rockypoulin'S MOCK DRAFT

Rocky Poulin 3/12

  • rockypoulin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Seahawks
Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (SEA)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (SEA)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (SEA)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (SEA)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (SEA)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (SEA)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (SEA)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Players traded away
Head Shot
D.K. Metcalf
WR
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Seahawks this weekend: D.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Sam Hartman at the 250th overall pick is 33 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In No. 16 they get a red-zone target to build around, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick30 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a blindside protector. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
The board fumbled Edgerrin Cooper all the way to pick 62, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
No drama and no debate, Michael Hall Jr. went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at slot 81 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 James Williams
They took James Williams at par in the 117th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick151 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
Brennan Jackson in pick 151 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick191 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
They went early on Keith Randolph Jr. in Round 6, Pick 16, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick235 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 235th overall pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick250 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Sam Hartman well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.