11 defensive prospects to watch at the 2025 Senior Bowl

It’s Senior Bowl week! The Seahawks have never been one to shy away from taking Senior Bowl players in the NFL Draft.

This week we will have the Senior Bowl. It is an All-Star Game, the most important of the season. Prior to last year, this was exclusive to Seniors, but now it is also open to underclassmen who have declared themselves for the draft. The event is organized by Jim Nagy, a former Seattle Seahawks scout who was even interviewed for the New York Jets’ GM position.

The game takes place on Saturday, but the process starts before. First, the measurements. The prospects will still be measured at the Combine (only for those who received the invitation), but the records are much closer to the official ones than those listed by the Universities.

After that, we have the practices. The WRs/TEs will face the DBs/LBs in a 1 versus 1. The OLs will also face the DLs. Although it is not a real game situation, many prospects see their stock soar after these practices. An example of this was Dee Eskridge, who was not a known prospect and ended up appearing in Mocks in the first round. He didn’t even go to the game in order to avoid losing his stock.

The same can be said for LJ Collier. He was a Day 3 prospect, but he dominated practice and the game his year. As a result, Seattle picked him in the first round. Rashaad Penny was also a standout in the game and only didn’t win MVP because Kyle Lauletta shone.

The event is very important to Seattle. Here are the last five years of players who were drafted (or signed as a UDFA) by Seattle and played in the Senior Bowl:

• Sataoa Laumea, OG;
• DJ James, CB;
• Nehemiah Pritchett, CB;
• AJ Barner, TE;
• Tyrice Knight, LB;
• Christian Haynes, OG;
• Nelson Ceaser, EDGE (UDFA);
• Olu Olu, C;
• Derick Hall, EDGE;
• Cam Young, NT;
• Kenny McIntosh, RB;
• Coby Bryant, CB;
• Tyreke Smith, EDGE;
• Tariq Woolen, CB;
• Abe Lucas, OT;
• Boye Mafe, EDGE;
• Bo Melton, WR;
• Tre Brown, CB;
• Jake Curhan, OL (UDFA);
• Dee Eskridge, WR;
• Cade Johnson, WR (UDFA);
• Alton Robinson, EDGE;
• Anthony Gordon, QB (UDFA);
• Darrell Taylor, EDGE;
• Damien Lewis, OG;
• Stephen Sullivan, WR/TE/EDGE;

And that’s just the last five years. The team’s top two picks, Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner, also played and were outstanding, with Wagner being named MVP.

Let’s go!

Mike Green, EDGE, Marshall

He led the FBS in sacks with 17. The big issue with him, besides being from a smaller school, would be his weight. However, Green weighed in at over 250 lbs. If he can keep up his explosiveness in 1v1s, he could even dream of a Day 1 pick.

Shemar Stewart, EDGE, Texas A&M

Watching Stewart’s tape is both exciting and frustrating. He’s...