NFL Draft Update: Defensive End
By Keith Myers
This is an odd class of DEs. There are only 2 players with first round grades at this point. But at the same time there is tremendous depth underneath that. This will lead to a few reaches early, and then likely a long gap before an DEs are picked, because there wont be an need to pick on when there’s a similar player that’ll be available later.
As for players that Seattle might look at, Sam Montgomery is a good looking Leo style end that might be available early in the 2nd round, or late in the first. After that Nick Perry would also be a great fit in the 3rd round, and there are a number of players that will be available in the late rounds that could upgrade the Seahawks pass rush.
| Rank | Player | Pos | PRank | School |
Ht.
Wt.
Quinton Coples
DE
1
N. Carolina
6-6
285
Whitney Mercilus
DE
2
Illinois
6-4
265
Sam Montgomery
DE
3
LSU
6-4
245
Jared Crick
DE
4
Nebraska
6-4
285
Billy Winn
DE
5
Boise St
6-3
300
Nick Perry
DE
6
Southern Cal
6-3
250
Melvin Ingram
DE
7
S. Carolina
6-2
276
Cam Johnson
DE
8
Virginia
6-3
270
Vinny Curry
DE
9
Marshall
6-3
263
Alex Okafor
DE
10
Texas
6-4
260
Andre Branch
DE
11
Clemson
6-4
260
Trevor Guyton
DE
12
California
6-3
280
Malik Jackson
DE
13
Tennessee
6-5
270
Shea McClellin
DE
14
Boise St
6-3
255
Jake Bequette
DE
15
Arkansas
6-5
271
Jacquies Smith
DE
16
Missouri
6-3
255
Julian Miller
DE
17
W. Virginia
6-3
268
Jack Crawford
DE
18
Penn St
6-5
273
Frank Alexander
DE
19
Oklahoma
6-3
255
Tyrone Crawford
DE
20
Boise St
6-4
273
Justin Francis
DE
21
Rutgers
6-2
275