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Seahawks Draft: Analyst says Byron Murphy has best DT tape
Who will the Seattle Seahawks take with their first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft?
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In his latest mock draft for NFL.com, Daniel Jeremiah has the Hawks selecting standout Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy II.
“Byron Murphy, you’ll see him at the combine, he’s probably going to run in the 4.8 (seconds in the 40-yard dash) at 305 pounds,” Jeremiah told Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk on Friday.
Murphy, a second-team All-American selection, is seen by many analysts as a first-round pick who could be one of the first defensive tackles selected this year.
“He’s a little bit shorter, but he is very dynamic,” Jeremiah said. “He’s the best defensive tackle on tape in this draft. He’s a really, really disruptive strong, strong kid. So that’s why I kind of worked on that side of the ball. They’ve got some young pieces I like on defense, but just continuing to add up front I think would be a would be a nice fit (for the Seahawks).”
As was the case last year, there’s been plenty of speculation about the Seahawks selecting a quarterback to learn behind Geno Smith or even take over as the team’s new starter.
Is that something the Seahawks should truly look at with the 16th overall pick?
“I would look at it and say am I confident this is a clear upgrade over what you’ve had in Geno over the last couple of years? And I would say at this point in time, I couldn’t answer that (and be) very confident this is an upgrade over what we already have,” Jeremiah said. “And I think Geno’s window is still open where you still have some good football you can get out of him. I think I would probably go to the line of scrimmage.”
What kind of draft is this?
The Seahawks have a first-round pick and two third-round selections, but no second-rounder. According to Jeremiah, this is a draft class that is solid early on, but weakens dramatically later on.
“This is a year where if you get to the fourth through seventh (rounds), there’s years where I’m like, ‘Holy crap like this is unbelievable that these guys, that (star Detroit receiver) Amon-Ra St. Brown is still there in the fourth round,’ that type of draft. We’ve had those type of drafts where, like last year, the tight ends, there’s a zillion of them. This year, it’s not like that,” Jeremiah said. “It’s an in-between year because of NIL, right?”
With NIL, many players who were expected to turn pro didn’t and instead returned to school. That’s had a big impact on this class’ depth, Jeremiah said.
“We only have 50-something juniors when we’re used to having double that. So it drops off, man,” he said. “This is the year I’m like if you’re picking four through seven (rounds) and you can spin some of those picks for next year’s picks once everything kind of evens back out, I think I’d be more inclined to do that. I think you’re gonna have to do most your damage in the first three rounds this year.”
This also isn’t a great year if you need inside linebacker help, which the Seahawks do.
“There’s not like a lot of high-end guys at that position this year. It’s pretty much the bulk of them you’re gonna see (go in the) third or fourth round,” Jeremiah said. “I don’t think it’s a super, super deep list of them. That’s going to be where they go, that’s going to be the range of what you see the linebackers come on board.”
Outside of Texas A&M’s Edgerrin Cooper and potentially Junior from Michigan, “You’re going to see the bulk of these linebackers where the third or fourth round is what it’s going to cost you to get a potential starting linebacker in this draft,” Jeremiah said.
Listen to the entire conversation with NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah at this link or in the player near the top of this story.
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CHICAGO (AP) — The struggling New York Mets placed former Seattle Mariners second baseman/designated hitter Jorge Polanco on the 10-day injured list on Saturday with a right wrist contusion.
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The move was made retroactive to Wednesday, a day after Polanco went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in a 2-1 loss at the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 32-year-old Polanco is batting .179 (10 for 56) with a homer and two RBIs in his first season with New York, which has lost nine straight.
“When doctors first took a look at him, it looked like he got hit by a pitch when he didn’t,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “In talking to him, it was just a couple of swings that he took that night. … He didn’t think much of it, but just got worse the following day.
“So you just got to let it calm down a little bit and then we’ll go from there. But we don’t have a timetable for how long this is going to last.”
Polanco, who signed a two-year, $40 million contract with the Mets in December, also has been dealing with an ankle issue.
“He was trending in the right direction,” Mendoza said of the ankle injury. “It’s definitely going to help, obviously now with him being shut down. But the biggest thing now is that we’ve got to take care of that wrist.”
Polanco spent the previous two seasons with the Mariners, who acquired him in a February 2024 trade with the Minnesota Twins.
Polanco struggled during his first season with Seattle in 2024, hitting just .213 with 16 homers in 118 games while playing through a knee injury that didn’t become public knowledge until after the season.
But after the Mariners somewhat surprisingly brought him back for a one-year contract in 2025, Polanco rebounded to hit .265 with 26 homers and an .821 OPS in 138 games last season. He then added three homers during Seattle’s playoff run, along with a 15th-inning walkoff single in Game 5 of the American League Division Series that sent the Mariners to their first ALCS in 24 years.
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Brandon Nimmo hits leadoff homer, Jacob deGrom works 4 scoreless as Rangers beat Seattle Mariners 5-0
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – APRIL 17: Corey Seager #5 of the Texas Rangers tags out Dominic Canzone #8 of the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning at T-Mobile Park on April 17, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images)
SEATTLE – Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff home run, Jacob deGrom threw four shutout innings and Gavin Collyer earned his first career win as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Friday night.
Seattle lost its fourth straight game, and was shut out for the fourth time in 21 games, falling to 8-13. The Mariners were shut out six times during the 2025 season. Texas won its third straight game.
Nimmo led off the game with a 372-foot shot to right field off Mariners starter Logan Gilbert (1-3). It was Nimmo’s 16th career leadoff homer and second of the season. He also hit a leadoff home run on April 11 in a 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
DeGrom effectively maneuvered through Seattle’s lineup, and worked out of a one out, bases-loaded jam in the first inning. The two-time Cy Young Award winner recorded two of his three strikeouts after walking Josh Naylor to load the bases. Randy Arozarena fanned on a curveball, and Luke Raley swung through a fastball.
Texas added to its lead after Nimmo’s homer. Wyatt Langford’s single to left scored Corey Seager, who led off the third inning with a double. The Rangers stretched the lead to 3-0 on an RBI single from Jake Burger in the seventh.
The Mariners’ best scoring chance came in the sixth after Collyer (1-0), who worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings, left the game.
J.P. Crawford singled to left off Tyler Alexander with two out, and Mariners third base coach Carlos Cardoza sent Naylor from second base, but he was thrown out by Langford.
Texas added two more runs in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Andrew McCutchen and an RBI double by Josh Jung.
Seattle third baseman Brendan Donovan left the game early due to a left hip issue.
Mariners right-hander Bryce Miller, who started the year on the injured list with a left oblique injury, was at T-Mobile Park for the first time this season. He will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Saturday.
Up next
Mariners RHP George Kirby (2-2, 3.25) will face Rangers righty Nathan Eovaldi (2-2, 5.40) on Saturday afternoon.
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