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For the first time in 12 years, the Seahawks are back in the top 10 picks of the NFL draft.

Everything is on the table with the No. 9 overall pick, which Seattle acquired from the Broncos for quarterback Russell Wilson in early March, for coach Pete Carroll and GM John Schneider. That could mean making a selection at that spot, trading down or even trading up.

“We may pick at nine, we may not, we don’t know yet,” Schneider said. “We’re going to do whatever we can to help this football team as much as we possibly can.”

With eight picks in this year’s draft, the Seahawks should be set to do just that. And we’ve got you covered the whole way. Follow along throughout the weekend as our reporters offer the latest on the Seahawks and the rest of the league throughout the 2022 draft.

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    Draft times

    1st round: Thursday, 5 p.m. PT
    2nd-3rd rounds: Friday, 4 p.m. PT
    4th-7th rounds: Saturday, 9 a.m. PT

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    Seahawks draft picks:

    1st round, pick No. 9: Mississippi State OT Charles Cross
    2nd round, pick No. 40 (from DEN)
    2nd round, pick No. 41
    3rd round, pick No. 72
    4th round, pick No. 109 (from NYJ)
    5th round, pick No. 145 (from DET through DEN)
    6th round, pick No 153
    7th round, pick No. 229

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    Seahawks go the safe route by drafting Charles Cross, and they’ll be better for it

    RENTON — The Seahawks sent some distinct and straight-forward messages on Thursday with their first-round pick of offensive tackle Charles Cross from Mississippi State.

    First of all, they didn’t get cute, as is their wont (and sometimes, their undoing). Drafting in the top 10 for the first time in a decade, they seemingly concluded that the opportunity to land an impact player at a position of need superseded any primordial urge to try to outsmart the room.

    And thus, there was no trading down to hoard more picks. There was no selecting a player that the rest of the draft cognoscenti had rated much lower, or one who played a position that is not considered worthy of such a high pick.

    No, at No. 9 overall, they went conventional — and that’s a great thing, not a knock. The Seahawks needed a safe bet, not a high-risk stretch. They needed to solidify a position that, by acclimation, is as vital as any on the field.

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    —Larry Stone

    UW's Kyler Gordon left waiting in green room for Day 2

    No. 32, Vikings: S Lewis Cine

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    No. 31, Bengals: S Daxton Hill

    No. 30, Chiefs: DE George Karlaftis

    No. 29, Patriots: G Cole Strange

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    No. 28, Packers: DT Devonte Wyatt

    No. 27, Jaguars: LB Devin Lloyd

    Watch the moment Trent McDuffie found out he was drafted

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    No. 26, Jets: DE Jermaine Johnson II

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    No. 25, Ravens: C Tyler Linderbaum

    No. 24, Cowboys: OT Tyler Smith

    No. 23, Bills: CB Kaiir Elam

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    No. 22, Packers: LB Quay Walker

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    More on Chiefs' selection of Trent McDuffie

    Trent McDuffie transcended the trend.

    While former UW coach Jimmy Lake built a reputation on producing NFL-ready defensive backs, his only first-round DB in eight seasons in Seattle was (ironically) Marcus Peters — who was dismissed from the program in 2014, then selected 18th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs less than six months later.

    Eight more UW defensive backs followed — five second rounders, one third rounder and two fifth rounders.

    Until Thursday, when McDuffie was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 21st overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft.

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    —Mike Vorel

    No. 21, Chiefs: UW CB Trent McDuffie

    No. 20, Steelers: QB Kenny Pickett

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    A.J. Brown gets paid, DK Metcalf surely watching

    The first round of the NFL draft included a blockbuster trade, with the Eagles dealing the 18th and 101st picks to Tennessee for receiver A.J. Brown.

    It was then reported the Eagles had agreed to a four-year contract extension with Brown worth up to $100 million with $57 million guaranteed.

    That’s a deal that could impact Seattle’s future with DK Metcalf, who played with Brown at Ole Miss, is looking at an extension now that he has played three NFL seasons, and has the same agent, Tory Dandy of CAA.

    Brown now becomes the fourth-highest paid receiver in the NFL in terms of average salary at $25 million, behind Tyreek Hill of the Dolphins ($30 million), Davante Adams of the Raiders ($28 million) and DeAndre Hopkins of Arizona ($27.25 million).

    Hill and Adams were also each traded earlier this year as the market for receivers has headed into uncharted territory.

    The Seahawks are known to want to re-sign Metcalf, but speculation on Metcalf’s future will persist as long as he is not signed.

    Metcalf showed up to Seattle’s offseason workout program last week and coach Pete Carroll said then that Metcalf was “excited about being back. … He's still rehabbing from (foot) surgery (in January), but he's involved with everything we're doing. He's really tuned in. I'm really happy to see the way he's returned to us -- there's a lot of stuff in the future coming up and all of that. He seems to be very focused on what's going on right now and being in position to help other guys as we get started. So he's shown a really good mentality about the return."

    Carroll said then that the Seahawks had not yet talked to Metcalf about an extension. But that figures to change soon.

    —Bob Condotta

    No. 19, Saints: OT Trevor Penning

    No. 18, Titans: WR Treylon Burks

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    No. 17, Chargers: G Zion Johnson

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    No. 16, Commanders: WR Jahan Dotson

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    Titans trading A.J. Brown to Eagles

    No. 15, Texans: G Kenyon Green

    No. 14, Ravens: S Kyle Hamilton

    Cardinals trade first rounder to Ravens for WR Hollywood Brown

    No. 13, Eagles: DT Jordan Davis

    No. 12, Lions: WR Jameson Williams

    Eagles trade up to No. 13

    Lions trade up to No. 12

    No. 11, Saints: WR Chris Olave

    Saints trading up to No. 11 ...

    No. 10, Jets: WR Garrett Wilson

    More on Seahawks' first-round pick

    RENTON — With their highest draft pick since 2010 the Seattle Seahawks did what they did then — draft an offensive tackle they hope can hold down the position for years, selecting Charles Cross of Mississippi State.

    It was the first time the Seahawks made a pick inside the top 10 since selecting left tackle Russell Okung sixth overall in 2010, the first draft for general manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll Carroll.

    Cross fills a huge need for Seattle as the Seahawks entered the draft with just three offensive tackles on the roster — second-year players Jake Curhan, Greg Eiland and Stone Forsythe. Seattle has not signed last year’s two starting tackles — Duane Brown on the left side and Brandon Shell on the right — each of whom remain free agents.

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    —Bob Condotta

    No. 9, Seahawks: OT Charles Cross

    Report: Seahawks taking OT Charles Cross at No. 9

    *thinking face*

    Seahawks are officially on the clock!

    No. 8, Falcons: WR Drake London

    No. 7, Giants: OT Evan Neal

    No. 6, Panthers: OT Ikem Ekwonu

    No. 5, Giants: EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux

    Defense, defense, defense early

    We’re four picks through the draft and it’s all defense so far — edge rushers Travon Walker (Jags) and Aidan Hutchinson (Lions) with the two first two picks and then corners Derek Stingley Jr. (Texans) and Ahmad “Sauce’’ Gardner (Jets) with pick Nos. three and four.

    It’s the first time since 1992 that the first three picks were all defense, a draft in which the first pick was defensive tackle Steve Emtman of Washington.

    Many mocks had Seattle taking one of Stingley or Gardner if they fell to nine. But both went as early as anyone expected so the Seahawks may have to wait until later in the draft to take a corner if they want one.

    —Bob Condotta

    No. 4, Jets: CB Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner

    No. 3, Texans: CB Derek Stingley Jr.

    No. 2, Lions: DE Aidan Hutchinson

    No. 1, Jaguars: EDGE Travon Walker

    The first pick is in and the Jags have gone with Georgia edge rusher Travon Walker.

    No real surprise there as that had been picking up momentum over the last few days.

    But that might help the Seahawks if they want an offensive tackle. At various times in the process a lot of mocks had the Jags going with Evan Neal or Ikem Ekonwu.

    If Seattle wants one of those or Charles Cross, maybe the Jags going with the edge rusher will push one of them down.

    —Bob Condotta

    The Jaguars are on the clock

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    Here are the Seahawks’ three biggest needs in the NFL draft, and how they might fill them

    Last month, after the Seahawks traded Russell Wilson to Denver, Seattle coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider held a joint news conference. And at said news conference, a reporter asked Schneider about the possibility of drafting a quarterback while adding that this year’s QB class wasn’t as highly regarded as those in years past. 

    Responded Schneider: “According to who?” He said this affably enough. No confrontation. But the point was clear: When it comes to the draft — which begins Thursday night — we’re all just guessing. 

    Nobody knows how this draft is going to be regarded or, after the first couple picks at least, who is going where. Certainly not the writers or the analysts. Good luck finding anyone who predicted the Seahawks were going to take Rashaad Penny in the first round four years ago. 

    Still, we scribes are contractually obligated to make predictions. So today, this space will be dedicated to what I think are the Seahawks’ three biggest areas of need, why it’s critical that they nail them in the draft and who they’ll select with their top picks. 

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    —Matt Calkins

    Early draft picks have the Seahawks back in familiar territory and hoping to repeat past success

    Drafting early was not the part of their past that Seahawks general manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll necessarily wanted to revisit.

    But now that they are there — holding the ninth pick in the 2022 draft, as well as three of the top 41 — they’d be more than happy to relive is how well they did the last time they had a lot of early picks.

    Hitting on picks early, middle and late in the fabled drafts of 2010, 2011 and 2012 got the Seahawks where they were for so many years — playoff berths and first-round picks in the 20s or 30s.

    It was the first draft in 2010 that particularly set the tone with Seattle getting left tackle Russell Okung at six and safety Earl Thomas at 14 (as well as Golden Tate in round two and Kam Chancellor in round five).

    The ninth pick in this year’s draft, which Seattle got from Denver in the Russell Wilson trade, essentially replaced their own at No. 10 which they handed to the Jets as part of the Jamal Adams deal.

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    —Bob Condotta
    Seattle Times sports staff.

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