Top-30/Local Visits Tracker: Who Have Seahawks Met With Leading Up to 2026 NFL Draft?
With the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine in the rearview mirror and free agency well underway, the Seattle Seahawks and all 32 NFL teams are in the midst of scheduling and conducting their pre-draft top-30 visits.
In this process, each NFL team can bring in up to 30 players to their respective facilities for interviews and meetings with coaches as well as medical examinations and physicals. In addition, teams can also bring in local players for official visits, which do not count as one of the top-30 visits. While these on-site meetings are only part of the evaluation process leading up to the three-day event, they can play a critical role in determining where each player ends up on draft weekend.
Which players have already met with the Seahawks or are scheduled to come to town for top-30 visits and local visits before the 2026 NFL Draft?
Kraken Fall Back Into Bad Habits, Suffer 6-2 Loss to Lightning
It started with Jared McCann.
The Seattle Kraken forward said as much, referring to his turnover to Tampa Bay Lightning forward Gage Concalves on a hit along the boards that ultimately led to the latter giving his side a 1-0 lead just 5:45 into Tuesday’s game at Climate Pledge Arena, but it didn’t end there.
Between Tampa’s relentless forecheck and a couple of crucial mistakes on Seattle’s end, the Lightning stormed to a 3-0 lead. The Kraken managed to cut it to 3-2 midway through the second period, but more mistakes doomed them to a 6-2 loss.
Redhawks’ Defense Stands Tall in 67-52 Win Over Tommies in First Round of NIT
Holding an explosive St. Thomas offense to a season-low on the scoreboard, the Redhawks secured a 67-52 win over the Tommies on Tuesday night at the Connolly Center, notching a massive NIT win to advance to the second round of the tournament.
Along with holding the visiting foe to a season-low in points to set up a date with top-seeded Auburn, the Redhawks limited the Tommies to 38% shooting from the field, including 23% from three-point range, along with producing 21 turnovers. This effort defensively gave Seattle enough time to find its shooting touch in the second half.
In the first half, Seattle shot just 30% from the field, falling behind early. Struggling to find quality looks, whether driving to the lane from the perimeter or feeding Houran Dan or Austin Maurer posted up inside, the Redhawks had just four points in the paint after 20 minutes. St. Thomas, on the other hand, spread out Seattle’s defense and turned their guards loose getting downhill, frequently challenging Seattle at the rim to build a 10-point lead midway through the half.
Is Logan Gilbert Ready to Re-Establish Himself as Cy Young Contender for Mariners?
A lot went right for the 2025 Seattle Mariners. Cal Raleigh hit as many homers as some guy named Babe Ruth. The team made it all the way to Game 7 of the ALCS, farther than the franchise has ever gone before.
On the list of things that did not go perfectly, Logan Gilbert’s season was one of them. It’s not that he had a bad season. He just didn’t have one up to his lofty standards.
“That's always the biggest goal for me is 32 starts, 200 innings,” Gilbert told the media at the beginning of Spring Training. “That's the only thing I really care about.”
Which Former Cougars Will Be Starring in March Madness?
With Washington State missing the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row, it’s a good time to look around the bracket and see some familiar faces. A handful of former Cougars will be playing in March, and few of them have taken big steps since leaving Pullman.
Ruben Chinyelu
Chinyelu has developed rapidly since leaving Pullman after his freshman season. After Kyle Smith departed for Stanford following Washington State’s NCAA Tournament run, Chinyelu moved on and landed at Florida.
Last season, Chinyelu started for the eventual national champion Florida Gators and played a important role in the frontcourt. In his first season in Gainesville, he averaged 6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game while establishing himself as a defensive presence.
Seahawks Wisely Slow Played Free Agency With 2026 NFL Draft Class in Mind
Moments after the NFL’s legal tampering period opened on March 9, Seattle Seahawks fans quickly experienced the downside of bringing home the Lombardi Trophy, as Super Bowl MVP Ken Walker III started the festivities by securing a record-setting three-year, $43 million free agent contract from the Kansas City Chiefs.
Less than an hour later, the Seahawks suffered another significant loss from the Super Bowl tax as safety Coby Bryant bolted for another NFC contender, signing a three-year, $40 million deal with the Chicago Bears. Not long after, outside linebacker Boye Mafe cashed in as well, inking a three-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals worth $20 million per season. One day later, cornerback Riq Woolen joined the exodus, taking his talents to Philadelphia on a one-year deal worth up to $15 million. Before free agency even had officially began, four former starters had flew the nest for lucrative big money contracts elsewhere.
For many fans who hoped to see the team run it back, it may have felt like the rest of the NFL had quickly descended on the defending champions like vultures zeroing in on deceased prey and gradually started picking away from the carcass.
Assessing Three March Mariner Concerns Ahead of 2026 Regular Season
If the Seattle Mariners started the 2026 regular season 6-16-1 (ignore the tie), things would probably be nearing panic mode in T-Mobile Park. But given that it’s Spring Training, the record isn’t all that concerning as Opening Day begins. But from injury concerns to slow starts for stars, there are some points of worry for the M’s as the season comes into view. Just how worrying are these signs, however? Is there any meaning to be derived from them?
Concern 1: Injury questions for players up and down the roster.
Concern level: 4/10
The most-discussed injury question for the upcoming season has been Bryce Miller, and it seems likely by this point that he won’t be ready to start the regular season. The Mariners have Emerson Hancock and Cooper Criswell both available to fill in the fifth starter role - and I personally expect they’ll start with Hancock, with Criswell in the tank if Hancock again struggles as a starter - but they at least have some good indications due to both players’ performance in Spring Training. That doesn’t necessarily mean much for the regular season, especially in the top-line stats such as ERA and FIP, but the M’s have to be impressed with Hancock’s feel for the ball.
Seahawks Attack Lingering Needs in Post-Free Agency Mock Draft
The new NFL league year hasn’t even hit the week mark yet, but free agency already has slowed to a relative crawl after signings were announced in bunches during the annual two-day tampering period, meaning the Seattle Seahawks and all 32 teams have already shifted their attention primarily back to the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft.
As things stand, after dealing away a fourth and fifth round pick to the Saints for Rashid Shaheed last October, the Seahawks currently hold only four picks in the draft. Three of those selections are on the first two days, however, providing the ammunition for general manager John Schneider to be able to potentially facilitate a deal or two to slide down the board and recoup a few extra picks on Day 3, where the team doesn’t have a fourth, fifth, or seventh round pick at the moment.
Looking towards the draft, which now sits a mere six weeks away, how may things shake out for Schneider and the Seahawks in the aftermath of the first few waves of free agency?
NBA Set to Vote on Exploring Seattle, Las Vegas Expansion Teams
Seattle basketball fans have endured years of empty promises and delayed timelines since losing the NBA’s Seattle SuperSonics in 2008. The knife was twisted further after watching the Oklahoma City Thunder, formerly the Sonics, win the NBA title in 2025.
But after a near-20-year wait, there is finally a concrete reason to believe the NBA could be returning to Seattle. The NBA is set to hold a vote to begin exploring expansion teams in Seattle and Las Vegas during the board of governors meetings from March 24-25, per ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania.
The target first season for the pair of new teams is 2028-29.
Sounders Epitomize 'Bend Don't Break' in 1-0 Win Over Earthquakes
There were heroes everywhere in the Seattle Sounders' 1-0 MLS win over the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday afternoon.
Paul Rothrock led a depleted Sounders (3-1-0 W-L-D) front with strong runs that netted a 20th-minute goal, while keeper Andrew Thomas had arguably his best game in 2026 with seven saves.
But what Antino Lopez did in the 74th minute to preserve that scoreline will stand the test of time.
Bottom-Six Propels Kraken to Big Win Over Panthers
After snapping their four-game losing streak with a 5-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks, the Seattle Kraken’s new-look top line and trade deadline acquisition Bobby McMann’s three-point debut stole the show. Less than 24 hours later, it was the Kraken bottom-six that powered Seattle to a back-to-back sweep with a 6-2 win against the Florida Panthers at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday.
With two goals each from the third- and fourth-line, the Kraken displayed the top-to-bottom production they’ll need if they want to hold down a spot in the Western Conference playoff picture, which they reclaimed after San Jose lost 7-4 to Ottawa on Sunday.
“We need everybody,” Kraken coach Lane Lambert said. “That’s the way it’s going to be, and certainly we need everybody and needed everybody on a second night of a back-to-back with a rested team here waiting for us, and Joey (Daccord) played well right off the start, and then our fourth line stepped up and got us going with some energy … so huge for us, but we’re a four-line hockey team, and that’s what we need out of them.”
Reign Overcome Travel Mishap, Weather Delay in Opening Day Win
The Seattle Reign waited on the tarmac in SeaTac for a chance to fly to Orlando on Friday morning.
And they waited.
And they waited.
They waited for around six hours before taking off, as weather and other circumstances caused delays. The team, frustrated from a full day of travel, had to wait again in the recesses of Inter&Co Stadium at halftime of their Sunday season-opening game against the Pride as nearly three hours of lightning delays added a new fold to the cross-country trip.
After all that, the Reign played to a 2-1 win in their season-opener against a team they had played and lost to twice in a row to close last season.
Gonzaga MBB, WBB March Madness Brackets Set
March Madness brackets are set, and both Gonzaga’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will be vying for a national championship in the NCAA Tournament.
The Zags’ men’s team (30-3) received the No. 3 seed in the West Region and will face No. 14 Kennesaw State (21-13) in the first round at 7 p.m. PT on Thursday, March 19, at the Moda Center in Portland.
Gonzaga’s women’s team (24-9) landed the No. 12 seed in the West Region and will face No. 5 Ole Miss (23-11) at an undetermined time on Friday, March 20, at Williams Arena in Minnesota.
Washington Lands Commitment From 2027 4-Star Running Back Jeremy Adeyanju
Jedd Fisch found his Class of 2027 running back.
Jeremy Adeyanju, a 6-0, 215-pounder out of Sandra Day O’Connor High School in Glendale, Arizona, confirmed his commitment to Washington on social media. The junior chose the Huskies over USC, Michigan and UCLA.
Adeyanju’s stock has been rising over the last few months. He’s shown good instincts and decisiveness running behind an offensive line with a pair of three-star recruits, and the long-strider can run away from defenders in the open field. Adeyanju will join a UW running back room that theoretically would include 2026 4-star recruit Brian Bonner, as well as Ansue Sanoe (2026) Quaid Carr (2025) and Julian McMahan (2025) and Jordan Washington (2024).
Gonzaga Baseball Crushes 10 Homers During Sweep of Indiana State
It took a month’s worth of games, but Gonzaga baseball (8-11) finally has its first series win of the year, and it came in the form of a sweep. After dropping two games in Minneapolis to the Golden Gophers during the week, the Bulldogs responded by taking all three games against Indiana State (7-12) on the road.
Heading into the weekend, the Zags had outhit their opponents in six straight games but only had two wins to show for it during that stretch. They continued to rack up hits in the set versus the Sycamores, but GU also tapped into its power stroke in order to bust out the brooms, mashing 10 homers in the series after hitting just seven over its first 16 games. In the series finale, Gonzaga tied for its most runs scored in a single game in program history, with one of the Bulldogs teeing off for three round-trippers.
How did the Bulldogs earn their first happy flight of the year?
Cougs in the NBA: How Have Washington State Alumni Played in 2025-26 Season?
With the Washington State basketball season now officially over after an early one-and-done exit in the WCC Tournament, it’s a good time to check in on several former Cougars who are currently playing in the NBA.
Here’s a look at how five former Cougs are performing in the Association or G-League:
Klay Thompson
Years in Pullman: 2008–2011
Thompson has a strong case as the most famous Washington State alumnus. The five-time NBA All-Star and four-time NBA champion has been in the league since the 2011–12 season.
Now 35 years old and playing for the Dallas Mavericks, Thompson is experiencing one of the toughest seasons of his career. For the first time since his rookie year, he has primarily been coming off the bench.
Seahawks Take Flier on Former First Round Pick Noah Igbinoghene
Looking to replenish depth in the secondary after losing Riq Woolen and Coby Bryant in free agency, the Seattle Seahawks made their second cornerback signing in as many days on Saturday, bringing a former first round pick into the fold.
According to Mike Dugar of The Athletic, the Seahawks have agreed to terms with veteran cornerback Noah Igbinoghene on a one-year contract. Other terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed.
Once a highly touted prospect coming out of Auburn, Igbinoghene landed with the Dolphins as the 30th overall selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, breaking into the league at just 20 years old. He appeared in 16 games as a rookie with a pair of starts for Miami, struggling in his first action against NFL talent, allowing 18 yards per reception and three touchdowns with quarterbacks posting a 133.9 passer rating when targeting him in coverage.
Storm’s Nneka Ogwumike Spearheading Tense WNBA CBA Negotiations Now in 11th Hour
As more deadlines continue to be dealt out by the WNBA, it seems the league and its players union are getting closer to an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Monday is the new deadline the league set to avoid any impacts on the 2026 season, per ESPN’s Alexa Philippou, and Seattle Storm forward and WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike is at the forefront of the negotiations as they enter their 11th hour.
Ogwumike said Saturday that revenue sharing and team-funded housing were among the major items that are still being worked on, per Doug Feinberg of the Associated Press. Negotiations have been especially hot this week to try to meet the league’s original March 10 deadline to not impact the season.
The Montlake Report: Huskies’ 2027 Recruiting Class Showing Promise
While it's early, Jedd Fisch and his Washington Huskies football staff are making strong connections with top 2027 recruits.
Emerald City Spectrum reporter Aaron Coe breaks down why a promising class appears to be taking shape for Fisch and company, as well as UW's new deal with Alaska Airlines and weighing star basketball player Hannes Steinbach's future with a leap to the NBA potentially in sight.
Kraken the Ice: How Can Bobby McMann Help Struggling Seattle Squad?
Dropping a fourth straight game, the Kraken once again were undone by what coach Lane Lambert called "mind-boggling" errors in a 5-1 loss to the Avalanche.
Emerald City Spectrum writer Nick Lee dives deep into Seattle's ongoing struggles since returning from the Olympic break, examines how Bobby McMann can help the Kraken right the ship when he finally get his irrigation paperwork cleared, and takes a look at what's on deck as Seattle enters a crucial point in the schedule.
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