The Seattle Seahawks are running into a quarterback problem they may not need to keep solving on the roster. Jalen Milroe is the most likely one to move, and if Seattle acts soon, he could bring back a third-round or fourth-round selection instead of sitting as surplus on a crowded depth chart.
That is why Milroe is getting attention now. The Seahawks appear set to carry three quarterbacks on their current projected 53-man roster, the same number they carried last season, but only two really seem necessary, and the hope inside the debate is that only one is needed in reality. In that setup, the rookie third-round pick in 2025 becomes the piece with the clearest trade value.
Drew Lock is the easier name to imagine losing, but the market tells a different story. He has bounced around the league and never lasted as a full-time starter anywhere, which makes it hard to see another team offering much for him. Milroe is younger and more appealing in a deal, even if Seattle has no conceivable path to ever starting him. That is the odd shape of the conversation: the backup with the most value is also the one with the least future in Seattle.
The logic is tied to Sam Darnold, who is only 29 years old and could remain QB1 for many seasons to come. His rookie deal is done after the 2028 season, which gives the Seahawks a relatively short window to get meaningful value back if they decide to move Milroe. The quarterback’s own situation matters too. He needs to play, or at least have a chance to do so, and the longer he sits behind Darnold, the more Seattle risks holding an asset that cannot be fully used in-house.
A trade would not be hard to imagine in a vacuum. The Green Bay Packers are one logical destination because they already have a solid starter in Jordan Love and used Malik Willis last year. Willis then signed with the Miami Dolphins in free agency this offseason for three years and as much as $67.5 million, a reminder that teams will pay for quarterback insurance when they believe it can matter. If a buyer sees Milroe as that kind of player, a third-round or fourth-round selection is the range that starts to make sense.
What Seattle has to decide is whether that market exists now, before the value slips. Keeping Milroe would preserve depth, but it would also leave the Seahawks with a third quarterback they do not appear to need and a player whose future in Seattle is already blocked. Moving him would be a bet that the draft capital is better than the wait.
