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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SEA)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (SEA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (SEA)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Seahawks let Slaughter fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jake Slaughter, pick No. 64, roughly 22 picks past where he belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They are betting Kearney proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Circle this one: Jake Slaughter at No. 64 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick96 Rnd3 Julian Neal
Steal is underselling it; Julian Neal at pick No. 96 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick213 Rnd6 Roderick Kearney
Roderick Kearney at pick 213 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.