NFL draft prospects the Seahawks invited to team headquarters

NFL teams are granted a handful of ways to meet with prospects in the run-up to the draft.

Coaches and scouts hold informal meetings with players at all-star games such as the Senior Bowl, can have formal and informal meetings with players at the NFL combine, informal meetings at Pro Days, and virtual/phone call meetings at just about any time until the day before the draft on April 23.

One way for teams to gather even more information on players tends to get the most attention - in-person visits to a team's practice facility.

Teams are allowed to bring in up to 30 draft prospects to their facility to "time, test, interview, or conduct a physical examination, as it states on the league's website.

The deadline for 30 visits passed on Wednesday (only virtual meetings, phone calls or meetings away from a club facility are allowed in the final week).

Teams can also bring in local players for visits that don't count against the 30 limit. The Seahawks have reportedly done so with UW running back Jonah Coleman and a few other Huskies.

That the 30 visits require some commitment - an invitation, a plane ticket, spending a day with a player at the facility and often a lunch or dinner somewhere - can seem to give them an inflated importance in the process, and a reason they get a lot of attention.

History is mixed on how much of an impact they play on things. Often, the main reason for a visit is for the physical and for teams to feel more comfortable about an injury situation a player may have had.

Last year, the Seahawks reported to bring in two of their top draft picks - second-round defensive back Nick Emmanwori and third-round quarterback Jalen Milroe - but did not bring in eventual first-rounder Grey Zabel.

And in 2024, the Seahawks went out of their way to try to show as little public interest as possible in defensive tackle Byron Murphy II to try to throw off other teams, saying they got most of the info they wanted on him through other avenues (including talks with his agent, Ron Slavin, with whom general manager John Schneider is particularly close).

"I've never talked to him," Schneider said about Murphy on the night he was drafted 16th overall. "I've totally tried staying away from him. I didn't think he'd be available. Try not to show so much interest."

So it may be wise to not read too much into 30 visits - or any single aspect of the draft process - in trying to guess what the Seahawks may do in the draft. The team's goal is simply to compile as much information on every player as they can through every avenue available, then make their decisions come draft day.

Often, teams also bring in players for visits who may not be drafted but who they may want to sign afterward as undrafted free agents (UDFA) and whom they maybe didn't get as much info on in earlier settings, meaning it's not only big-name players who make visits.

Still, it's always interesting to see who the Seahawks have brought in.

Here's a list of the Seahawks' reported 30 visits (teams don't have to use all 30 and some may also not have been reported):

Cornerback Colton Hood, Tennessee: Hood has been commonly mocked to the Seahawks with their first pick at 32.

Safety/cornerback Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina: A college teammate of Emmanwori's, Kilgore is regarded as able to play a nickel corner or safety role in the NFL and could go in the second round.

Cornerback Daylen Everette, Georgia: A likely second-day pick, he is billed as a prototype boundary corner.

Safety A.J. Haulcy, LSU: Could be a second-day pick and described by NFL.com as an "enforcer in the middle who hits like a bag of concrete.

Cornerback Andre Fuller, Toledo: Regarded as more of a late-round pick who could also transition to safety.

Cornerback Brandon Cisse, South Carolina: Cisse did not play with Emmanwori at South Carolina. He played at North Carolina State before transferring to South Carolina last year. A possible late first-rounder.

Running back Chip Trayanum, Toledo: Possible late-round pick who also played at Arizona State, Ohio State and Kentucky.

Running back Coleman Bennett, Kennesaw State: More of a late-round or possible UDFA prospect. Began his career at Bucknell and Rice.

Defensive end Zion Young, Missouri: Some have projected the Seahawks to take Young at 32, though some think he could fall to late second or even the third. Regarded as a good edge-setter but not overly speedy off the edge.

Running back Mike Washington Jr., Arkansas: Could be a late second-day pick, but more likely a third-day selection after rushing for 1,070 yards last season.

Edge rusher Malachi Lawrence, Central Florida: A possible second-day pick as part of what is regarded as an exceedingly deep class of pass rushers.

Safety Treydan Stukes, Arizona: A likely second-day pick who projects best to some in a nickel role.

Defensive end Cashius Howell, Texas A&M: Howell has been commonly mocked to the Seahawks at 32. Played three years at Bowling Green before becoming an Aggie.

Defensive tackle Kayden McDonald, Ohio State: If they go for an interior DL early on, it could be the 326-pound McDonald, who could project as a long-term replacement for Jarran Reed.

Edge rusher R Mason Thomas, Oklahoma: Standout pass rusher the last four years for the Sooners. The R to begin his name doesn't stand for anything but continues a family tradition of names beginning with that letter, according to comments he has made in the past.

Defensive end Keyron Crawford, Auburn: A possible second-day pick who didn't start playing football until his senior year of high school. Began his career at Arkansas State and did not overlap at Auburn with current Seahawk edge rusher Derick Hall.

Defensive end Keyshawn James-Newby, New Mexico: Regarded as a possible late-round pick. Began his career at Montana Tech and then Idaho before going to UNM.

Guard Beau Stephens, Iowa: A likely mid-round pick, he played right and left sides in college.

Linebacker Josiah Trotter, Missouri: Son of former longtime NFL player Jeremiah Trotter, he projects to play inside.

Nose tackle Brandon Cleveland, North Carolina State: A likely third-day pick, Cleveland appears to be the prototype of a run-stuffing tackle in the middle.

Running back Emmett Johnson, Nebraska: Regarded as more of a mid-round pick but intrigues because of a solid pass-catching ability (46 receptions in 2025) along with 1,451 rushing yards.

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This story was originally published April 16, 2026 at 4:59 PM.