Updated NFL Draft order after Seahawks trade Russell Wilson to Broncos

Here’s what the NFL Draft order looks like after the Denver Broncos send multiple first-round picks to the Seahawks for Russell Wilson. 

If you thought Aaron Rodgers getting $200 million was going to be the biggest NFL news of the day — which is likely what he thought as well — you were wrong.

One of the teams that seemed hot on the trail of Rodgers was the Denver Broncos. Prior to Rodgers agreeing to a historic and massive new contract extension with the Packers, many believed that the Broncos would be the team to swoop in and steal him away from Green Bay.

Denver, a team that has a young and snarling defense as well as offensive weapons to spare, was in the market to make a splashy quarterback acquisition. That’s why as surprising as it was to see happen, it should have vome as no surprise that the Rodgers extension news was chased by reports that Russell Wilson was heading to Denver as part of a blockbuster trade.

The dust still hasn’t totally settled, and the ripple effects of this move will take some time to fully understand. But in the immediate aftermath of the trade we do know a few pieces that are moving and how they might be immediately impactful.

Denver traded two first-round picks to Seattle as part of a multi-player, multi-pick package. The most immediate part of the deal is the 9th overall pick in this upcoming draft, which now heads to Seattle and changes the face of the Draft’s first night.

After the Russell Wilson blockbuster, here’s how the first round of the NFL Draft stacks up:

1. Jaguars
2. Lions
3. Texans
4. Jets
5. Giants
6. Panthers
7. Giants (From Bears)
8. Falcons
9. Seahawks (From Broncos, part of the Russell Wilson trade)
10. Jets (From Seahawks, part of the Jamaal Adams trade)
11. Commanders
12. Vikings
13. Browns
14. Ravens
15. Eagles (From Dolphins)
16. Eagles (From Colts, part of the Carson Wentz trade)
17. Chargers
18. Saints
19. Eagles
20. Steelers
21. Patriots
22. Raiders
23. Cardinals
24. Cowboys
25. Bills
26. Titans
27. Buccaneers
28. Packers
29. Dolphins (From 49ers)
30. Chiefs
31. Bengals
32. Lions (From Rams)

Essentially, the trade gives the Seahawks a first round pick back in this year’s draft. The Jamal Adams trade sent Seattle’s original 2022 pick to the Jets, so before the Russell Wilson trade, they had nothing going for them in Round 1.

Denver using its first round pick a year ago on Patrick Surtain and not on Justin Fields is something that also ages well with this trade. Now the Broncos have a top-tier quarterback and a defense that seems to be Super Bowl-ready not only this year but in years to come.