Seahawks draft is “set” as NFL announces draft order
By Lee Vowell
The Seahawks, without any changes, know where they will be picking in the 2018 NFL Draft. Of course, we 12s all know these picks will change. But for now, here is where and when Seattle will take their chances.
The NFL announced on Tuesday who picks where in April’s NFL draft and the Seahawks now know their currently picks. Well, I have to admit that I almost laughed when I wrote that because we all know Seattle will trade picks. And trade again.
And trade again.
The following picks will in no way be where the Seahawks actually choose their players in 2018. But for fun, let me list where they would if the draft were held today:
1st Round: Pick 18
4th Round: Pick 120
5th Round: Picks 141, 146 and 168
7th Round: Picks 226, 248 and 250
That makes eight picks for Seattle. But none, of course, in the second or third rounds and this would be unacceptable to Pete Carroll and John Schneider. So the picks for Seattle will not stay the same. We all know this.
In 2017, Seattle possibly set the franchise back by selecting Malik McDowell with their first pick. McDowell didn’t play in 2017 and may never play. This was due to a still-undisclosed injury from an ATV accident McDowell had last summer.
Another mistake like McDowell would be amazingly bad. In fact, in five years Seattle could be relegated to mediocre or worse with more high picks like the Michigan State product.
The Seahawks have shown they can make wise and productive draft choices. They currently have eight chances to do so.
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Go Hawks!