List of Seattle Seahawks first-round draft picks

Lawrence Jackson, Seattle's 2008 first-round pick.

The Seattle Seahawks joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1976 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[1] They participated in their first draft, the 1976 NFL draft and selected Steve Niehaus, a defensive tackle from Notre Dame. The team's most recent first round selection was in 2012 when they chose Bruce Irvin, a Defensive Lineman from West Virginia.

Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft known as "the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", which is more commonly known as the NFL Draft. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, and the Super Bowl loser always picks 31st. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.[2]

The Seahawks have never selected the number one overall pick in any draft, although they have selected the second overall pick twice, the third overall pick three times and the fourth overall pick twice. The team's three selections from Notre Dame are the most chosen by the Seahawks from one university.

Player selections

Year Pick Player name Position College Notes
1976 2 Niehaus, SteveSteve Niehaus Defensive tackle Notre Dame
1977 14 August, SteveSteve August Guard Tulsa [3]
1978 9 Simpson, KeithKeith Simpson Defensive back Memphis State
1979 18 Tuiasosopo, ManuManu Tuiasosopo Defensive tackle UCLA
1980 10 Green, JacobJacob Green Defensive end Texas A&M [4]
1981 4 Easley, KennyKenny Easley Safety UCLA
1982 6 Bryant, JeffJeff Bryant Defensive end Clemson
1983 3 Warner, CurtCurt Warner Running back Penn State [5]
1984 22 Taylor, TerryTerry Taylor Cornerback Southern Illinois
1985 — No pick — — [6]
1986 15 Williams, John L.John L. Williams Fullback Florida
1987 18 Woods, TonyTony Woods Linebacker Pittsburgh
1988 22 Bosworth, BrianBrian Bosworth Linebacker Oklahoma [7]
1989 15 Heck, AndyAndy Heck Offensive tackle Notre Dame [8]
1990 3 Kennedy, CortezCortez Kennedy Defensive tackle Miami, FL [9]
1991 16 McGwire, DanDan McGwire Quarterback San Diego State
1992 10 Roberts, RayRay Roberts Offensive tackle Virginia
1993 2 Mirer, RickRick Mirer Quarterback Notre Dame
1994 8 Adams, SamSam Adams Defensive tackle Texas A&M
1995 8 Galloway, JoeyJoey Galloway Wide receiver Ohio State
1996 21 Kendall, PetePete Kendall Offensive tackle Boston College [10]
1997 3 Springs, ShawnShawn Springs Cornerback Ohio State [11]
1997 6 Jones, WalterWalter Jones Offensive tackle Florida State [12]
1998 15 Simmons, AnthonyAnthony Simmons Linebacker Clemson
1999 22 King, LamarLamar King Defensive end Saginaw Valley State [13]
2000 19 Alexander, ShaunShaun Alexander Running back Alabama [14]
2000 22 McIntosh, ChrisChris McIntosh Offensive tackle Wisconsin
2001 9 Robinson, KorenKoren Robinson Wide receiver North Carolina State [15]
2001 17 Hutchinson, SteveSteve Hutchinson Guard Michigan [16]
2002 28 Stevens, JerramyJerramy Stevens Tight end Washington [17]
2003 11 Trufant, MarcusMarcus Trufant Cornerback Washington State
2004 23 Tubbs, MarcusMarcus Tubbs Defensive tackle Texas
2005 26 Spencer, ChrisChris Spencer Center Mississippi [18]
2006 31 Jennings, KellyKelly Jennings Cornerback Miami, FL
2007 — No pick — — [19]
2008 28 Jackson, LawrenceLawrence Jackson Defensive end Southern California [20]
2009 4 Curry, AaronAaron Curry Linebacker Wake Forest
2010 6 Okung, RussellRussell Okung Tackle Oklahoma State
2010 14 Thomas, EarlEarl Thomas Safety Texas [21]
2011 25 Carpenter, JamesJames Carpenter Guard Alabama
2012 15 Irvin, BruceBruce Irvin Defensive End West Virginia
2013 — No pick — —
2014 — No pick — —

Footnotes

  1. ↑ ""History: NFL Football - Seattle Seahawks"". SportsPool.com. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  2. ↑ Alder, James. ""NFL Draft Basics: Determining Order of Selection"". About.com. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  3. ↑ The Dallas Cowboys traded the 14th pick of the 1977 first round and two 1977 second round picks to the Seahawks for the 2nd pick of the 1977 first round pick (Tony Dorsett).
  4. ↑ The Buffalo Bills traded the 10th pick of the 1980 first round to the Seahawks for the 16th pick of the 1980 first round (Jim Ritcher) and a 1980 third round pick.
  5. ↑ The Houston Oilers traded the 2nd pick of the 1983 first round pick (Eric Dickerson) to the Los Angeles Rams for the 3rd pick of the 1983 first round pick,a 1983 fourth round pick, and a 1984 fourth round pick. The Oilers then traded the 3rd pick of the 1983 first round to the Seahawks for the 9th pick of the 1983 first round pick (Bruce Matthews), a 1983 second round pick, and a 1983 third round pick.
  6. ↑ The Cincinnati Bengals traded Blair Bush to the Seahawks for the 25th pick of the 1985 first round (Emanuel King).
  7. ↑ The Seahawks used the 22nd pick of the first round to choose Bosworth in the NFL supplemental draft in 1987.
  8. ↑ The Arizona Cardinals traded Kelly Stouffer to the Seahawks for the 17th pick in the 1989 first round (Joe Wolf, a 1988 fifth round pick, and a 1989 fifth round. The Seahawks traded Fredd Young to Indianapolis Colts for the 15th pick of the 1989 first round and the 10th pick of the 1990 first round (Ray Agnew).
  9. ↑ The Seahawks traded the 10th pick of the 1990 first round (Ray Agnew) that they had received from the Colts the prior year and their 8th pick of the 1990 first round to the New England Patriots for the 3rd pick of the 1990 first round and a 1990 second round pick.
  10. ↑ The Seahawks traded their 14th pick of the 1996 first round (Eddie George) to the Houston Oilers for Glenn Montgomery and the 17th pick of the 1996 first round (LB Reggie Brown). The Seahawks then traded Brown to the Detroit Lions for the 21st pick of the 1996 first round and a 1996 third round pick.
  11. ↑ The Seahawks traded the 11th pick of the 1997 first round (Michael Booker), a 1997 second round pick, a 1997 third round pick, and a 1997 fourth round pick to the Atlanta Falcons for the 3rd pick of the 1997 first round and a 1997 third round pick.
  12. ↑ The Seahawks traded the 12th pick of the 1997 first round (Warrick Dunn) and a 1997 third round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 6th pick of the 1997 first round.
  13. ↑ The Seahawks traded the 17th pick of the 1999 first round (Damien Woody) to the New England Patriots for the 20th pick of the 1999 first round (Ebenezer Ekuban), a 1999 third round pick and a 1999 sixth round pick. The Dallas Cowboys then traded the 22nd pick of the 1999 first round and a 1999 fifth round pick to the Seahawks for Ebenezer Ekuban.
  14. ↑ The Seahawks traded Joey Galloway to the Dallas Cowboys for the 19th pick of the 2000 first round pick and the 7th pick of the 2001 first round (Andre Carter).
  15. ↑ The San Francisco 49ers traded the 9th pick of the 2001 first round, a 2001 third round pick, and a 2001 seventh round pick to the Seahawks for the 7th pick of the 2001 first round and a 2001 sixth round pick.
  16. ↑ The Green Bay Packers traded Matt Hasselbeck, the 17th pick of the 2001 first round, a 2001 seventh round pick to the Seahawks for the 10th pick of the 2001 first round (Jamal Reynolds) and a 2001 third round pick.
  17. ↑ The Green Bay Packers traded the 28th pick of the 2002 first round pick (Jerramy Stevens) and a 2002 second round pick to the Seahawks for the 20th pick of the 2002 first round pick (Javon Walker) and a 2002 fifth round pick.
  18. ↑ The Oakland Raiders traded the 26th pick in the 2005 first round pick (Chris Spencer) and a 2005 fifth round pick to the Seahawks for the 23rd pick of the 2005 first round.
  19. ↑ The Seahawks traded the 24th pick (Brandon Meriweather) of the 2007 first round to the New England Patriots for Deion Branch.
  20. ↑ The Dallas Cowboys traded the 28th pick in the 2008 first round (Lawrence Jackson), a 2008 fifth round pick and a 2008 seventh round pick to the Seahawks for the 25th pick in the 2008 first round.
  21. ↑ Denver traded this selection to Seattle for a 2009 second-round selection (37th overall)."Draft trade tracker: All the moves: Broncos trade up to take CB Alphonso Smith". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved May 21, 2009.

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