Seahawks draft Alabama QB Jalen Milroe at No. 92
Apr 25, 2025, 8:02 PM | Updated: Apr 26, 2025, 6:42 pm
The Seattle Seahawks selected Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe with the No. 92 overall pick in the third round of the NFL Draft on Friday night.
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It marks just the third time in general manager John Schneider’s 16-year tenure that Seattle has drafted a quarterback. The other two QBs drafted under Schneider were Russell Wilson in the third round in 2012 and Alex McGough in the seventh round in 2018.
Milroe, ranked by ESPN as the fifth-best quarterback in this year’s draft class, is an electric yet polarizing prospect. With big-time speed and a powerful 6-foot-2, 217-pound frame, Milroe features explosive athleticism as a runner. But even though he has NFL-level arm strength, he has struggled at times as a passer and needs to make considerable improvements in his accuracy and decision-making.
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The Seahawks signed Sam Darnold to a three-year, $105 million deal last month, so the 22-year-old Milroe was likely drafted as a multi-year developmental project. In the short term, Milroe gives Seattle an intriguing weapon to be used in specialty packages. And in the long-term, he’s a lottery ticket who can help the Seahawks hedge their bets if Darnold doesn’t emerge as their franchise QB.
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Milroe, a two-year starter at Alabama, finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2023 while leading the Crimson Tide to the College Football Playoff semifinals. He had a good season as a passer that year, posting a 65.8% completion rate while throwing for 2,834 yards, 23 TDs and six interceptions. He also ran for 531 yards and 12 TDs.
Milroe put together another big season on the ground in 2024, rushing for a team-high 726 yards and 20 TDs. However, he regressed as a passer. He still completed 64.3% of his passes for 2,844 yards, but threw just 16 TD passes and had 11 interceptions. He really struggled in SEC play, totaling just five TD passes and 10 interceptions in eight conference games.
The Seahawks now have five quarterbacks on their roster: Darnold, Drew Lock, Sam Howell, Jaren Hall and Milroe.
Here’s NFL.com’s Chad Reuter wrote about Milroe in his scouting report:
Milroe is an explosive athlete who is very capable outside the pocket, but he lacks accuracy, touch and decision-making when he’s inside the pocket. A lack of anticipation and timing leads to interceptions and contested throws to intermediate areas of the field. He has an NFL arm, but he might need to fine-tune his footwork and delivery to improve accuracy on all three levels. He can get through his reads when he’s confident and feels protected but becomes predictable and easier for defenses to manipulate when he’s rattled.
He’s built like a Will linebacker, runs like a receiver and is a threat to hit the home run on called runs and scrambles. Milroe was a much better deep-ball passer in 2023, but his 2024 regression makes it harder to project success from the pocket at a high enough rate to become a capable NFL starter. A strong arm and elite speed will have teams intrigued, but if he doesn’t make it as a starter, it’s incumbent upon his team to find a way to get the ball in his hands with packaged plays.
Seattle Seahawks 2025 NFL Draft picks
• Seahawks draft North Dakota State OL Grey Zabel at No. 18
• Seahawks trade up to draft South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori
• Seahawks draft Miami TE Elijah Arroyo at No. 50
• Seahawks draft Alabama QB Jalen Milroe at No. 92
• Seahawks draft Notre Dame DT Rylie Mills in fifth round
• Seahawks draft Colorado State WR Tory Horton in fifth round
• Seahawks draft Alabama tight end Robbie Ouzts, list him as fullback
• Seahawks draft Kansas OL Bryce Cabeldue in the sixth round
• Seattle Seahawks draft three in seveth round, including ex-Oregon State RB
