2014 NFL Mock Draft: Seahawks join six teams in drafting offensive lineman
Apr 25, 2013; New York, NY, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks before the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
The Seahawks are Super Bowl champions, but if they want to repeat the feat next season, they will need to improve their offensive line.
How do they do that? Depends on who else gets drafted in the first round.
Here is 12th Man Rising’s second 2014 NFL Mock Draft:
1. Houston Texans
TEDDY BRIDGEWATER
QB, Louisville
2. St. Louis Rams (from Washington)
JAKE MATTHEWS
OT, Texas A&M
3. Jacksonville Jaguars
BLAKE BORTLES
QB, UCF
4. Cleveland Browns
SAMMY WATKINS
WR, Clemson
5. Oakland Raiders
JOHNNY MANZIEL
QB, Texas A&M
6. Atlanta Falcons
JADEVEON CLOWNEY
DE, South Carolina
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
KONY EALY
DE, Missouri
8. Minnesota Vikings
MIKE EVANS
WR, Texas A&M
9. Buffalo Bills
DEE FORD
OLB, Auburn
10. Detroit Lions
KHALIL MACK
OLB, Buffalo
11. Tennessee Titans
ANTHONY BARR
OLB, UCLA
12. New York Giants
DARQUEZE DENNARD
CB, Michigan State
13. St. Louis Rams
HA’SEAN CLINTON-DIX
S, Alabama
14. Chicago Bears
CALVIN PRYOR
S, Louisville
15. Pittsburgh Steelers
ZACK MARTIN
OT, Notre Dame
16. Baltimore Ravens
MARQISE LEE
WR, USC
17. Dallas Cowboys
GREG ROBINSON
OT, Auburn
18. New York Jets
JACE AMARO
TE, Texas Tech
19. Miami Dolphins
CYRUS KOUANDJIO
OT, Alabama
20. Arizona Cardinals
DEREK CARR
QB, Fresno State
21. Green Bay Packers
ERIC EBRON
TE, North Carolina
22. Philadelphia Eagles
C.J. MOSLEY
ILB, Alabama
23. Kansas City Chiefs
JORDAN MATTHEWS
WR, Vanderbilt
24. Cincinnati Bengals
KYLE VAN NOY
OLB, BYU
25. San Diego Chargers
TAYLOR LEWAN
OT, Michigan
26. Cleveland Browns (from Indianapolis)
XAVIER SU’A-FILO
G, UCLA
27. New Orleans Saints
JUSTIN GILBERT
CB, Oklahoma State
28. Carolina Panthers
ALLEN ROBINSON
WR, Penn State
29. New England Patriots
LOUIS NIX III
DT, Notre Dame
30. San Francisco 49ers
DAVANTE ADAMS
WR, Fresno State
31. Denver Broncos
MARCUS ROBERSON
CB, Florida
32. Seattle Seahawks
GABE JACKSON
G, Mississippi State
Jackson would also be a good fit on the Seahawks offense, if Seattle doesn’t draft David Yankey instead.
A physical guard at 6-foot-4, 340 pounds, he could line up next to Russell Okung and help protect Russell Wilson’s blind side in the pocket.
He declined to enter the NFL Draft last year to return to school, but is projected to be a second or third round pick this year. That’s only because there are so many other offensive lineman entering the draft.
If this mock draft is accurate, six offensive lineman would get drafted before the Seahawks get their first pick.