Seahawks Rumors: Trade Proposal With Eagles Lands New QB [Video]

Much has been made about the Seattle Seahawks potentially taking a quarterback at No. 5, but the franchise could also opt to address the position later in the draft. ESPN’s Mel Kiper has the Seahawks trading back into the first round in order to select former Tennessee standout quarterback Hendon Hooker.

Kiper’s proposal has Seattle landing the No. 30 pick from Philadelphia in exchange for the team’s two second-round selections: No. 37 and No. 52. In other words, the Seahawks are giving up an additional second-round pick to move up seven spots to select Hooker and shows the potential premium teams pay to go up for a quarterback.

“There’s a ton of value in trading back into Round 1 to take a player to get his fifth-year option,” Kiper wrote on April 11, 2023. “We’ve seen it twice with quarterbacks in the past decade, with the Ravens trading up for Lamar Jackson (2018) and the Vikings doing it for Teddy Bridgewater …