Seattle Seahawks 2022 mock draft compilation – Final Edition
Round 2, 40th, and 41st overall
We audited 18 mock drafts that went into the second round. Since the Seattle Seahawks go back-to-back here, 34 different suggestions were made (two trades moved a second rounder).
So much can happen between pick 9 and 40, making it hard to be accurate. Different mock drafters may have great sources, but every team and evaluator sees talent differently.
There are many variables in play that make graft predictions very difficult. Consequently, it’s no surprise that 18 different players were selected.
If at first, you don’t get a QB…
Fifteen more mock drafters believe the Seahawks take a quarterback in round two. The funny part is last edition’s second round favorite Desmond Ridder didn’t make it to the Seahawks at all. Taking his place as the quarterback of choice is Matt Corral from Mississippi, who showed up nine times. North Carolina signal-caller Sam Howell was next with five picks.
Corral looks like the best fit for what the Seattle Seahawks want to do on offense. He completed 67.3 percent of his passes for 8,287 yards with 57 touchdowns and only 23 interceptions in his time under center at Mississippi. Fleet of foot, Corrall ran for 1,338 yards and 18 more TDs.
Watching film on him, Corral does some of his best work scrambling out of the pocket and improvising. That should sound familiar to Seahawks fans.
Or an edge rusher…
Minnesota edge rusher Boye Mafe tied Howell for the second-most selections. He won’t be an immediate starter but definitely has the talent to be an effective NFL pass rusher.
Mafe is an athletic freak, which shows up on film. His size, speed, athletic ability, and explosiveness are right there with the top of this draft class.
It’s not fair to say Mafe is raw because he isn’t. A better description would be that he lacks the finishing touches the players selected above him have. Once Mafe masters the details and advanced skills, he could be a Pro Bowl-caliber pass rusher.
A great fit for the LEO position the Seattle Seahawks use, Mafe’s arrival won’t be good news for incumbent Darrell Taylor. Then again, teams can never get enough pressure on the quarterback.
The rest
Others receiving support in the mocks are Bernhard Raimann – OT Central Michigan (2); Quay Walker, linebacker, Georgia (2); David Ojobo, edge, Michigan, Arnold Ebiketie, edge Penn State; Darrian Beavers, linebacker, Cincinnati; Daxton Hill, safety, Michigan; Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida; Kenny Pickett, quarterback, Pittsburgh; Kyler Gordon, CB, Washington; Ed Ingram, guard, LSU; Nakobe Dean, linebacker, Georgia; Sam Williams, edge, Mississippi; Tariq Woolen, cornerback, Texas-San Antonio; and Tyler Smith, OT, Tulsa.