The Rams and Seahawks went with defense, while the 49ers and Cardinals went with wide receivers with their top draft picks.
The NFC West was responsible for 38 of the 257 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft. Both the Los Angeles Rams (10) and Arizona Cardinals (12) made double-digit selections, while the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks made eight picks apiece. With the futures of Brandon Aiyuk and even Deebo Samuel uncertain, the 49ers doubled down on wide receivers by taking Florida’s Ricky Pearsall in Round 1 and Arizona’s Jacob Cowing in Round 4. The Rams focused on life after Aaron Donald by drafting Florida State pass rusher Jared Verse, followed by a big trade-up for his Seminoles defensive tackle teammate Braden Fiske. That move cost the Rams their 2025 second-rounder.
While the Seahawks did not draft any receivers, running backs, or safeties, their NFC West rivals had a different approach. Miami safety Kameron Kinchens went to the Rams in the third round, Wake Forest’s Malik Mustapha was selected by the 49ers in the fourth, likewise Texas Tech’s Dadrion Taylor-Demerson to Arizona. The Rams took ex-Michigan star running back Blake Corum in the third, the Cardinals added Florida State’s Trey Benson in the same round, while the Niners added the speedy Isaac Guerendo out of Louisville in the fourth.
Let’s take a look at all of the draft picks for each NFC West team:
Seahawks
Round 1, Pick 16: Byron Murphy II, DT, Texas
Round 3, Pick 81: Christian Haynes, G, UConn
Round 4, Pick 118: Tyrice Knight, LB, UTEP
Round 4, Pick 121: AJ Barner, TE, Michigan
Round 5, Pick 135: Nehemiah Pritchett, CB, Auburn
Round 6, Pick 172: Sataoa Laumea, OT, Utah
Round 6, Pick 192: D.J. James, CB, Auburn
Round 6, Pick 207: Michael Jerrell, OT, Findlay
49ers
Round 1, Pick 31: Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida
Round 2: No. 64: Renardo Green, CB, Florida State
Round 3: No 86: Dominick Puni, OT, Kansas
Round 4: No. 124: Malik Mustapha, S, Wake Forest
Round 4: No 129: Isaac Guerendo, RB, Louisville
Round 4, No. 135: Jacob Cowing, WR, Arizona
Round 6, No. 215: Jarrett Kingston, G, USC
Round 7, No. 251: Sanoussi Kane, S, Purdue
Rams
Round 1, Pick 19: Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State
Round 2, Pick 39: Braden Fiske, DT, Florida State
Round 3, Pick 83: Blake Corum, RB, Michigan
Round 3, Pick 99: Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami
Round 5, No. 154: Brennan Jackson, EDGE, Washington State
Round 6, No. 196: Tyler Davis, DT, Clemson
Round 6, No. 209: Joshua Karty, K, Stanford
Round 6, No. 213: Jordan Whittington, WR, Texas
Round 6, No. 217: Beaux Limmer, C, Arkansas
Round 7, No. 254: KT Leveston, G, Kansas State
Cardinals
Round 1, Pick 4: Marvin Harrison, Jr, WR, Ohio State
Round 1, Pick 27: Darius Robinson, EDGE, Missouri
Round 2, Pick 43: Max Melton, CB, Rutgers
Round 3, Pick 66: Trey Benson, RB, Florida State
Round 3, Pick 71: Isaiah Adams, OT, Illinois
Round 3, Pick 82: Tip Reiman, TE, Illinois
Round 3, Pick 90: Elijah Jones, CB, Boston College
Round 4, Pick 104: Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, S, Texas Tech
Round 5, Pick 138: Xavier Thomas, EDGE, Clemson
Round 5, Pick 162: Christian Jones, OT, Texas
Round 6, Pick 191: Tejhaun Palmer, WR, UAB
Round 7, Pick 226: Jaden Davis, DB, Miami
Are there any players from the Seahawks’ NFC West rivals you wish had been drafted by Seattle? Let us know in the comments!
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