Seahawks 2026 draft grades: National media seemingly underwhelmed

No analysis given; this is purely off their college grading system.

Sports Illustrated: B

The depth of post-draft analysis knows no ceiling this year, with further gems such as this:

Neal has enticing length at 6′ 2″ as a cornerback. Yes, that’s a real sentence. one of just five written about the Seahawks.

CBS Sports: C

Very little analysis given besides some gibberish about “Only a certain type of player” being available at the end of each round from Bryant McFadden. Oh and then on a whim they picked who will win the division next year. Three votes for the Rams, one for the 49ers.

NFL.com: Day 1 B, Day 2 A-, Day 3 B+

Ok.

The Ringer (Danny Kelly, why??): C+

Overall, I felt the Seahawks panicked and overpaid in the first round, but did well to identify some potential early impact players on the second and third days of the draft.

NBC Sports: C-

I get it. The Seahawks did need to add a running back and this class doesn’t have a third home run hitter after Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price. Price even has some stylistic similarities to Ken Walker, though the latter was extremely productive in college while Price was not. If they wanted a Walker replacement, it was now or never at pick No. 32. Given Price’s limited profile and the low positional value of running back, I think the answer should have been never, even though Price is at least a strong scheme fit at a position of need. Not a lot of love for the Super Bowl defenders. What say you?