kellox'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • kellox DRAFTING FOR THE
    Seahawks
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (SEA)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (SEA)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (SEA)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SEA)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (SEA)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (SEA)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Baylor Cupp Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (SEA)
Baylor Cupp
TE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Baylor Cupp Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
Baylor Cupp
TE Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYG)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DAL)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Seahawks
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD- FutureA+
The Seahawks lost the trade table, and the B- tells the story.

The Seahawks did not so much draft Baylor Cupp as overpay for him, 131 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. With edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on S-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick47 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
Fair-plus on J.J. McCarthy, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick87 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. in the 87th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jalyx Hunt adds a S-EDGE and leaves edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots untouched.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at Round 5, Pick 7 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick154 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
The board had cheaper options than Kitan Oladapo at pick 154, and it noticed. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick185 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in the 185th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick194 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ethan Driskell at the 194th overall pick is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Chad Lindberg
Chad Lindberg in pick 236 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Baylor Cupp
They reached a country mile for Baylor Cupp at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.