capital.

What’s happened when Seahawks trade back in 1st round of draft

Under general manager John Schneider, the Seahawks have traded back from their first-round pick in six of the past 14 drafts. Adding picks could be especially appealing to them this year, given that they dealt their second-round pick to the New York Giants last October as part of the trade for defensive lineman Leonard Williams.

In all, Seattle currently has seven picks: A first-rounder (No. 16), a third-rounder (No. 81), two fourth-rounders (No. 102 and No. 118), two sixth-rounders (No. 179 and No. 192) and a seventh-rounder (No. 235).

Do the Seahawks currently have enough draft capital to fill all the holes on their roster? Bob Stelton posed that question to former NFL linebacker Dave Wyman on Tuesday during Seattle Sports’ Wyman and Bob.

“Yes, I think they do, if you’re drafting for position,” Wyman said. “But they’re not going to draft by position. They’re going to draft like, ‘Where is the best (player)? We can create competition.’ That’s what (former coach Pete Carroll) used to talk about all the time – that these guys are gonna come in and they’re gonna compete. And that’s what you want. You want it to be a difficult decision (for playing time).”

Impact players or place-holders?

When evaluating Seattle’s areas of need right now, the complicating factor is that there are so many new and unproven players.

Under new coach Mike Macdonald, the Seahawks have undergone a significant roster overhaul this offseason. The team has parted ways with veteran players and replaced them with a slew of new faces with varying degrees of experience – most of whom are on one-year or short-term deals.

“There are names there, but are they good?” Stelton said. “Are they guys that you look at and say they are gonna make this a better team, or are they just occupying a spot right now? … The names are there, but whether they’re gonna be anybody that has any impact or will even make this team is a completely different conversation.”

Wyman pointed to safety as an example of the uncertainty on Seattle’s current roster. Julian Love, a Pro Bowler with the Seahawks last year, is a proven talent. Rayshawn Jenkins, a free-agent signing from Jacksonville, has 80 career starts. But the other five safeties on Seattle’s roster right now have combined for just 27 starts.

“There’s always gonna be some question marks (on a roster),” Wyman said. “But they do have the bodies. They’ve gone and gotten them in free agency. … You’d like to count on those guys, but you still don’t know, because they haven’t played here yet.”

Listen to the full conversation from Tuesday’s Wyman and Bob in the podcast at this link or in the player near the top of this post.

More on Seattle Seahawks and NFL Draft

• Brock’s Hawks Draft Profile: Trade-back target on the edge
• Kimes: How offense-heavy draft could benefit Hawks’ defense
• Former NFL GM: Hawks are ‘sleepers’ to draft QB
• Is Hawks’ Schneider or Macdonald under more pressure in 2024?
• Klatt: Why Seattle Seahawks should draft Michael Penix Jr. at No. 16

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Exposer north of Junction

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February 24, 2026

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Exposer north of Junction

Reader report:

I want to report a man was exposing himself on SW Genesee St. between 39th SW and 40th SW today. This incident was reported to the police who arrived promptly. Incident # 26-52019.

According to archived police radio, the exposer was described only as a Black man in his 50s, 5’9”, medium build, dark clothing, standing by a gold 4-door sedan.

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Power bank fire on flight to Seattle raises safety concerns

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February 23, 2026

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Power bank fire on flight to Seattle raises safety concerns

A passenger’s power bank and phone overheated, and the external battery caught fire on a flight from Wichita to Seattle on Sunday, according to KOMO News.

The Alaska Airlines flight had to turn around midair and head back to Wichita.

Alaska Airlines told KOMO News that flight attendants put the phone and power bank in a containment bag.

The aircraft was able to land safely, and upon arrival, emergency crews evaluated three people near the fire.

One person was taken to a hospital for further treatment.

This is a developing story, check back for updates

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Winterhawks bounce back against Seattle, end losing streak

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February 23, 2026

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Winterhawks bounce back against Seattle, end losing streak

A tired Portland Winterhawks team plays a solid 3rd game in 3 nights, bouncing back from some poor performances to beat the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-3 and end a 4-game losing streak.

Portland’s top players, Alex Weiermair and Ryan Miller, each had 3 points, while Seattle’s more impressive top stars were shut out. Some of Seattle’s other players had big nights, and kept the game close, but it wasn’t enough to stop the Thunderbirds’ second straight loss after winning five in a row.

After 3 points out of 6 possible for the weekend, the Winterhawks remain in 7th, now 4 points above the playoff line.


1st 12:41 POR (PP) Alex Weiermair (Jordan Duguay) 1-0
2nd 1:51 POR (PP) Nathan Free (Will McLaughlin, Ryan Miller) 2-0
2nd 3:54 SEA (PP) Brock England (Joe Gramer, Noah Kosick) 2-1
2nd 13:44 POR Griffin Darby (Alex Weiermair, Ryan Miller) 3-1
2nd 15:51 POR (SH) Alex Weiermair (Ryan Miller) 4-1
2nd 18:42 SEA Ethan Bibeau (Brock England, Grayson Tash) 4-2
3rd 13:16 SEA (PP) Noah Kosick (Simon Lovsin, Brock England) 4-3


Portland leads by 2+	21:35
Portland leads by 1	25:44
Tied	12:41
Portland trails by 1	0:00
Portland trails by 2+	0:00

Pregame: Portland looking to break their losing streak after a bleak 3rd period on overtime Friday against the Thunderbirds and a shoddy most-of-the-game against the Vancouver Giants on Saturday. Seattle also had a 3-in-3, but had a lot easier travel than Portland’s Seattle-to-Vancouver-to-Portland weekend.

Seattle had a shakeup in goal. Grayson Malinoski, who played well against Portland on Friday, likely would have started, but Marek Sklenicka got hurt in the 1st period of their Saturday game with the Everett Silvertips, and Malinoski had to play an extra 40-plus minutes (and got torched). Sklenicka apparently got a clean bill of health, so they went with the more rested goalie.

1st period: Tone set with a Thunderbirds penalty in the 1st minute. Then Brayden Holberton reacted to a hit by Kyle McDonough by getting him in a one-man fight. He got McDonough pretty good and ended his night, but he also got a game misconduct and 5-minute major, which Portland scored on.

2nd period: The Winterhawks, who have had some stretches of cratering lately, almost had another after going up 2-0. They were outhshot 8-1 and gave up a goal. But they turned it around and extended the lead to 4-1 before Seattle got one back near the end.

3rd period: A solid period for Portland, made tighter on a late Thunderbirds goal. But a penalty by Coster Dunn near the end proved costly. Portland was able to run a lot of time off during the delayed penalty (and passed up the chance to run off more) and then were able to keep the puck and keep the Thunderbirds from pulling the goalie until well into the last minute. The Thunderbirds got a couple of good looks but couldn’t tie it.

Top 10		Stat line
Alex Weiermair	POR	2 goals, 1 assist	Continues to hang around 10th in league scoring, which is where is currently is.
Ryan Miller	POR	3 assists	He may have extended his point streak to 9, depending on if he gets a late scoring change from Saturday’s game.
Brock England	SEA	1 goal, 2 assists	Broke out of a 4-game slump with a really productive game, keeping the TBirds in it.
Noah Kosick	SEA	1 goal, 1 assist	Planted a rebound to get Seattle within 4-3 in the 3rd.
Griffin Darby	POR	1 goal	First WHL goal was off his skate, so this was the first off his stick. With 6 points and a +4, this is the best month of his career.
Ondrej Štěbeták	POR	26 saves-29 shots	Played a reasonably good game.
Nathan Free	POR	1 goal	The 2-0 goal when the Thunderbirds were looking like threatening.
Max Pšenička	POR		A decent game after some really rough ones. No points, so he has a 3-game scoreless streak, but he was fine.
Jordan Duguay	POR	1 assist
Ethan Bibeau	SEA	1 goal	Ended a 7-game scoreless streak with a deflection off an England shot.

Other notables		Stat line
Cameron Schmidt	SEA		The placeholder for Schmidt, Matthew Gard, Antonio Martorana, Coster Dunn, and Matej Pekar, all top players for Seattle who went scoreless in a big key to the game.
Brayden Holberton	SEA		Kicked out early in the 1st for a 1-man fight, giving Portland a power play they scored on, and likely earning a suspension. It’s surprising he hasn’t been suspended before but this will be his first if everything is normal.
Nathan Brown	POR		3-game scoreless streak.
Reed Brown	POR		4-game scoreless streak. There are a few of these, as Portland’s main offense has been from the top line.
Kyle McDonough	POR		He got hurt by Holberton and didn’t return. So he might be out afor a while.
Radim Mrtka	SEA		4-game scoreless streak. The NHL 1st-round is really struggling.
Marek Sklenicka	SEA	27 saves-31 shots	Seattle’s strange goalie shuffle seemingly benefitted Portland, some bad luck to the Thunderbirds.

	POR	SEA
Record	26-25-5-1 (.509)	23-25-4-3 (.482)	7th-place Portland extends their lead over 10th-place Seattle to 5 points.
Score	4	3
Shots	31	29	The Winterhawks outshoot the opposition for the first time in 8 games. Surprising and encouraging that they did, given how long they were defending a lead.
Shoot %	.129	.103	Portland simultaneously has the 7th-worst shooting percentage in the league, and the best shooting percentage in the US Division. Do the math on that.
Power play	2 / 5	2 / 3	Seattle took a penalty at almost every key time in the game. Gave the Winterhawks two power play goals plus momentum, and hurt Seattle late by interfering with their goalie pull.
Even strength	1	1	Low scoring at even strength.
Shorthanded	1	0	Weiermair’s shorthanded goal ends up the winner.

Portland Winterhawks

3 out of 6 for the weekend, and if they’d played just a little better it could have been 6 out of 6. It’s a hard team to figure out sometimes.

Seattle Thunderbirds

An emotional win on Friday was followed by a blowout loss and then a struggle in the rematch. A 5-game winning streak put them into playoff contention. Now with 2 games in Central BC they’re in danger of falling right back out of it.

Friday 2/27 at Victoria, 7pm PST

Saturday 2/28 at Victoria, 4pm PST

Next home game: Saturday 3/7 vs. Everett, 6pm PST

Looking ahead: Sunday 3/8 vs. Tri-City, 4pm PDT

Next game versus Seattle: Saturday 3/14 at Seattle, 6pm PDT

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