2 weeks Ago
The Seattle Seahawks have pulled off a trade early in the second round. Moving up to pick No. 35 overall with the Tennessee Titans, they have sent pick Nos.
52 and 82 overall back. Once they were on the clock, the Seahawks selected South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori. Former Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman announced the pick live.
Emmanwori (6-foot-4, 227 pounds) must look familiar to Sherman and other former members of the Legion of Boom, because he comes in a package that's remarkably similar to ex-Seattle strong safety Kam Chancellor. Emmanwori gives head coach Mike Macdonald a versatile and freakish weapon to emply on the back end of his defense, one that can make a difference at a number of different spots. During his time at South Carolina, he spent a lot of time in the box and in the slot, but also played a lot of deep safety and occasionally lined up at the line of scrimmage.
Seattle gave up a bit of draft capital to make this move up, but it's hard to argue against landing a special kind of player for Macdonald's defense, which should be at a top-five level assuming the key pieces can all stay healthy for most of the season. The Seahawks won't be on the clock again until the No. 92 overall pick in Round 3 that they got from the Raiders in the Geno Smith trade.
More Seahawks on SI stories Earl Thomas comments on that one time he gave Pete Carroll the finger Seahawks updated, upgraded offensive line depth chart with Grey Zabel Seattle Seahawks earn B+ grade for bread & butter Grey Zabel pick Gauging Seahawks’ need at each position going into 2025 NFL draft.
