The early signs point to Geno Smith being with the Seattle Seahawks in 2024, but the team could still make a move to add another quarterback. Seattle Sports’ Brock Huard believes the best fit for the Seahawks is former Michigan Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
Fresh off leading Michigan to a championship and a solid NFL combine performance, McCarthy is projected to be gone by the time Seattle is on the clock at No. 16. Huard believes the Seahawks should “do whatever it takes” to trade up in the draft and select McCarthy.
“My conviction would be you do whatever it takes (to get him),” the former Seahawks quarterback noted during a March 7, 2024 edition of “Brock and Salk.” “Is it trading DK Metcalf? Is it trading next year’s (first-round pick)? I really would love for him to be this year’s (first-round pick). I really would.
I still would love to add a Troy Fautanu and some of the difference-makers who are in the top-50 of this draft. But I don’t walk away from this draft without doing and exhausting every opportunity to go get J.J. McCarthy.”
Seahawks Rumors: Seattle Will Likely Need to Move up to Draft QB J.J. McCarthy.
The Seahawks still have Metcalf under contract for another two seasons. Metcalf has a three-year, $72 million contract that runs through the 2025 season. The playmaker is slated to have a $13 million salary and a $24.5 million cap hit for 2024.
This would leave the Giants (No. 6), Falcons (No. 8), Vikings (No. 11), Broncos (No. 12) and Raiders (No. 13) as potential landing spots for the next quarterback. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler has the Vikings moving up from No. 11 to No. 7 to snag McCarthy in his latest mock draft. Minnesota sends the No. 11, No. 109 and a 2025 second rounder to Tennessee in order to move up four spots for McCarthy.
