The Seattle Seahawks are preparing for the 2024 NFL season, and that means the 2025 NFL Draft is inching closer. With Week 0 of the new college football campaign kicking off Saturday, ESPN insider Field Yates felt it was an appropriate time to release his first mock draft. Yates has the Seahawks picking 11th overall. The draft order was determined by ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI), which uses simulations to predict the season.
And with the No. 11 overall selection in Yates’ 2025 NFL Mock Draft, the Seattle Seahawks select, Travis Hunter, cornerback/wide receiver, Colorado.
It’s always a good time to talk NFL Draft
My 2025 NFL Mock Draft 1.0 is live
Ordered determined by FPI with a necessary trade at the top https://t.co/moUpzhcZtU
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) August 21, 2024
“There will be intense debate over whether Hunter is best suited to be a full-time receiver, a full-time cornerback or some combination of both,” Yates wrote. “I don’t know the answer myself right now, but I do know he’s one of the most talented playmakers I’ve studied in some time. That said, Seattle might lean into Hunter more on defense given its building blocks already in place at wideout, teaming him up with Devon Witherspoon and Riq Woolen.”
Whether Hunter is a receiver or cornerback at the next level could dominate pre-draft headlines next Spring. It would represent an especially interesting conundrum for the Seahawks, because they’re extremely deep at both positions. Defensive minded head coach Mike Macdonald could see Hunter playing cornerback, filling out a trio at the position that already includes Witherspoon and Woolen.
On the flip side, Seattle could possess a more pressing need at receiver next offseason. All-time franchise great Tyler Lockett is entering his age 32 season and there could be a discussion next summer regarding whether or not he’s a cap casualty (he’ll be heading into a contract year). As a receiver, Hunter could join D.K. Metcalf and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
Hunter recorded 57 receptions for 721 yards and five touchdowns as a receiver for the Buffaloes last season. As a cornerback, the Suwanee, Georgia native contributed 30 tackles, eight pass breakups, and three interceptions.
The bigger question/concern is why the Seahawks are picking 11th overall in this mock-draft exercise!
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