Scout'S MOCK DRAFT

2/14/24

  • Scout DRAFTING FOR THE
    Seahawks
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SEA)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (SEA)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Seahawks, and a B- to prove it.

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Seahawks spent pick 78 on Maason Smith while running back, tight end and other spots sat unaddressed.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The cost of the Smith reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 16th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. More want than need.
Pick78 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A curious use of Round 3, Pick 14. Running back, tight end and other spots needed the pick; a DT-EDGE in Maason Smith did not.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jalen McMillan. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick118 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
They paid sticker price for Darius Robinson in slot 118, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick154 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick194 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the 194th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick236 Rnd7 Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis in pick No. 236 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.