Seattle Seahawks: Dueling Mock Drafts 3.0 – All 7 Rounds
Welcome to version 3.0 of our dueling mock drafts. Our writers, Ed and Clint, go head-to-head to predict who the Seattle Seahawks will pick in the draft.
Seattle Seahawks General Manager John Schnieder and Head Coach Pete Carroll will be busy at the draft trying to rebuild the franchise. The team currently owns the 9th overall pick in the first round. They got it along with number 40 from Denver in the Russell Wilson trade. Add those selections to their other picks 41, 72, 108, 152, 153, and 227, and eight new players are headed to the Emerald City.
ESPN has Mel Kiper and Todd McShay hashing out their versions of the draft. Pacific Northwest Sports pitted two of our writers, Clint Prasky and Ed Stein, against each other to get the best Seahawks mock draft.
Team Needs
There are several areas where the Seattle Seahawks need help. Among the most critical positions that need reinforcing are:
Offensive Line
The O-line struggled again in 2021. Additionally, both of last season’s starting tackles, Duane Brown and Brandon Shell, are free agents.
Quarterback
Russell Wilson is in Denver now, and his backup the last few seasons, Geno Smith, is a free agent. That leaves Drew Lock and Jacob Eason fighting to be the number one quarterback in camp. A situation most 12s find unacceptable.
Middle Linebacker
Seattle unceremoniously dumped middle linebacker and franchise mainstay Bobby Wagner. They might move 2020 first round pick Jordyn Brooks inside and find another outside linebacker, or leave him outside and promote Cody Barton to starting MLB. Neither option is a long-term fix.
Edge Rusher
Aside from a few microbursts, the Seahawks struggle to pressure the quarterback. Even average passers can make plays when they have extra time in the pocket to pick on Seattle’s corners.
Cornerback
Speaking of cornerbacks, Seattle went from Shaquill Griffin and Quinton Dunbar in 2020 to DJ Reed and a revolving door opposite him last year. Now Reed starts for the New York Jets.
Last year’s fourth round pick Tre’ Brown played well until a knee injury knocked him out of action for the season in Game 10. Sidney Jones took over for Brown and did a nice job, but this team needs a shutdown corner.
The rules
As in previous Dueling Mock Drafts, Ed and Clint are using the Pro Football Network Draft Simulator. Today’s mocks cover all seven rounds; there are no trades. Also, Clint’s picks will be in blue, and Ed’s are in green.