The Seattle Seahawks are bringing in Iowa offensive guard Beau Stephens in for a 30 visit
, marking the first reported formal visit with an offensive lineman this year.A top 30 visit is a formal in-person meeting the NFL teams get to have with draft prospects. Each NFL team gets 30 of these visits (which is where the name comes from) and consists of NFL teams bringing in these prospects to their facilities for interviews and physicals. These visits allow a team like the Seahawks to conduct further
interviews and conduct physicals with the players. Local prospects like Washington running back Jonah Coleman do not count against a team’s limit of thirty visits.
Stephens is projected to get drafted on day two or three of the 2026 NFL Draft. Stephens was a first-team AP All-America selection in his last season at Iowa. Seattle could look to add to the guard position to compete with Anthony Bradford at the right guard spot. It is also worth noting that Bradford is entering his final year of his contract, while 2024 third-round pick Christian Haynes has struggled for playing time.
Here’s a snippet on Stephens from Dane Brugler’s The Beast:
A three-year starter at Iowa, Stephens lined up at left guard in offensive coordinator Tim Lester’s zone-blocking scheme. After struggling and losing his starting job as an underclassman, he fought through that adversity, got healthy and developed into an All-Big Ten player as a senior. He didn’t allow a sack over the past three seasons and helped the Hawkeyes earn the 2025 Joe Moore Award as the nation’s top offensive line.
Stephens embraces the physicality of the position and delivers pop at contact in all phases. In the run game, he can generate movement blocking down and has a feel for how lanes develop. His stubborn hands help him sustain, but his edges leak and marginal body control makes it tough for him to get out of compromised positions.
The other prominent Iowa offensive lineman in this year’s class is Gennings Dunker, who is projected to be a second or third-round pick and is otherwise expected to slide from tackle to guard at an NFL level.
