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Draft Selections
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SEA)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (SEA)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SEA)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (SEA)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Kai Kroeger Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (SEA)
Kai Kroeger
P South Carolina
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (SEA)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (SEA)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Seahawks: B-.

The Seahawks put a flag in the ground for Kai Kroeger, 94 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

The Strong steal is the beam this whole class leans on. With edge rusher and quarterback unsolved, spending premium capital on specialist is the choice that costs them. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 T.J. Sanders
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick50 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Taking Luther Burden III in the 50th pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A quiet steal in slot 52: Jihaad Campbell for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick82 Rnd3 Ben Sauls
A curious use of No. 82. Edge rusher and quarterback needed the pick; a specialist in Ben Sauls did not.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jared Wilson
A premium they did not need to pay, Jared Wilson a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick137 Rnd4 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans at pick 137 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick172 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
Somehow Tahj Brooks was still sitting there in No. 172, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kai Kroeger
A big swing on Kai Kroeger at the 175th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Dorian Strong
The board fumbled Dorian Strong all the way to Round 7, Pick 7, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick234 Rnd7 John Williams
They paid up for John Williams at slot 234 when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.