Seattle Seahawks
Battle card · first-round draft history, season-by-season record, and how Seahawks top picks have shaped the franchise.
R1 Picks
48
Hall of Famers
4
8.3% hit rate
Avg pick slot
15.5
Highest pick
#2
Steve Niehaus · 1976
All-time record
416–376–1
0.525 win %
Playoff seasons
21
of 50
The Story
- Seattle Seahawks have made 48 first-round selections and produced 4 Hall of Famers (8.3% hit rate).
- Their highest selection on record is #2 overall in 1976, when they took Steve Niehaus.
- Across 50 seasons in this dataset they have a 416-376-1 record (0.525) and reached the playoffs 21 times.
- In seasons after holding at least one top-10 pick, Seattle Seahawks added an average of 1.0 wins versus the prior year (16 such seasons in the data).
- Their most-drafted position group is DL, taken 13 times in Round 1.
- Notre Dame is their go-to talent pipeline, supplying 4 first-round picks.
- Their best season was 2025: 14-3-0 (+191 point differential).
- Their worst was 1992: 2-14-0 (-172 point differential).
Wins per Season
R1 Pick Slot by Year
Position Breakdown
Point Differential by Season
Impact of Top-10 Picks (Next-Season Wins Delta)
| Draft Year | Pick | Player | Prior-Year Wins | New-Year Wins | Delta | HoF? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | #9 | Keith Simpson | 5 | 9 | +4 | |
| 1980 | #10 | Jacob Green | 9 | 4 | -5 | |
| 1981 | #4 | Kenny Easley | 4 | 6 | +2 | HoF |
| 1982 | #6 | Jeff Bryant | 6 | 4 | -2 | |
| 1983 | #3 | Curt Warner | 4 | 9 | +5 | |
| 1990 | #3 | Cortez Kennedy | 7 | 9 | +2 | HoF |
| 1992 | #10 | Ray Roberts | 7 | 2 | -5 | |
| 1993 | #2 | Rick Mirer | 2 | 6 | +4 | |
| 1994 | #8 | Sam Adams | 6 | 6 | +0 | |
| 1995 | #8 | Joey Galloway | 6 | 8 | +2 | |
| 1997 | #3 |
Shawn Springs
+ #6 Walter Jones
|
7 | 8 | +1 | HoF |
| 2001 | #9 | Koren Robinson | 6 | 9 | +3 | |
| 2009 | #4 | Aaron Curry | 4 | 5 | +1 | |
| 2010 | #6 | Russell Okung | 5 | 7 | +2 | |
| 2022 | #9 | Charles Cross | 7 | 9 | +2 | |
| 2023 | #5 | Devon Witherspoon | 9 | 9 | +0 |
Hall of Fame Selections
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | #4 | Kenny Easley | DB | UCLA |
| 1990 | #3 | Cortez Kennedy | DT | Miami (FL) |
| 1997 | #6 | Walter Jones | T | Florida St. |
| 2001 | #17 | Steve Hutchinson | G | Michigan |
Every First-Round Pick
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | College | HoF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | #2 | Steve Niehaus | DT | Notre Dame | |
| 1977 | #14 | Steve August | T | Tulsa | |
| 1978 | #9 | Keith Simpson | DB | Memphis | |
| 1979 | #18 | Manu Tuiasosopo | DT | UCLA | |
| 1980 | #10 | Jacob Green | DE | Texas A&M | |
| 1981 | #4 | Kenny Easley | DB | UCLA | HoF |
| 1982 | #6 | Jeff Bryant | DE | Clemson | |
| 1983 | #3 | Curt Warner | RB | Penn St. | |
| 1984 | #22 | Terry Taylor | DB | Southern Illinois | |
| 1986 | #15 | John Williams | FB | Florida | |
| 1987 | #18 | Tony Woods | DE | Pittsburgh | |
| 1989 | #15 | Andy Heck | T | Notre Dame | |
| 1990 | #3 | Cortez Kennedy | DT | Miami (FL) | HoF |
| 1991 | #16 | Dan McGwire | QB | San Diego St. | |
| 1992 | #10 | Ray Roberts | T | Virginia | |
| 1993 | #2 | Rick Mirer | QB | Notre Dame | |
| 1994 | #8 | Sam Adams | DT | Texas A&M | |
| 1995 | #8 | Joey Galloway | WR | Ohio St. | |
| 1996 | #21 | Pete Kendall | G | Boston Col. | |
| 1997 | #3 | Shawn Springs | DB | Ohio St. | |
| 1997 | #6 | Walter Jones | T | Florida St. | HoF |
| 1998 | #15 | Anthony Simmons | LB | Clemson | |
| 1999 | #22 | Lamar King | DE | Saginaw Valley St. | |
| 2000 | #19 | Shaun Alexander | RB | Alabama | |
| 2000 | #22 | Chris McIntosh | T | Wisconsin | |
| 2001 | #9 | Koren Robinson | WR | North Carolina St. | |
| 2001 | #17 | Steve Hutchinson | G | Michigan | HoF |
| 2002 | #28 | Jerramy Stevens | TE | Washington | |
| 2003 | #11 | Marcus Trufant | DB | Washington St. | |
| 2004 | #23 | Marcus Tubbs | DT | Texas | |
| 2005 | #26 | Chris Spencer | C | Mississippi | |
| 2006 | #31 | Kelly Jennings | DB | Miami (FL) | |
| 2008 | #28 | Lawrence Jackson | DE | USC | |
| 2009 | #4 | Aaron Curry | LB | Wake Forest | |
| 2010 | #6 | Russell Okung | T | Oklahoma St. | |
| 2010 | #14 | Earl Thomas | DB | Texas | |
| 2011 | #25 | James Carpenter | T | Alabama | |
| 2012 | #15 | Bruce Irvin | DE | West Virginia | |
| 2016 | #31 | Germain Ifedi | G | Texas A&M | |
| 2018 | #27 | Rashaad Penny | RB | San Diego St. | |
| 2019 | #29 | L.J. Collier | DE | TCU | |
| 2020 | #27 | Jordyn Brooks | LB | Texas Tech | |
| 2022 | #9 | Charles Cross | OL | Mississippi St. | |
| 2023 | #5 | Devon Witherspoon | DB | Illinois | |
| 2023 | #20 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | Ohio St. | |
| 2024 | #16 | Byron Murphy | DL | Texas | |
| 2025 | #18 | Grey Zabel | OT | North Dakota St. | |
| 2026 | #32 | Jadarian Price | RB | Notre Dame |