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May 24, 2021
After executing trades to acquire Jamal Adams, Carlos Dunlap, and Gabe Jackson, the Seahawks entered the 2021 NFL Draft with a league-low three draft picks. To the surprise of some, general manager John Schneider stuck at that number, exiting the three-day event with only three new players.
However, not everyone was taken aback by Schneider s unusual lack of aggressiveness trying to recoup picks. Among those, Senior Bowl director and former NFL scout Jim Nagy didn t expect many fireworks this year, especially after a conversation he had with the renowned executive prior to the second round. I think there was some feeling - and not just with Seattle - really, it was league wide. I think there was some feeling that this draft was pretty good through the fourth or fifth round and then there was a little bit of a drop off, Nagy said on the Locked On Seahawks podcast. If they were to trade, they would have been trading a lot of next year s commodities, so I don t think