New 2025 NFL Mock Draft has the Seahawks ripping off the bandaid and moving on from a fan favorite player
The Seattle Seahawks missed the playoffs in 2024, even after ending the season with ten wins. Now, how they will manage the offseason with that fact in mind will be interesting. In a new A to Z Sports mock draft, the team decides to move on from a fan-favorite player by drafting his replacement. Seahawks select […]
The Seattle Seahawks missed the playoffs in 2024, even after ending the season with ten wins.
Now, how they will manage the offseason with that fact in mind will be interesting. In a new A to Z Sports mock draft, the team decides to move on from a fan-favorite player by drafting his replacement.
Seahawks select Missouri WR Luther Burden III and trade DK Metcalf in a new 2025 NFL Mock Draft
"I'm making this pick as I anticipate a DK Metcalf trade this offseason after so much smoke for so long. Pairing Luther Burden with Jaxson Smith-Njigba would be incredibly fun and one of the NFL's most dangerous units. Burden plays similarly to Ja'Marr Chase as an elite deep threat and is similarly good on short catches where he has some room to create."
– New A to Z Sports Mock Draft
Over the past few offseasons, there have been rumors that the Seahawks could trade star wide receiver DK Metcalf, but nothing has ever happened. In this new A to Z Sports mock draft, though, they rip off that bandaid once and for all as they draft his replacement in Missouri WR Luther Burden III. Personally, I think this would be a mistake by the Seahawks, but either way, they would have quite the duo at the position going forward.
Metcalf and Jaxson Smith-Njigba are already a great duo, but Burden. and Smith-Njigba would also be enticing. I think Metcalf and Smith-NJiigba's skill sets complement each other better, as they do things well that the other does not. I think a Burden and Smith-Njigba duo has a similar skill set, which could allow them to trade roles easily and help their offense operate similarly, even if one has to miss time. That currently isn't the case, with Metcalf and Smith-Njigba having very different roles in the offense.
