The 2024 NFL Draft is in the rearview mirror and the grades are in the book. Some people liked the Seattle Seahawks draft picks, some didn’t, and the rest were a mixed bag. Such is life. Regardless of people’s opinions on the picks themselves, there were some clear themes that played themselves out in Seattle’s draft room.
John Schneider hit the reset button for 2024
The first salvo of this approach came in March when the Seahawks released Quandre Diggs, Jamal Adams, and Will Dissly. While the releases themselves weren’t a surprise, the fact Adams was a pre-June 1 cut raised a few eyebrows as Seattle chose to eat over $20 million in dead salary for 2024 rather than pushing part of it into 2025.