Saturday’s the day we get a good look at the Seahawks brand new, shiny prospect. Since the day the season ended, fans and pundits have been speculating on who the Seahawks prize would be with the fourth pick of the 2009 NFL Draft.

After the countless hours of debate, conjecture and Mel Kiper-induced media coma, fans finally get to find out just who the man is.

I’m just curious as you folks to find out. The pick will say a lot about the future of the team, the direction of the franchise and the more immediate future for some of the current players on the team.

So in honor of Saturday’s draft, here’s the four most-likely scenarios I see playing out:

1. Seahawks breathe a sigh of relief as Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry falls to them.

This is the scenario I would imagine the Seattle brass is dreaming off. Curry has been rated as the “can’t miss” prospect of the class and is the safe pick for the ‘Hawks. He’d fit in nicely with the Seahawks and would have an immediate impact. The Seahawks aren’t forced to take a player who may or may not pan out, in their opinion, like Michael Crabtree, the Texas Tech wide receiver.

2. The Seahawks trade down.

Seattle has been linked with the USC quarterback, Mark Sanchez. I personally have an extremely hard time seeing Seattle taking Sanchez, pay him the money the No.4 pick demands, and sit him on the bench behind Matt Hasselbeck.

However, I think the real reason the Seahawks are putting so much interest in the quarterback in order to scare other teams into making a trade with the ‘Hawks for the fourth pick. Perhaps the Seahawks still want to take Crabtree and they see him falling down the board. Well, why not swap spots with someone else and snag a couple more draft picks in the process?

A trade down also opens up the possibility of selecting a running back, a need that most agree would be a stretch for any player at the fourth spot in the draft.

3.Seattle selects Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree

Seattle, despite signing receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, still need a big-time receiver. We saw that last season when the ‘Hawks seemingly signed any bum off the street with a pair of hands (Koren Robinson? Really?) Crabtree fits the bill. If the ‘Hawks pass on him, they might regret it big time.

4.Seattle selects Mark Sanchez of USC

Then there is this possibility, one that I think is the least likely. Hasselbeck still has good years in front of him. Sanchez would be a very, very expensive bench player and it could possibly create a Drew Brees/Philip Rivers situation of a few years ago – Rivers was ready to play, but Brees was having a Pro Bowl season.

I’m also not entirely sold on Sanchez. With only one season started at USC, while he was very impressive, one year is only one year.

It would shock me to see Seattle pick Sanchez. I don’t see it happening, but then again, I’ve been wrong before.