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The Seattle Seahawks came into the 2026 NFL Draft owning four selections, the fewest in the NFL. It was clear the team needed to trade down in the draft to pick up more ammo.
But, as NFL insider Jordan Schultz reports, the Seahawks didn't trade down despite plenty of teams in front of them trading their picks, and instead took the Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price.
While running back was a big need, the Seahawks' taking one at No. 32 was a surprise, especially since the team needed to trade down. So, why did the Seahawks stick and pick at No. 32 and take Price?
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Why did Seahawks draft Jadarian Price and not trade down?
Seattle was clear about their wish to trade down in the NFL Draft, but it didn't make such a move with the No. 32 pick, sticking and picking the Notre Dame RB.
The reason why might be fairly simple: the teams interested in moving up into Round 1 had already made their moves, and the Seahawks didn't have any teams willing to move up.
Seattle cannot force a trade, so they were stuck with this pick and decided to go with the standout Notre Dame running back.
Price was stuck behind Jeremiyah Love, the other running back at Notre Dame. He went all the way up the board at No. 3 overall to the Arizona Cardinals, and the NFC West rival Seahawks took his teammate nearly 30 picks later.
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Last year for the Fighting Irish, Price ran the ball 113 times for 674 yards and 11 touchdowns. He's averaged 6.0 yards-per-carry in his career, and is a solid running back for Seattle to add to their offense.
RB was a big need, with Kenneth Walker III leaving for the Kansas City Chiefs and Zach Charbonnet dealing with a torn ACL late in the season. So picking Price makes sense.
But, with the Seahawks need for more picks in this year's draft, John Schneider failing to find a trade-down partner and taking a running back in Round 1 who was the backup of the No. 3 overall pick does raise some eyebrows.
It might not be the ideal scenario for the Seahawks, but at the end of the day, they are landing a player at a much-needed position in a draft class that's, generally speaking, weaker than most classes.
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