Fodd'S MOCK DRAFT

No trades April

  • Fodd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Seahawks
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SEA)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SEA)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (SEA)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (SEA)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (SEA)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (SEA)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Seahawks.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Hayden Conner in the Round 7 slot, a good 44 spots before the room expected him. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Starks falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the Round 1 slot they get a red-zone target to build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Taking Malaki Starks in No. 50 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick52 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick No. 52 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick82 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
They let Omarr Norman-Lott come to them and pounced at pick 82. The roster fit checks out.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
A reach on Jared Wilson in Round 3, Pick 28; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick137 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
They jumped the gun on O'Donnell Fortune, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick172 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid a round early for Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick 172, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jalen McLeod
Jalen McLeod at Round 5, Pick 37 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Hayden Conner. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
They paid up for Jamon Dumas-Johnson at No. 234 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.