After closing out the Draft with 11 new players, two on the defensive side of the ball and nine on the offensive side, head coach Mike Macdonald and general manager and president of football operations John Schneider are, "very excited about what we've added to this team and the depth and the toughness, the competitors, the reliability. I'm just excited for this growth minded staff to get their hands on these guys and get ripping."

All seven picks from Day 3 spoke with media after being drafted, here's what they had to say:

DE, RYLIE MILLS

The Seahawks started off Day 3 of the Draft adding to their defensive line with Notre Dame defensive end Rylie Mills. The 6-foot-5, 296-pound Mills adds versatility to the defensive line with a group that already includes Leonard Williams, DeMarcus Lawrence and Mike Morris at defensive end. Mills said the Seahawks will be getting a dominant player out of him.

"They're going to get somebody who's gritty, who's tough, and comes in with the mindset that 'I want to get better every day and be dominant.' For me, it's like, 'How can I go out there and maximize myself every day to give us the best chance to win and win a Super Bowl?' It's something I've done my whole career. When I was in high school, I approached it that way, and especially in college. I really matured. I just approach the game like a professional, and that's what I want to continue to do. I want to get in there and earn the respect of my teammates and every day try to better myself."

Mills sees himself fitting into the kind of football wants play.

"Their plan is to use my versatility," Mills said. "I'm a big defensive tackle, but I can play a little bit of (defensive) end. I can play all over, I'll do whatever I have to do. Just go there and play liked I played at Notre Dame, and stick to my strengths. I'm ready to do that."

Adding, "Since I was a little kid, I dreamed of being a professional athlete and playing at this level. I think Seattle is where I was meant to be and I know it's a great fit. I'm pumped up, man. I was excited."

WR, TORY HORTON

The Seahawks addressed their receiver needs in free agency adding Cooper Kupp and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, but added more depth to that room by selecting Colorado State receiver Tory Horton.

Horton, also a special teams guy, brings the ability to return punts. At Colorado State he had 26 career returns for 423 yards and he had a punt return touchdown in each of the past three seasons.

He said he carries an underdog mentality because he was never a player that was highly scouted, but he says that's what fuels him and adds to his game.

"Just being that underdog and having that no-name mentality. I was never the flashy guy who wanted to be out there, I always stayed back with the shadows, just being that overlooked person, going out there to dominate, turning heads all over the map. People were watching that game saying, 'Who is this kid?' That is something I tried to do. I try to step back and control. Me just being that underdog and having that mentality to try to dominate every rep and every play and it just kind of shows."

He added, "Yeah, people were down on me, growing up. I felt like I was never highly looked at. I tried to carry myself (to) a standard to always be the best that I can be. I always carry that with me. That's the chip I've got, to go out there and show people what I can do."

And he brings that chip and "no-name" mentality as well as versatility, speed and route-running ability to Seattle.

"My awareness on the field, my route-running ability to find the open holes and the soft coverages in zones, and my versatility to make the first man miss and make something out of nothing, just always having the capability to take those little yards or just those mid-hit gainers and having that whole complete set."

FB, ROBBIE OUZTS

Shortly after Klint Kubiak was hired, he made it known that the Seahawks would be looking to use a fullback this season and last week, the Seahawks officially shifted Brady Russell's position from tight end to fullback. On Saturday, Seattle added another tight end turned fullback to the mix when they drafted Robbie Ouzts of Alabama.

"Oh my goodness, I can't even put words to it," Ouzts said on being drafted. "It's just a dream come true. I'm still in disbelief. It hasn't hit me yet. But I'm just so excited to get out there and live out this dream and make the most out of my opportunity."

Ouzts said, "just a couple" teams wanted him as fullback. Adding, "There was only a handful of teams that were really interested to begin with. That's just kind of how I am as a player. But it was about half and half in terms of fullback versus kind of a blocking tight end."

He said he spoke with Seahawks running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu who said, "my idea of a player correlates perfectly with how they want to be as an offense next year. So he thinks the transition will be great for me."

As a Bama guy, Ouzts will be reunited with quarterback Jalen Milroe.

"Jalen Milroe is going to work his ass off," Ouzts said. "Nobody works harder than that guy. Nobody gets there earlier, nobody leaves later. He's going to make the most of his opportunity and I'm thrilled to be with my boy. We're rolling in, we have chemistry already and we're going to attack this thing and hit the ground running."

G, BRYCE CABELDUE

Continuing to add to their offensive line, Seattle drafted 6-foot-4, 308 pound guard Bryce Cabeldue of Kansas. Cabeldue will play guard at the next level, but played right tackle for Kansas where he was a four-year starter and earned All-Big 12 honorable mention honors in his last season.

Cabeldue said guard fits his game because, "I think I'm really quick off the ball. That helps me put my body in a really good position, especially in pass-pro. I'm able to get in front of people. In the run game, I'm quick off the ball and I'm really good at getting fitted into the defenders and opening up holes for running backs."

And he's been working on the shift from tackle to guard.

"It's a little bit quicker. Guys are in your face a whole lot faster. You have to use a little bit more strength. At tackle, you could be a little bit prettier, you use your legs a little bit more. At guard, it's very, very physical, very in your face at all times, and you have to be extremely aware. Like I said, I think I'm pretty quick off the ball, I've been working on my hand placement, all my striking. I've always been pretty strong. I think going from tackle to guard is going to suit me really well."

RB, DAMIEN MARTINEZ

University of Washington fans might remember Damien Martinez from his time playing for Oregon State where he rushed for 230 yards, two touchdowns, along with 84 receiving yards in two games against the Huskies ion 2022 and 2023.

"I had some good games," Martinez said. "I know I definitely did them bad a couple of times the two times we played them."

Martinez is the physical type of runner that Macdonald and company are looking for and Martinez is very confident he can be that player for them.

"Physical runner," he said. "You've got another Beast Mode 2.0 coming up there. Get ready to see it."

While he had two productive seasons at Oregon State, he transferred to Miami for his final season and led the team in rushing yards (1,002), averaging 6.3 yards per carry with 10 touchdowns.

Martinez is going to be reunited with his Miami teammate, tight end Elijah Arroyo.

"It's going to be great," Martinez said. "Everybody can kind of see what happened this year at Miami and know what we both can do. I'm ready to get back up there with my dog."

Adding that Arroyo's game creates "a mismatch in the run game and the pass game. He's blocking his butt off in the run game and then is a mismatch for the linebackers if they're too slow. And then, the DBs, he's too big for them. He's going to be good."

G, MASON RICHMAN

Seattle's last addition to their offensive line in the Draft was the 6-foot-5, 307-pound Iowa guard Mason Richman.

Richman was pick No. 234 and he said getting the phone call from the Seahawks was something he, "had to actually believe that it was true."

When he answered the phone, he was probably expecting to hear from Schneider or Macdonald, but instead it was someone else.

"I'm not going to lie, it was getting down to the last picks there. I had to actually believe that it was true. Somebody gets on the phone, and I'm worried about a prank call, I know guys get prank calls nowadays, it was Grey Zabel, which I think was hilarious. I've been telling people I've trained with Grey's teammate, and a few of them up there in Minneapolis, and he's been a great player at the University. My dream was always to play for NDSU, but anyways, hearing that I'm going to be a Seahawk, and then I heard everyone cheer in the background, and then I knew it was real. That was the biggest thing. Now the phone's blowing up, but I'm just excited to be a Seahawk. That's the biggest thing."

Zabel, after being taken with the Seahawks first-round pick on Thursday, traveled to Seattle and made the call to Richman to let him know he was going to be a Seahawk.

"I pick up any number in this process. It said Washington on it, so I thought this could be somebody from Miami or someone from Seattle. You never know, because the coaching staff has to bounce around these days, too. It's like this deep voice, I can't even do it. I would butcher it. 'This is Grey Zabel, I'm excited for you to be a Seahawk', and I said well, how is that going to go. I didn't know if they were signing me or something. He's like 'We're going to pick you 234' and I said, 'Alright, I'll watch for it.' As I'm on the phone, it's slowly becoming more and more real and just so awesome. Other than that, it's just been cool. Hearing that, that wasn't what I expected. I thought I would hear from my agent or someone else, but the first person I heard from was Grey Zabel, which is so funny. We've been so connected over this whole process in my mind for some reason."

And Richman said he was going to celebrate with Miller Lite, joking, "I'll raise [Zabel] one. I'm going to do Miller Lite, because that's my go to beer nowadays. Maybe one day when he matures a little bit, he'll grow up."

Just two days after Zabel said, "I'm probably going to start diving into these Busch Lites."

WR, RICKY WHITE III

The Seahawks final pick of the 2025 NFL Draft was another receiver who has special teams experience. Ricky White III of UNLV led his team in receiving yards (1,041), receptions (79) and yards per reception (13.2). He also led the FBS in blocked punts (4).

Four blocked punts for one team is impressive, but for one player is even more impressive.

"It's really just a want to mentality that comes behind it," White said on blocking four punts. "Just having that savviness, going out there and competing. And actually having the technique and details be coached to you and applying it to your game. I want to thank my special teams coordinator at UNLV, Coach James Shibest. He taught me so much and I took the game and ran with it and applied it to my game."

Being the last pick for the Seahawks, White said he was starting to get nervous waiting for a call from a team.

"It definitely was [nerve-racking]," he said. "I had conversations with my agent so many times to try and get the updates from him. Like I said, it was a blessing just to receive that call from the Seahawks."

On the type of player Seattle is getting, White said, "They're getting a smart player who's going to come in and compete. A dog who's going to come in to work every day and who's going to give it 110%. And somebody who wants to win."

White said that while he was in college, he would watch Jaxon Smith-Njigba and try to learn from his game. "In college, Jaxon Smith-Njigba was a great receiver. You could apply almost anything he did in college with how I was in college. I applied it to my game. You always can learn and apply things to your game."

He said "it's a great feeling" that Smith-Njigba is going to be his teammate. "I'm going to go in there and help him win, win games, help the rest of the team win games and bring the best out of him. And I hope he'll bring the best out of me."