Gnome'S MOCK DRAFT

Projected comp picks

  • Gnome DRAFTING FOR THE
    Seahawks
Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (SEA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (SEA)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (SEA)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (SEA)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (SEA)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (SEA)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Noah Fifita Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SEA)
Noah Fifita
QB Arizona
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (SEA)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 7 (SEA)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Draft Picks Traded
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (PIT)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Players traded away
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Cade Brewer
TE
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Greg Eiland
OG
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Holton Ahlers
QB
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Joey Hunt
C
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Phil Haynes
OG
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall C
ValueA- NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Seahawks let Henderson fall and pounced. Final grade: C.

The board owed the Seahawks one, and it paid up: Jason Henderson, the No. 87 name on the board, sitting there at No. 181 like a gift left on the doorstep. It washes out to a C, no better and no worse.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

If Malaki Starks and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In pick 23 they get a centerfielder for the defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick48 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They let Kenneth Grant come to them and pounced at No. 48. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A tidy little value on Jamon Dumas-Johnson in Round 3, Pick 16, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
They robbed the room for Ashton Gillotte here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at the Round 4 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jake Briningstool
A tight end of that caliber at the 119th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick176 Rnd6 Noah Fifita
Circle this one: Noah Fifita at slot 176 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jason Henderson
Jason Henderson at pick No. 181 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick208 Rnd7 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in Round 7, Pick 16 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.