Seattle Seahawks select Jalen Milroe in Round 3 of 2025 NFL Draft

The Seattle Seahawks selected Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe with the No. 92 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Milroe enters the NFL after going 21-6 in two years as the Crimson Tide’s starting quarterback and provides a dynamic dual-threat option from the most important position on the field.

Milroe posted career-best numbers in 2024, combining for 3,570 yards of total offense and 36 total touchdowns, including a career-high 20 rushing scores this past season. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Milroe threw for 2,844 yards on 64.3-percent (205-of-319) passing with 16 touchdowns and 11 intereceptions, along with 726 rushing yards in 2024.

Stats aside, Milroe remains a bit of a controversial pick, with some draft evaluators questioning his potential as a NFL-caliber passer. Of course, there are others that are enamored by Milroe’s superior athletic ability, with some comparing him to elite Baltimore dual-threat quarterback Lamar Jackson.

“He’s one of the most intriguing guys in the entire draft,” an anonymous NFL assistant general manager told FOX Sports insider Jordan Schultz in March. “There’s a narrative that he’s just a running quarterback, but that’s way off … His deep ball can be a major weapon at the next level. I’ve watched him a lot — he’s very capable in the pocket and carves up zone defenses well. There’s a lot to work with, and I like the kid.”

Milroe landed at Alabama as a four-star quarterback out of Tompkins High (Katy, Texas) in the 2021 recruiting cycle, ranking as the No. 89 overall player in the class and 12th-ranked quarterback, according to On3’s Industry Rankings, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

What NFL Draft analysts are saying about Jalen Milroe

NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein provided a detailed analysis of Milroe’s game ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft, and compared Milroe to famed Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kordell “Slash” Stewart given their elite athleticism and playmaking ability with the ball in their hand.

Still, Zierlein was critical of Milroe’s “touch and decision-making” from inside the pocket, citing a lack of anticipation that led to double-digit interceptions in 2024. He also suggested Milroe could use some fine tuning of his football and passing delivery to improve on his accuracy levels.

“Milroe is an explosive athlete who is very capable outside the pocket, but he lacks accuracy, touch and decision-making when he’s inside the pocket. A lack of anticipation and timing leads to interceptions and contested throws to intermediate areas of the field,” Zierlein wrote in his evaluation on NFL.com’s draft profile. “He has an NFL arm, but he might need to fine-tune his footwork and delivery to improve accuracy on all three levels. He can get through his reads when he’s confident and feels protected but becomes predictable and easier for defenses to manipulate when he’s rattled.

“He’s built like a Will linebacker, runs like a receiver and is a threat to hit the home run on called runs and scrambles,” Zierlein continued. “Milroe was a much better deep-ball passer in 2023, but his 2024 regression makes it harder to project success from the pocket at a high enough rate to become a capable NFL starter. A strong arm and elite speed will have teams intrigued, but if he doesn’t make it as a starter, it’s incumbent upon his team to find a way to get the ball in his hands with packaged plays.”