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Where to Start: 3 Seahawks Draft Scenarios

By Brad Howell

Mar 6, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Connecticut Huskies defensive back Obi Melifonwu jumps up to stretch his legs before running the 40 yard dash during the 2017 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 6, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Connecticut Huskies defensive back Obi Melifonwu jumps up to stretch his legs before running the 40 yard dash during the 2017 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman Cam Robinson (74) in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game against the Clemson Tigers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman Cam Robinson (74) in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game against the Clemson Tigers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

For the third and final scenario I started with offensive tackle Cam Robinson. My plan for this scenario was to select whichever of the “big 4” linemen (Lamp, Ramczyk, Bolles, or Robinson) was still available and that ended up being Cam Robinson in this mock.

For my second selection I actually traded up and grabbed Obi Melifonwu since he was surprisingly still available. I doubled down on cornerback and took Michigan’s Jourdan Lewis in the third. Despite not possessing the length of most Seattle corners, Lewis has the requisite athleticism, competitiveness, and attitude to play slot corner with the LOB (assuming the DV case against him is resolved).

Since I chose corner over receiver in the second, I missed out on Godwin and Zay Jones. Fortunately, the other receiver Tony Pauline linked to Seattle, Taywan Taylor, was still available.

Daeshon Hall is really intriguing to me and I really hope he ends up in Seattle. He’s only played one year on the defensive line but I like his length and athleticism at 6’5” and 266 pounds with 35” arms. If he puts on a few pounds he’ll be the perfect size for the “Michael Bennett role”.

In the middle rounds, I targeted some familiar names again: RB D’Onta Foreman, QB Joshua Dobbs, and CB/RB Brandon Wilson. After that, I selected two small school projects in LB Samson Ebukam (Eastern Washington) and DT Grover Stewart (Albany State). If nothing else, Ebukam could play an immediate role on special teams and Stewart offers competition as an interior pass rusher.

Overall, this third scenario is my favorite and it’s not even close. I went into this exercise with zero desire to pick an offensive lineman first, but it turned out since I knew I had to pick one, getting it out of the way early allowed greater flexibility throughout the rest of the draft. There are a TON of interesting prospects in the second through fourth rounds and feeling like I had to expend one of those selections on an offensive lineman actually proved less palatable than using my first overall pick on one.

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