PNWS Seattle Seahawks 2021 Mock Draft 1.0 (with and without trades)
Chip Clark
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Criteria and evaluations
Before I post who and when this is how I make my pick decisions, I use a system weighted toward needs. As for as evaluations go, I wish I could watch tape on 630-plus prospects, but it’s almost impossible. When I’m in doubt, my five go-to places are NFL.com draft profiles, The Beast from The Athletic, writer Dane Brugler’s comprehensive draft guide, Mike Renner’s draft guide from Pro Football Focus, Profiles from The Draft Network, and the same from Walter Football.
Tradeless Draft
This year the Seahawks pick 56, 129, and 250 overall. In this mock, I made no trades, so the Seahawks pick in their original spots.
Second Round (56th overall): Walker Little – OT – Stanford
If Walker Little lasts this long, it will be a minor miracle. Depending on who’s evaluating, the behemoth from Stanford is anywhere from a low-first to an early-third-round draft pick. Opting out of the 2020 season after an early exit due to a 2019 knee injury makes him somewhat of a question mark.
Little is a much better pass protector than run blocker, but he’s no slouch in that area. I see him as someone who fits the criteria of starting his career on the right side and can develop his game to the point where Little becomes Russell Wilson‘s blindside protector.
Generally, Little is very dependable at not allowing pressure. He has good hand placement and intelligently recognizes how defenses are attacking the edge. Little also flashes some nastiness as a pass blocker, commonly grabbing a rusher in the chest and throwing them to the ground with ferocity. Little is a physical presence and a real battler who makes it a long day for edge rushers to match up against. – Charlie Campbell, Walter Football.
Fourth Round (129th overall): Robert Hainsey – OL – Notre Dame
At Notre Dame, Robert Hainsey played right tackle. If he were coming into this draft as a tackle, he’d have little to no shot at being selected. However, during Senior Bowl week, Hainsey played center, and he looked pretty darn good at it. It’s a position that maximizes his strengths and limits the weaknesses he showed at tackle.
Due to his limited athletic ability, Hainsey is a much better fit inside. He looks like a natural in the phone booth size operating area that is the interior offensive line. Additionally, Hainsey was a two-year captain at Notre Dame. That speaks volumes about the young man’s character and leadership. With Pocic already entrenched as the Seattle Seahawks starting center, Hainsey has time to develop.
Hainsey showed out at the Senior Bowl across multiple positions along the interior — most notably center. That’s likely where he ends up at the NFL level. His quick hands and ability to find shoulder pads at the snap should serve him well there. – Michael Renner, Pro Football Focus.
Seventh Round (250th overall from Miami via Detroit): Quinton Bohanna – DT – Kentucky
For the 250th overall selection, Quinton Bohanna could get himself into the defensive line rotation early in his career. At 6-4, 337-pounds with a big wingspan, he eats space along the defensive front. He won’t make many plays on his own. Instead, Bohanna will occupy enough space and tie up one or more offensive linemen so his teammates are free to make plays.
Two-gapping nose with good power who is much more likely to become a space-eater than a playmaker. Bohanna can man the nose in even or odd fronts and plays with decent knock-back explosiveness coming off the ball. He will play with average range, but can disrupt blocking schemes with his power penetration from time to time. – Lance Zierlein, NFL.com.
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