RENTON, Wash. -- The Seahawks drafted eight players this weekend. None of them are quarterbacks.

Again.

Michael Penix Jr. never got to Seattle’s drafting place at 16 in the first round; Atlanta took the Washington Huskies’ Heisman Trophy runner-up eight spots earlier Thursday in the shock of the 2024 NFL draft.

Saturday, the Seahawks took a versatile linebacker, a run-blocking tight end, two offensive tackles and two cornerbacks from the same school, Auburn. But no quarterbacks.

Conspicuously, to some more than others, the Seahawks did not draft a QB for the sixth consecutive year. General manager John Schneider has drafted only two passers in 15 years as Seattle’s GM: Russell Wilson in 2012 and Alex McGough in 2018.

Schneider said before this draft he and the team are “not proud” of that.

So, The News Tribune asked Schneider after the 2024 NFL draft ended Saturday with the Seahawks having incumbent starter Geno Smith and backup Sam Howell, the Washington Commanders’ starter last season, both under contracts only through the 2025 season: What is your long-term plan beyond 2025 at the sport’s most important position?

“Are you being serious right now?” Schneider said. “That’s a serious question: ‘What’s your long-term plan?’

“Well, we just traded to get Sam Howell. He’s got two years left on his (rookie) contract. He’s, what, two years younger than a lot of these guys (quarterbacks in this year’s draft class). Geno’s here. We have a really cool room right now.”

Seattle’s GM added the team is trying to sign “a couple” quarterbacks in undrafted rookie free agency.

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