DutchNugget'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • DutchNugget DRAFTING FOR THE
    Seahawks
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (SEA)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (SEA)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (SEA)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SEA)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (SEA)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (SEA)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (SEA)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (SEA)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (SEA)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SEA)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (SEA)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (SEA)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CHI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Yaya Diaby
LB
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Justin Fields
QB
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Teven Jenkins
OG
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Jaylon Johnson
CB
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Kolton Miller
OT
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Zack Moss
RB
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Cade Otton
TE
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Tyrique Stevenson
CB
Players traded away
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Abraham Lucas
OT
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Bobby Wagner
LB
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Charles Cross
OT
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Damien Lewis
OG
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Devon Witherspoon
CB
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Jamal Adams
S
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR
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Tariq Woolen
CB
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Zach Charbonnet
RB
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureD+
The Seahawks jumped the board for Harrell and paid for it: F.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Seahawks shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. A weekend to file away and forget, and an F to match.

They will need Harrell to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Seahawks had louder needs to answer first. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left quarterback open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 9 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick15 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 15th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A wild overpay on Ja'Tavion Sanders in the Round 2 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick58 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at No. 58 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick65 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
A reasonable price with a little left over, Edgerrin Cooper in pick 65. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick81 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in Round 3, Pick 17 leaves quarterback and interior defensive lineman for later.
Pick89 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Javon Solomon at OLB-EDGE with quarterback and interior defensive lineman open.
Pick101 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in pick 101 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at the Round 4 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at slot 118 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick126 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in pick No. 126 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in the 154th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jaylen Harrell
A big swing on Jaylen Harrell at No. 168, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick194 Rnd6 Omar Speights
They took Omar Speights at par in Round 6, Pick 19, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick236 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They paid up for Dwight McGlothern at the 236th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A minor itch, scratched.