Seattle Seahawks 2024 NFL Draft Superlatives

Predicting how John Schneider's latest draft class will perform, the Locked On Seahawks crew debates selections for a several superlatives, including best value pick and wild card to watch.

Corbin K. Smith | May 5, 2024

Jan 30, 2024; Mobile, AL, USA; American offensive lineman Christian Haynes of Uconn (63) faces off / Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports

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Hitting the practice field for the first time, the Seattle Seahawks latest draft wrapped a much different looking rookie minicamp under new head coach Mike Macdonald on Saturday, debuting several newcomers including Byron Murphy II and Christian Haynes.

Looking at their new eight-player class holistically as the offseason programs revs into the third and final stage leading up to training camp in July, which player will prove to be the best value? Who is the wild card to watch? Which day three selection has the best chance to develop into a Pro Bowler or All-Pro caliber talent? What incoming rookie presents the best all-around scheme fit?

Hosts Corbin Smith and Nick Lee pull out their crystal balls to examine Seattle's 2024 draft class and dish out their annual post-draft superlatives. They also take a close look at what went down at the first practice of rookie minicamp, including initial clues for how the coaching staff plans to deploy Haynes and fellow rookie guard Sataoa Laumea.

Capping off the show, Smith and Lee assess the Seahawks current salary cap dilemma and what options general manager John Schneider has at his disposals to free up much-needed financial relief to get out of the red in a jam-packed episode of Locked On Seahawks.

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Published May 5, 2024

CORBIN K. SMITH

Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.