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Draft Selections
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (SEA)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Xavier Gilliam Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (SEA)
Xavier Gilliam
DL Tennessee
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (SEA)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (SEA)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Mike Matthews Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (SEA)
Mike Matthews
WR Tennessee
Sebastian Cheeks Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (SEA)
Sebastian Cheeks
LB-EDGE Wisconsin
Drew Azzopardi Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (SEA)
Drew Azzopardi
OT Washington
Eli Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (SEA)
Eli Bowen
CB Oklahoma
Brody Foley Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (SEA)
Brody Foley
TE Louisville
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Seahawks let Pieper fall into their laps, and walked away with a C+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Kade Pieper got past him. The Seahawks do not have to explain a thing at pick 101.

Reaching for Thompson left real value on the table behind him. The Gilliam pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback and running back still on the board. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

So much rides on Chris Cole that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Chris Cole
In slot 17 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick48 Rnd2 Xavier Gilliam
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback and running back to take Xavier Gilliam, an interior defensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick101 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Kade Pieper in pick 101, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick102 Rnd3 Kingston Lopa
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kingston Lopa adds a safety and leaves quarterback and running back untouched.
Pick135 Rnd4 Mike Matthews
A reasonable price with a little left over, Mike Matthews in the 135th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick156 Rnd5 Sebastian Cheeks
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Sebastian Cheeks well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick176 Rnd5 Drew Azzopardi
Drew Azzopardi at Round 5, Pick 37 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick178 Rnd5 Eli Bowen
No drama and no debate, Eli Bowen went about where he belonged in pick No. 178. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick213 Rnd6 Brody Foley
They liked Brody Foley enough to skip the value, taking him in the 213th pick. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
They reached into another round for Jalen Thompson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.