The Seattle Seahawks have not only traded away DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a 2025 second-round pick, they’ve called time on their 2019 draft class.
Metcalf was Seattle’s last remaining player on the roster from that class, which you may recall started out with a pair of first-round picks after they traded away Frank Clark to the Kansas City Chiefs. That was also the last time Seattle traded down in the first round, which ended up as a scenic route toward eventually taking DK Metcalf.
The Seahawks had 11 picks, including four in the top 100, and none of them is on the roster anymore.
Seahawks 2019 Draft Class
Round 1, Pick 29: L.J. Collier
Round 2, Pick 47: Marquise Blair
Round 2, Pick 64: DK Metcalf
Round 3, Pick 88: Cody Barton
Round 4, Pick 120: Gary Jennings Jr
Round 4, Pick 124: Phil Haynes
Round 4, Pick 132: Ugo Amadi
Round 5, Pick 142: Ben Burr-Kirven
Round 6, Pick 204: Travis Homer
Round 6, Pick 209: Demarcus Christmas
Round 7, Pick 236: John Ursua
The less said about the Collier pick, the better. Frankly, likewise for Blair although the injuries were definitely a bummer.
Metcalf was the only player who netted the Seahawks any draft compensation either in a trade or as a free agent comp pick. Cody Barton actually was worth a seventh-round comp pick when he signed with the Washington Commanders, only for that pick to be cancelled out by the Devin Bush signing.
Only Metcalf received an extension while on his rookie deal and frankly was the only one who merited such a contract. Jennings famously did not even make it through the regular season as a rookie before he was waived. John Ursua was within a yard of winning the NFC West for the Seahawks and otherwise never caught another NFL pass.
Phil Haynes did have multiple contracts in Seattle but had stints on the practice squad so he had interrupted periods of time on the regular season roster, generally spending a lot of time on the injury list.
Ugo Amadi was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, a notorious bust taken before Metcalf. He lasted a couple of months on the Seahawks practice squad before being let go.
Ben Burr-Kirven was a special teams player who unfortunately had a horrific injury in preseason and never really recovered. He otherwise made no contributions of note on defense. Travis Homer, much like Burr-Kirven, was a valuable special teams contributor. Homer was also a third-down receiving and pass-protecting back. He’s currently with the Chicago Bears in a similar capacity.
If not for Metcalf, this would be seen as a disastrous class given all of the draft capital they had coming into the draft and then accumulated during the draft.