The Seahawks have selected players in the first round of the NFL Draft in all years except for 1985 and 2007, when the club traded those picks. In 1985, the Seahawks dealt their No. 1 to Cincinnati for center Blair Bush, and in 2007, they sent their No. 1 to New England for WR Deion Branch. The club’s first draft choice each year since 1976:
| Year | Rnd | Pick | Player | College | Pos. | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 25 | James Carpenter | Alabama | OG | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 | Russell Okung | Oklahoma St. | OT | 10 | 10 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 | Aaron Curry | Wake Forest | LB | 30 | 28 |
| 2008 | 1 | 28 | Lawrence Jackson | USC | DE | 32 | 24 |
| 2007 | 2 | 55 | Josh Wilson | Maryland | DB | 28 | 12 |
| 2006 | 1 | 31 | Kelly Jennings | Miami (Fla.) | DB | 78 | 44 |
| 2005 | 1 | 26 | Chris Spencer | Mississippi | C | 81 | 70 |
| 2004 | 1 | 23 | Marcus Tubbs | Texas | DT | 29 | 17 |
| 2003 | 1 | 11 | Marcus Trufant | WSU | DB | 120 | 119 |
| 2002 | 1 | 28 | Jerramy Stevens | Washington | TE | 71 | 26 |
| 2001 | 1 | 9 | Koren Robinson | N.C. State | WR | 69 | 64 |
| 2000 | 1 | 10 | Shaun Alexander | Alabama | RB | 119 | 97 |
| 1999 | 1 | 22 | Lamar King | Saginaw | DE | 57 | 37 |
| 1998 | 1 | 15 | Anthony Simmons | Clemson | LB | 86 | 79 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | Shawn Springs | Ohio St. | DB | 93 | 88 |
| 1 | 6 | Walter Jones | Florida St. | OT | 180 | 180 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 21 | Pete Kendall | Boston College | OG | 76 | 75 |
| 1995 | 1 | 8 | Joey Galloway | Ohio St. | WR | 71 | 67 |
| 1994 | 1 | 8 | Sam Adams | Texas A&M | DT | 89 | 66 |
| 1993 | 1 | 2 | Rick Mirer | Notre Dame | QB | 55 | 51 |
| 1992 | 1 | 10 | Ray Roberts | Virginia | OL | 57 | 46 |
| 1991 | 1 | 16 | Dan McGwire | San Diego St. | QB | 12 | 5 |
| 1990 | 1 | 3 | Cortez Kennedy | Miami (Fla.) | DT | 167 | 153 |
| 1989 | 1 | 15 | Andy Heck | Notre Dame | OT | 77 | 70 |
| 1988 | 2 | 49 | Brian Blades | Miami (Fla.) | WR | 156 | 122 |
| 1987 | 1 | 18 | Tony Woods | Pittsburgh | DE | 89 | 79 |
| 1986 | 1 | 15 | John L. Williams | Florida | FB | 123 | 115 |
| 1985 | 2 | 53 | Owen Gill | Iowa | RB | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 22 | Terry Taylor | So. Illinois | DB | 79 | 55 |
| 1983 | 1 | 3 | Curt Warner | Penn St. | RB | 93 | 92 |
| 1982 | 1 | 6 | Jeff Bryant | Clemson | DE | 175 | 167 |
| 1981 | 1 | 4 | Kenny Easley | UCLA | DB | 89 | 87 |
| 1980 | 1 | 10 | Jacob Green | Texas A&M | DE | 178 | 176 |
| 1979 | 1 | 18 | Manu Tuiasosopo | UCLA | DT | 73 | 64 |
| 1978 | 1 | 9 | Keith Simpson | Memphis | DB | 108 | 70 |
| 1977 | 1 | 14 | Steve August | Tulsa | OT | 97 | 90 |
| 1976 | 1 | 2 | Steve Niehaus | Notre Dame | DT | 36 | 20 |