The Seattle Seahawks need some offensive line help either in free agency or the 2025 NFL draft or both. This is not breaking news. Everyone knows this. Still, every year, Seattle seemingly has the same issue with its bad offensive line. General manager John Schneider seems unwilling to show any kind of aggressiveness to fix the problem.
This means not taking an interior offensive lineman high in the draft. Schneider has not done that since he became the general manager in 2010. He has drafted offensive tackles, but tackle is not the greatest concern for Seattle entering next season. Both guard spots and center is.
While Seattle choosing a guard or center with their first-round draft pick might be a smart move, there is no recent history to suggest that will happen. Instead, it would be less surprising if Seattle chose an interior defensive lineman or wide receiver with their first pick. Schneider might choose the best player available at pick 18 overall. That is probably not going to be a guard or center.
ESPN's Mel Kiper, Jr. has some great advice for the Seattle Seahawks
ESPN's Mel Kiper, Jr. believes Seattle needs to get a guard early, however. In his most recent mock draft, Kiper has Seattle taking Alabama guard Tyler Booker. Would the 6'5" and 325-pound Booker be an upgrade over anyone Seattle currently has on the roster? Sure. He is a fantastic run-blocker and allowed just one sack in three years with Alabama.
But there could be other issues at hand.
There is a chance that Seattle will release wide receiver Tyler Lockett this offseason. DK Metcalf is a free agent after 2025. NFL drafts are not simply meant to pick players to fix one season but to be good for many years. If Schneider thinks Lockett and Metcalf are gone no later than 2026, he might try to grab a receiver to pair with Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
Depending on what happens in free agency with Ernest Jones IV, Seattle might need an impactful young linebacker to go with Tyrice Knight. Head coach Mike Macdonald is a defensive-minded guy, of course, so adding to his defense might be a smart move.
Of course, the Seahawks' offense will continue to be limited by a bad offensive line, and that would hold the team back from its potential. Maybe Schneider hopes that 2024 draftees Christian Haynes or Sataoa Laumea take a huge step forward in 2025 and they hold down one guard spot. Seattle is likely counting on Olu Oluwatimi to fulfill his promise and be the starter at center.
Would Kiper's advice to draft Tyler Booker make good sense? Of course. But based on what John Schneider has done in the past, Booker is much more likely to end up on another team while Seattle doesn't address the offensive line early in the draft.
