santini79'S MOCK DRAFT

Seahawks

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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (SEA)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (SEA)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (SEA)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (SEA)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (SEA)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (SF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (WSH)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SF)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Drew Lock
QB
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Jamal Adams
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Noah Fant
TE
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
Simpson should have been long gone. The Seahawks pounced, and earned a D+.

The phones were a trap the Seahawks kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The Seahawks indulged a want in Bishop while a need in wide receiver, linebacker and other spots stayed open. The Bishop pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Simpson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 16 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A reach for J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 36; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick 78 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith in Round 4, Pick 2 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick118 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A curious use of slot 118. Wide receiver, linebacker and other spots needed the pick; a safety in Cole Bishop did not.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Steal is underselling it; Jaylin Simpson at the 177th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick181 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl at the 181st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick194 Rnd6 AJ Barner
A straight-up fair deal on AJ Barner at slot 194, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick236 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy slid further than he should have, and pick 236 is lovely value for the cornerback. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.