No'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SEA)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SEA)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (SEA)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (SEA)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (SEA)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (SEA)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Seahawks.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Cobee Bryant at the Round 3 slot, a reach of 93 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

The Martinez value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The Muhammad pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, tight end and other spots.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

So much rides on Grey Zabel that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
In the 18th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the Round 2 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the 52nd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at pick No. 82 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at slot 92 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick137 Rnd4 Jabbar Muhammad
A surprising call. With quarterback, tight end and other spots still to address, they spent Round 4, Pick 35 on Jabbar Muhammad, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
A straight-up fair deal on Jack Nelson at No. 172, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
A premium they did not need to pay, Jay Higgins a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick185 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez at pick No. 185 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick234 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
A big swing on Barryn Sorrell at the 234th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.