A report to counter the initial report about Seattle’s interest in moving up for the former Washington Huskies QB.
The Seattle Seahawks once again did not take a quarterback in the NFL Draft, and they really didn’t have much of a shot when the top half-dozen were off the board after just 12 picks. By far the biggest story of Round 1 was former Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr going to the Atlanta Falcons at No. 8 overall. Atlanta signed Kirk Cousins to a massive contract in March, but still took Penix Jr with its top pick.
16 if he was available, but looking for a trade up that would’ve involved substantial draft capital was evidently not in the cards. The last major draft day trade up from a non-top 10 spot into the top-10 for a quarterback was the Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2018. Buffalo had the No. 12 pick and two second-rounders shipped to the Bucs in exchange for No. 7, which was used on Josh Allen. The Bucs took Vita Vea, so I’d say that worked for both teams.
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