Seahawks Draft Needs: Shopping For Tackles?

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Drafting Okung’s possible successor and having him sit on the bench waiting his turn doesn’t make sense. There just aren’t enough OL roster spots to go around. It’s been commonplace in recent years to draft your future franchise LT and play him at RT until he’s ready to take on that responsibility. We’ve seen it with Matt Kalil, Jake Matthews and Eric Fisher. But as we’ve explored, Britt is entrenched there.

We know how much Tom Cable loves versatility in his lineman, so finding a guy who can contribute, possibly start, at LG before moving over to LT in 2016 makes more sense.

Here are four possibilities:

Ty Sambrailo – Colorado State (6’6″, 309 lbs): An intriguing athlete (known for doing back flips and freestyle skiing tricks), Sambrailo played a lot of LT as well as LG in college, but he lacks ideal length and there are questions about his ability to be successful long-term on the outside in the NFL. If taken, would more likely be seen as a full-time guard solution.

Jake Fisher – Oregon (6’6′ 306): Fisher played 3 seasons at RT at Oregon before manning the left side his senior year. He opened eyes with a strong combine and workout season, and many scouts believe he could play guard. He may have shot TOO far up draft boards, however. If the Hawks love this guy, they would likely have to move up to get him.

D.J. Humphries – Florida (6’5″, 307): There’s no question about Humphries build, athletic ability and potential as a young LT, and his raw fundamentals and injury history could push him down the draft board, but he’s never played Guard. Might not be a fit.

Cedric Ogbuehi – Texas A&M (6’5″, 306): The only reason Ogbuehi may be available when the Seahawks select is that he’s coming off an ACL injury suffered in the Aggies bowl game. He can and has played guard, yet possesses a tackle skill set. There are questions though about whether he’s a right of left tackle. HE thinks he’s a left tackle, and a 1st round talent at that, despite the fact he was shifted back to the right side during his senior season. Texas A&M took an insurance policy out for him to entice him to return for his final season. The policy may pay him out depending on where he’s drafted and how much money he potentially lost due to the injury.

No sure things here, but you’re rarely going to find sure things from pick #63 on. So much attention about Seahawks scouts attending WR workouts and pro days, but rest assured they’re doing their share of homework on offensive linemen. Pete Carroll has stated for the record that they may take 2 or more OL with their (so far) 11 draft picks.

Stay tuned.

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