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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SEA)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SEA)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (SEA)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (SEA)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (SEA)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Players Gained
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Joe Milton III
QB
Players traded away
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Geno Smith
QB
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Seahawks and Neal: D.

You build a draft on nights like this. Devin Neal had no business being available in pick No. 173, and the Seahawks did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

They will need Griffith to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In No. 18 they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the 50th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick82 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A tidy little value on Tate Ratledge in pick No. 82, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick137 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
You do not let a tight end like Mason Taylor reach Round 4, Pick 36 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick145 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
They barely believed it either: Sebastian Castro still on the board at the Round 5 slot. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick173 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in slot 173 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick212 Rnd6 Ja'Corey Brooks
No edge and no loss on Ja'Corey Brooks in pick 212; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick236 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They reached into another round for Thor Griffith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.