Seahawks News: Elijah Arroyo making himself known at Seahawks camp

Key Points:

• Analysis comparing first-round draft picks from 2017-2026 shows San Francisco under GM John Lynch has a 30% hit rate with 3 hits and 7 busts out of 11 picks, while Seattle under GM John Schneider has a 75% hit rate with 6 hits and 2 busts from 9 picks.
• The draft accountability in San Francisco is shared between Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan, who has significant influence on selections, complicating sole attribution of draft outcomes to Lynch.
• Despite early first-round struggles, San Francisco has found impactful players in later rounds such as George Kittle, Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, DJ Jones, and Brock Purdy, which has helped offset some first-round misses.
• The article poses a question to Seattle fans about whether the Seahawks have comparable late-round draft successes to match or exceed San Francisco’s top five non-first-round players during the same period.
• Rashad Penny is considered a borderline case for Seattle’s first-round picks, showing flashes of elite talent but ultimately not becoming a long-term productive starter, thus categorized as a draft disappointment rather than a total bust.