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Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (SEA)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (SEA)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (SEA)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (SEA)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SEA)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (SEA)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
McKade Mettauer Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
McKade Mettauer
OG Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Bobby Wagner
LB
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Devon Witherspoon
CB
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Jamal Adams
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Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD-
A weekend the Seahawks spent ahead of the board, for worse: F.

The rest of the league had time to spare on McKade Mettauer; the Seahawks did not wait, grabbing him 36 spots ahead at the Round 7 slot. There is no dressing it up: a F.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at linebacker, quarterback and other spots. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick No. 7 they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick16 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 16th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They paid up for Ja'Tavion Sanders at the 38th pick when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at No. 59 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick78 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at slot 78 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A surprising call. With linebacker, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent pick 81 on Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick106 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marshawn Kneeland. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick118 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They paid sticker price for Kris Abrams-Draine in slot 118, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick154 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
A straight-up fair deal on Ainias Smith at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 AJ Barner
A quiet steal in the 194th overall pick: AJ Barner for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick236 Rnd7 McKade Mettauer
This one needs a full-page explanation: McKade Mettauer in pick 236, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.