Brendon NelsonAug 18, 2026
In an early first-round mock draft, Bleacher Report placed the Seahawks at No. 30 overall — implying Seattle reaches but loses the NFC Championship Game — and had them select Miami interior defensive lineman Ahmad Moten Sr with that pick.
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What Brendon Nelson said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromthe mock gave the Seahawks the 30th overall pick
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- Seahawks Get More Defensive Firepower in 2027 Mock Draft
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- 1Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs“which means they believe the Seattle Seahawks will lose in the NFC Championship Game”
- 2Seattle Seahawks to pick at number 30“For starters, the mock gave the Seahawks the 30th overall pick”
- 3Ahmad Moten Sr. to be picked at number 30“As for the player, they went with Ahmad Moten Sr, an interior defensive lineman from the Miami Hurricanes.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs1 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Seattle Seahawks to pick at number 302 | Team Draft Slot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Ahmad Moten Sr. to be picked at number 303 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 1 mock draft pick, 1 playoff pick and 1 team draft slot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Where this call stands in the room
Seattle Seahawks · 2026 season · overall pick3 calls from 3 pundits between 18 overall pick and 30 overall pick. Brendon Nelson said 30 overall pick. the room's median is 29 overall pick. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against the record
Their call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
1Playoff PicksSeattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Team Draft Slot CallsSeattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to pick at number 30
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Mock Draft PicksAhmad Moten Sr.Seattle Seahawks
Ahmad Moten Sr. to be picked at number 30
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Albert Breer · Game Outcome Picks · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Breer picks the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in their Week 9 NFC West matchup.Tyler Sullivan · Game Outcome Picks · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Sullivan picks the Seahawks to win in Week 9.Dave Richard · Game Outcome Picks · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Richard picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.John Pluym · Game Outcome Picks · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.Pamela Maldonado · Game Outcome Picks · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Maldonado picks the Seahawks in Week 9.
More mock draft picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Chris Simms · Mock Draft Picks · Malachi Corley · Miss 11
Simms named the Bears the NFL's best overall offense and best rushing offense, the Bengals the best passing offense, Seattle the best total defense, Minnesota the best pass defense and Tampa Bay the best run defense; they also called Tristan Wirfs the league's best offensive lineman, projected Miami's Malachi Toney as a top-15 pick, and predicted a 30-14 Jaguars win in Baltimore.Philip Hughes · Mock Draft Picks · Kyle Kennard · Miss 34
Evaluating edge rusher Kyle Kennard ahead of the draft, the account projected them as a Day 2 selection.Blaine Grisak · Mock Draft Picks · Brian Thomas Jr. · Hit 84
Grisak argues the Rams should not trade a second-round pick for Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr., calling it too great a risk and too high a cost. In an embedded tweet of their own from the 2024 pre-draft period, they suggested the Rams could select Thomas at pick No. 19.Charlie Campbell · Mock Draft Picks · Xavier Williams · Miss 0
Campbell's draft stock report projects Indiana WR Charlie Becker as a top-10 pick in 2027, Mississippi State CB Kelley Jones as a first-rounder, Tennessee DT Xavier Gilliam as a top-15 pick, and Texas OT Trevor Goosby as a top-10 pick, while suggesting Arch Manning could still be a first-rounder if they declare.