Seahawks take quarterback Jalen Milroe in third round of NFL draft

Bob Condotta, The Seattle Times on Apr 25, 2025

Published in Football

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SEATTLE — With their third selection in the NFL draft Friday, the Seahawks selected Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe with the 92nd overall pick — a pick they got from the Raiders for quarterback Geno Smith.

Milroe was expected by some as a potential first-round pick and had attended the draft in Green Bay, Wis.

He fell to the mid-third round where the Seahawks decided to leap and take him and add to a quarterback room that includes Sam Darnold, Drew Lock, Sam Howell and Jaren Hall.

The 6-foot-2, 225-pounder was regarded as one of the best dual threats available in the draft, rushing for 20 touchdowns last season at Alabama.

Milroe also completed 205 passes on 324 attempts for 2,834 yards, 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions while playing for former Washington coach Kalen DeBoer.

He is the third quarterback taken in the draft since John Schneider became the team’s general manager in 2010, the others being Russell Wilson in the third round in 2012 and Alex McGough in the seventh round in 2018.

The pick of Milroe came with Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders still remaining available as he continued to fall in the draft.

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