The Seahawks made sweeping changes to their QB room this offseason, swapping out Geno Smith for Sam Darnold and bringing back Drew Lock. They swooped in for a longer-term project tonight.
Jalen Milroe becomes the fourth QB off the board, going to Seattle at No. 92. The Alabama prospect will be under contract through 2028, while Darnold has no fully-guaranteed money past 2025. That will put early pressure on the veteran to perform this year to earn his keep in Seattle in 2026 and beyond.
Milroe is an exciting physical prospect with elite size and speed for the quarterback position. He has a strong arm but will need to work on his basic mechanics to improve his ball placement and accuracy, which are currently significant weaknesses. His attitude and approach to the game received strong reviews from coaches and scouts, but his on-field processing will need to accelerate in the NFL.
Milroe threw for more than 2,800 yards in each of his last two seasons at Alabama with 39 touchdowns on the air and another 32 on the ground. His physical rushing abilities could help him carve out a short-yardage role on offense early on, especially close to the goal line.
The Seahawks clearly believe in Milroe’s ability to develop under offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko. Milroe could even compete for a backup job right away after reports that Seattle was open to trading Sam Howell. Now that they’ve landed a young, high-upside passer, they may prefer to give Milroe backup reps to aid his development while moving Howell for draft compensation.
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Oh snap! Plot twist!!!🌪️
Not incredibly surprising.
Seattle obviously likes running QBs who can pull off designed runs.
He’s got all the talent in the world but it’s on him to put it together.
Thank goodness for coaching and development
Good fit both ways.
This reminds me so much of when the Seahawks signed Flynn and drafted Wilson in 2011. History repeats perhaps..
I really don’t see Milroe taking Darnold’s job at the start of the season like Wilson did to Flynn. Might start mid season if Darnold plays like he did with Carolina though
I dont either but the comparison of finding a qb later round like Wilson does bring back memories of the time and situation.
Exactly
Not behind that oline lmao and with that receiving core. Milroe had much better both at Alabama
I like it!
They will try to convert him to another position, he is a terrible qb
Alabama Anthony Richardson. Great kid, but he can’t play QB.
Should we just cut him now, or wait and see?
lol as long as you dont start him immediately and actually try to develop the kid it might work out. the problem with AR5 is that he played 1 decent season in college and was instantly a starting NFL QB
3rd round QBs have basically no chance at hitting.
Russell Wilson and Matt Shaub say hi
according to what? just because?