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Grading nfl.com’s 7 Round Seahawks Mock Draft

By Dan Viens

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Usually you only see full 7-Round mock drafts on those nerdy, uber-obsessed websites (and that’s a compliment from me, in case you’re wondering) dedicated to the NFL Draft and nothing but the NFL Draft, but today we got one from nfl.com that goes above and beyond any full-league mock I’ve ever seen.  It was conducted by Lance Zierlein and Chad Reuter, two of the more knowledgeable draft analysts I follow on Twitter, and it delivers.  They provide notes on each and every pick through round 3 before switching to simple list mode.

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Judging by what they sent the Seahawks way, I’d say they were pretty locked in to team needs through the first few rounds, then either ran out of Red Bull or simply drank way too much of it. Some solid picks early, but most of their later round selections simply don’t seem to fit or make sense.

Much as everyone will be doing ad nauseum 8 days from now after the real thing, here are my grades for the nfl.com 7-Round Mock Draft for the Seahawks.

Round 2:  Hroniss Grasu, C, Oregon:  A logical fit and a popular Seahawk pick in many drafts.  This is seen as a natural and “safe” pick for Seattle, which is why I don’t see it happening.  I think the Hawks would rather target a higher-upside, more athletic center prospect in a later round, someone like Ali Marpet, Mitch Morse or Shaq Mason, perhaps being groomed by Chris Myers for a season. All 3 of those guys are still on the board at this point and will likely be taken in the 3rd-4th round range.  Other players the Seahawks may be hoping to take a shot at in this spot were taken much earlier, including WR’s Nelson Agholor and Dorial Green-Beckham, CB/S Eric Rowe and VMAC visitor DE Mario Edwards Jr.   GRADE:  B

Round 3:  Tre McBride, WR, William & Mary:  In a vacuum I love this pick.  McBride has been whispered as a favorite WR target by some of my favorite Seahawk draft analysts for awhile now.  But you have to look at each of these picks in the context of where they occur.  Marpet is taken one pick after this, and I prefer him as a long-term Center prospect to Grasu.  Morse was taken a few picks after that in the 4th.  However, with the way this board fell, I think it’s about as good a pick as they can make.  It’ll get booed, because the casual fan won’t be familiar with McBride, but he’s a good one.   GRADE: A

Round 4 (1):  Jarvis Harrison, G, Texas A&M:  Huge G prospect (6’4″, 330), former basketball player lauded for his athleticism.  Conditioning and commitment questions make him sound too much like James Carpenter and not enough like a Seahawk lineman.  High-ceiling/Low-floor player.  Risky pick but the kind Seattle sometimes takes.  Would love to have seen Mark Glowinski here, but he went 4 picks earlier. GRADE:  C

Round 4 (2):  Leterrius Walton, DT, Central Michgan:  Huge and athletically gifted DT who played multiple sports and hasn’t even begun to tap into his massive potential.  Yeah, sounds like a Seahawk draftee to me.  GRADE:  B+

Round 4 (3):  Ty Montgomery, WR, Stanford:  Here’s the elite kick and punt returner the Seahawks so desperately need, and for that alone I’m inclined to give this a high grade.  However, physically he’s too similar to McBride.  I definitely see Seattle taking two receivers in this draft, but of differing styles; perhaps one smaller-returner type and another bigger, red zone threat.  In this context Montgomery might help as a returner, but could end up being a one-trick pony.  GRADE: B-

Round 5 (1):  Lorenzo Doss, CB, Tulane:  At 5’10” and with questions about his speed, looks more like a slot corner, while there were potential starting CB’s who fit the longer Seahawk mold who could be had here, or later.  GRADE:  D

Round 5 (2):  Chad Hamilton, G/C, Coastal Carolina:  Smaller-framed, small school Tackle who simply isn’t big enough to play outside in the NFL and projects as a Guard or Center, but is reportedly a perfect fit for a zone-blocking scheme like the Hawks run.  Hard to judge this one.  He has appeal as a high-upside project, but in this draft they’ve already given Seattle a G and a C.  Would much rather have seen them take Delaware TE Nick Boyle here.  He only lasted 2 more picks.  GRADE:  C

Round 6 (1):  Jalston Fowler, FB, Alabama: Hate this pick.  With Derrick Coleman and Will Tukuafu on the roster, there just isn’t a place for a FB prospect who doesn’t jump off the page in any one area, particularly in light of the fact some more exciting players at DT, CB and RB left the board in the 10 or so picks right after this.  GRADE:  F

Round 6 (2):  Martrell Spaight, OLB, Arkansas:  Decent WLB prospect, but Michigan’s Jake Ryan went 4 picks later and I’d rather have him any day of the week.  Intriguing Seahawk-style small-school CB Tray Walker still on the board also.  GRADE: D

Round 6 (3):  Andrew Donnal, OT, Iowa:  Some excerpts from his scouting report on nfl.com:  “Not the prettiest tackle you will see…..”  and “limited from an athletic and strength standpoint.”   Oh…. and he’s the 4th OL given to us in this mock.  I’ll pass.  Available players I would rather see in this spot include Walker, DT Christian Covington of Rice, or if you insist on another OL, G Robert Myers from Tennesee State.  GRADE:  F

Round 7:  DeShawn Williams, DT, Clemson:  Smaller DT only works in a Seahawks rotation if he can fire off the ball and rush the passer.  All indications are that this is not Williams strength.  GRADE:  F

OVERALL GRADE:  C-Minus

Too many Offensive Linemen, two WR’s who are too similar in stature, no edge help on D, and a solid Center prospect with limited upside when there were other, more exciting possibilities later on. This draft also lacked a true outside starting-caliber CB and there were no RB’s to speak of.   If this is the list we end up with, I don’t think we’ll be talking about the Banner Seahawk Draft Of 2015 in a couple years.  Four of them make the final roster…. maybe.   I expect to see a group of players with much more athletic upside.  

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