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    Seahawks
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SEA)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SEA)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SEA)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (SEA)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (SEA)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (SEA)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (SEA)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Seahawks did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Seahawks would have aced it. Hayden Conner at slot 223 is 44 spots clear of where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 18 they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick50 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick52 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marcus Mbow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick82 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jared Wilson in the 82nd overall pick, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick92 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor slid further than he should have, and pick 92 is lovely value for the tight end. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick137 Rnd4 Kobe King
The board had Kobe King higher than slot 137, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick172 Rnd5 Kalel Mullings
Kalel Mullings slipping to Round 5, Pick 34 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
Good price on Chase Lundt in the 175th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A wild overpay on Hayden Conner in pick 223, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick234 Rnd7 Robert Longerbeam
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Robert Longerbeam at pick No. 234 is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.