The Seattle Seahawks have the 18th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft when Round 1 begins April 24 in Green Bay. The Seahawks own 10 total picks in the seven-round draft, including three in the top 52 and four in the top 92.
| Round | Pick | Overall | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
18 |
18 |
|
|
2 |
18 |
50 |
|
|
2 |
20 |
52 |
From Steelers |
|
3 |
18 |
82 |
|
|
3 |
28 |
92 |
From Lions via Jets, Raiders |
|
4 |
35 |
137 |
Compensatory pick |
|
5 |
34 |
172 |
Compensatory pick |
|
5 |
37 |
175 |
Compensatory pick |
|
7 |
7 |
223 |
From Saints via Eagles, Steelers |
|
7 |
18 |
234 |
Every pick in the seven-round NFL Draft.
• Round 1: April 24, 8 p.m. ET
• Rounds 2-3: April 25, 7 p.m. ET
• Rounds 4-7: April 26, noon ET
All rounds will be televised on ESPN/ABC and NFL Network and in Spanish on ESPN Deportes.
• General manager: John Schneider (16th season with team)
• Head coach: Mike Macdonald (second season with team)
• Last year’s record: 10-7
The Seahawks were the only team with at least 10 wins to miss the playoffs in 2024. Led by a first-year coach in Macdonald, Seattle had a decent season and produced three Pro Bowlers, one via the original ballot (Devon Witherspoon) and two via injury replacement (Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Leonard Williams). Those three will headline a new-look Seattle team, which also has a new offensive play caller in Klink Kubiak, trying to get back to the postseason for the first time since 2022.
Schneider added president of football operations to his title in January 2024, giving him final say on personnel, which was previously held by Pete Carroll. However, Schneider has said Carroll rarely used his veto power in 14 years together, and Schneider took offense to a question last offseason that intimated he was only now running the show because Carroll is gone.
• The Seahawks’ 2024 NFL Draft class
• QB Sam Darnold: Three-year, $100.5 million deal (plus $10 million in incentives)
• WR Cooper Kupp: Three-year, $45 million deal
• DE DeMarcus Lawrence: Three-year, $42 million deal
• Seahawks’ 2025 free-agency tracker
Offensive line: Earlier in the offseason, Schneider referred to the offensive line as the team’s biggest deficiency. Charles Cross is a very talented left tackle, and Abe Lucas is an equally talented right tackle when healthy, though he has played just 13 games over the past two years due to a knee issue (which has since been resolved, Schneider said). The interior of Seattle’s offensive line, meanwhile, features several young and inexpensive yet unproven players. The Seahawks must come out of this draft with at least one, if not two, starting-caliber players up front.
Wide receiver: Seattle replaced DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett with 31-year-old Kupp on a three-year contract and 30-year-old Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a one-year deal. The team also signed 30-year-old River Cracraft and Steven Sims, who is mostly a return specialist. Seattle needs to draft pass catchers who can be immediately impactful in Kubiak’s offense, particularly down the field. Looking ahead, Smith-Njigba is the only receiver under 30 who is under contract beyond this season.
Cornerback: Of Seattle’s three starting cornerbacks, only Witherspoon is under contract beyond this season. The Seahawks used a 2024 fifth-round pick on Nehemiah Pritchett, but he played just 144 defensive snaps and made one start as a rookie. Witherspoon, Josh Jobe and Riq Woolen are good cornerbacks, but the draft isn’t just about filling immediate needs — it’s also about planning for the future. Adding a high-upside cornerback in the draft would provide depth in 2025 and set the defense up for success in 2026 and beyond in the event that Jobe and Woolen are re-signed.
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Soccer fans in Seattle have one more chance to catch a World Cup group stage match before the knockout rounds begin next week. And the game is moving forward on the same weekend as Seattle’s Pride festivities despite objections from both teams.
Egypt vs. Iran takes place tonight at 8 p.m. PT. Both teams are trying to advance out of Group G.
Egypt is likely moving on after tying with Belgium in Seattle’s opening World Cup Match and defeating New Zealand 3-1 in their second group stage match. A win could clinch the group for Egypt.
Iran has played two draws against Belgium and New Zealand, and the team needs at least a tie tonight to move on. A win over Egypt would confirm their place in the Round of 32.
Tickets for tonight’s World Cup match start at $521.
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When Seattle announced it would host a Pride Match during the 2026 World Cup, it was long before the draw had even been made.
The match at Lumen Field on June 26 (4am on June 27 in the UK) – one of six the city is hosting – falls on the same date as Seattle’s annual Pride weekend, setting the stage for a festival of celebrations outside the stadium.
It is a game that could determine who makes it through to the knockout stage – and it is a game that will feature two countries with some of the strictest anti-gay laws in the world: Egypt and Iran.
In Iran, same-sex relationships are illegal and gay men have been executed on sodomy charges, making their laws some of the most oppressive against the LGBTQ community in the world.
Egypt has previously arrested LGBTQ people on indecency laws and has cracked down in recent years on the outward expression of Pride and the waving of rainbow flags.
Both countries have called on FIFA and Seattle to cancel the Pride celebrations.
Iran Football Federation president Mehdi Taj described the Pride branding for the match as “inappropriate” and “an irrational move”.
A statement from the Egyptian Football Association read: “Egypt categorically rejects holding any activities related to supporting (homosexuality) during the match. Such initiatives conflict with the cultural, religious and social values in the region, especially in Arab and Islamic societies.”
FIFA, which has no official involvement in the plans, has resisted calls from Iran and Egypt to cancel or move the match.
Seattle’s local organising committee says they will go ahead as planned, saying: “Soccer has a unique power to unite people across borders, cultures, and beliefs. We are honoured to host a Pride Match and to celebrate Pride as part of a global football community. This match reflects our ongoing commitment to respect, dignity and unity for all.”
Both sides will be looking to secure qualification to the round of 32, with Egypt top of group G on four points and Iran in second with two points.
Iran will also have to travel to Seattle from their base in Mexico on the day of the match due to restrictions not allowing the team to stay overnight in the United States.
Eric Wahl, who fell in love with football while living in Seattle, is a member of the Seattle Pride Match Advisory Committee and has been helping to organise the game.
He is also the brother of journalist Grant Wahl, who passed away at the Qatar World Cup in 2022 after suffering an aortic aneurysm. Wahl had a month earlier been briefly detained by security staff for wearing a rainbow football shirt.
Despite some initial apprehension when the draw was made, Eric Wahl believes the Pride Match will be an opportunity for the world to see how welcoming Seattle is.
“We had a sole mission of wanting to highlight LGBTQ organisations and businesses in Seattle and to unite that with the shared love of soccer as a world sport,” he said.
With hundreds of thousands of visitors and millions of viewers tuning into Seattle during Pride Weekend, we are presented with a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact. This moment allows us to educate the world, inspire our LGBTQ+ community, and uplift LGBTQ+ businesses and cultural organisations.
“This is actually a really positive thing.
“We want people from Egypt and Iran to know that, regardless of their personal identities, they would be welcome in Seattle, and we would be happy to have them.
“I really hope that there will be soccer fans in Iran and Egypt who will be able to watch this match for the match itself, but also with the halo of equality around it.”
Footballers in Qatar four years ago were caught up in a controversial U-turn over the ‘OneLove’ rainbow armband but Wahl does not expect the Iran or Egypt players to comment on anything except the football itself.
“I think it is par for the course [there will be questions of them] but also slightly unfair to the players on both of those national teams who have unquestionably been put into a position they didn’t ask for.
“To ask any of them to comment on these situations puts them in an unfair position.
“Whether they are for or against gay rights in general doesn’t matter to me, because they have to think about the oppressive regimes that they come from and that to me is a much greater concern.”
While FIFA is not in charge of organising the Pride Match, it has been liaising with the Seattle local organising committee and the Pride advisory committee.
The match will be treated the same as any game in the World Cup, with a FIFA spokesperson telling Sky Sports News: “The FIFA World Cup 2026 is an inclusive event that welcomes people from all backgrounds. Fans of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome at matches and events.”
FIFA’s branding will be limited to its regular ‘No Discrimination’ campaign material but rainbow flags will be allowed inside the stadium.
“General statements of human rights, including rainbow flags and other flags representing sexual orientation and gender identity, are permitted under the FIFA World Cup 2026 Stadium Code of Conduct and may be displayed inside stadiums provided they are used in a manner consistent with the code.”
The governing body remains adamant it will not stand for discrimination of any kind at the World Cup and that anyone can report any abuse they face at FIFA events via its app.
Any discrimination in the stadium would follow the FIFA three-step procedure in place for all matches.
First the match would be stopped when an incident occurs, with an annoucement urging spectators to cease the offensive behaviour. If it continues after the restart, the match could be suspended and even abandoned as a last resort.
Seattle hopes that instead it will be a joyous, inclusive occasion celebrating the LGBTQ community.
Wahl is expecting to see a sea of colour at kick-off in a match that also marks an opportunity to honour his late brother.
“I will be wearing a version of the rainbow soccer ball shirt that Grant was detained for in Qatar,” Wahl said.
“I think it’s going to be amazing. I just can’t wait to share that experience, and I can feel Grant smiling about it too.”
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