The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off later this month in Pittsburgh, and for the Seahawks, this year's draft represents a chance to add to a roster mostly made up of the players who were part of the team that won Super Bowl LX in February.

Because of the talent, depth and youth on Seattle's roster, players added in this year's draft will have to come in willing to compete for playing time, something Seahawks general manager and president of football operations John Schneider saw young players struggle with last decade during the peak of the Legion of Boom era. That eventually led to an adjustment in Seattle's evaluation process to make sure they were bringing in the type of players who had the right mindset to compete with established stars, and that trait will again be key for the 2026 draft class.

"Yeah, we'll be way more cognizant of it," Schneider said last month at the NFL Annual Meeting. "How do they feel about (Devon Witherspoon), how do they feel about Leonard (Williams), (Byron) Murphy? There's got to be a level of confidence, self-efficacy that we have to dig deeper into… Not just being fans of these guys, but like, 'I want to take their jobs.' The competition just rises to the top."

Things could change before or during the draft, but as things currently stand, the Seahawks hold only four picks, having traded their fourth and fifth-round selections to the Saints in exchange for receiver and return specialist Rashid Shaheed, and having sent their sixth-rounder to Jacksonville in a 2024 trade for defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris. But even with limited draft capital, the Seahawks head into this year's draft looking to add tough, smart and reliable players who can help the team in 2026 and beyond.

And with the draft coming up soon, Seahawks.com is taking a position-by-position look at where things currently stand for the Seahawks, as well as draft analyst Rob Rang's top draft prospects at each position. We'll also look at Seattle's draft history at each position over the past 16 drafts under Schneider.

So far we've covered quarterback and running back, and today we take a look at where things stand at receiver. Check back tomorrow when we turn our attention to tight end.

Seattle's 2026 Draft Picks: Round 1, No. 32 overall; Round 2, No. 64 overall; Round 3, No. 96 overall; Round 6, No. 188 overall (from Cleveland).

Receiver draft history under John Schneider: Golden Tate (No. 60 overall, 2010); Jameson Konz (No. 245, 2010); Kris Durham (No. 107, 2011); Chris Harper (No. 123, 2013); Paul Richardson (No. 45, 2014); Kevin Norwood (No. 123, 2014); Tyler Lockett (No. 69, 2015); Kenny Lawler (No. 243, 2016); Amara Darboh (No. 106, 2017); David Moore (No. 226, 2017); DK Metcalf (No. 64, 2019); Gary Jennings (No. 120, 2019); John Ursua (No. 236, 2019); Freddie Swain (No. 214, 2020); Dee Eskridge (No. 56, 2021); Bo Melton (No. 229, 2022), Dareke Young, (No. 233, 2022); Jaxon Smith-Njigba (No. 20, 2023); Tory Horton (No. 166, 2025); Ricky White (No. 238, 2025).

Where The Seahawks Stand

The Seahawks are deep and talented all over their roster—they did just win the Super Bowl, after all—and that is definitely the case at receiver, with the top five contributors at that spot from last season all returning in 2026.

Leading the way, of course, is the reigning Offensive Player of the Year, first-team All-Pro Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who led the NFL with a franchise-record 1,793 yards in 2025. Smith-Njigba was then rewarded with a big multi-year contract, meaning he will be a focal point in Seattle's offense for years to come. The Seahawks are also returning veteran Cooper Kupp, whose immense football knowledge and leadership provided a ton of value in addition to strong statistical contributions—he was Seattle's leading receiver in two of three postseason games, including Super Bowl LX. The Seahawks also re-signed Rashid Shaheed, who joined the team in a midseason trade last year, a player who is expected to have a bigger role in the offense after a full offseason with the team while also being a playmaker as a returner. Tory Horton, the team's No. 3 receiver as a rookie before suffering a season-ending shin injury, should be back by training camp, giving the Seahawks the chance to have some serious speed on the field with Horton and Shaheed together.

"I don't know what it would have looked like if Tory and Rashid would have been out there," Schneider said last month at the NFL Annual Meeting. "That's a lot of speed. So we're really excited about Tory's process."

The Seahawks also re-signed Jake Bobo, a player whose contributions go far beyond his statistical production, from his play on special teams to his blocking ability in the run game to him being, as Schneider described it on Seattle Sports 710AM, "a culture guy. He had limited targets this year, but his effect on our team, you can't really put a dollar amount on it – the way he affected our running game, special teams, the way he works, the way he conducts business every single day."

With those five back, as well as the likes of Cody White and Ricky White III, the Seahawks won't feel the need to draft a receiver, but as is the case at every position, they still could if the right value is there, especially if that player can contribute on special teams.

Rob Rang's Top 5 Receivers

Overview: Everyone likes catching touchdowns and with so many of today's top young athletes gravitating to the receiver position, wideout has become one of the strongest positional groups of seemingly every NFL draft. That is again the case in 2026 with all five of the prospects listed below (and perhaps a few more) likely to hear their names called in the first round. With Shaheed retained in free agency and the reigning Offensive Player of the Year, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, extended on the biggest contract in franchise history, the Seahawks are ahead of the curve at wide receiver and this position will likely not be a focus for the club in this draft. Schneider has often taken the traditional Best Player Available approach on draft day, however, and so a few other middle and late round prospects who might appeal include speedsters who project as quality gunners on special teams coverage units like Oregon's Malik Benson, Cincinnati's Jeff Caldwell and Georgia State's Ted Hurst.

1. Carnell Tate, Ohio State, 6-2, 192, First Round

The same pipeline of NFL talent that helped mold Smith-Njigba continues with Tate, who will be the sixth wide receiver from Ohio State to be selected in the NFL's first round in just the past five years. He entered the season characterized as more of a possession receiver but blossomed into one of the game's most dependable downfield targets, showing excellent body control and tracking skills. Sound familiar, Seahawks fans?

2. Makai Lemon, USC, 5-11, 192, First Round

We focused on some of the free agents who signed elsewhere for this year's Doppelganger article, but had we taken a more holistic approach to the 2026 draft class, I would've compared Lemon to former Seahawk star Golden Tate. Both players have a compact frame and physical nature to them that makes them more like running backs than receivers. Pardon the pun, but this Lemon is pretty sweet at creating separation, before and after the catch.

3. Denzel Boston, Washington, 6-4, 212, First Round

Perhaps one of the reasons why the Huskies' running back Jonah Coleman doesn't get more attention is the fact that talent evaluators couldn't keep their eyes off Boston, who possesses remarkable agility for such a tall receiver. Boston lacks the elite straight-line speed scouts fawn over, but I think his size, body control and hand-eye coordination translate very well to the NFL.

4. Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State, 6-2, 203, First Round

If tape were the only part of the evaluation, Tyson might be the first receiver off the board. He still may be. He moves like a receiver a couple of inches shorter and 20 pounds lighter than he is, creating separation easily. He's struggled with durability over his college career, however.

5. KC Concepcion, Texas A&M, 6-0, 196, First Round

It isn't durability but another "dirty D-word" that plagues Concepcion – drops. Pro Football Focus charted Concepcion with 20 drops over his three-year college careers, including seven in 2025, alone. Scouts can question his hands a bit but certainly not his feet. This kid can leave his own shadow stumbling to keep up, generating 28 touchdowns in 38 career games.