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Seattle Seahawks post Combine mock draft

By Colby Patnode

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: The Seattle Seahawks logo is seen on a video board during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: The Seattle Seahawks logo is seen on a video board during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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Pick 84: Joejuan Williams CB, Vanderbilt

ATHENS, GA – OCTOBER 6: Riley Ridley #8 of the Georgia Bulldogs makes a catch for a second-quarter touchdown against JoeJuan Williams #8 of the Vanderbilt Commodores on October 6, 2018, at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATHENS, GA – OCTOBER 6: Riley Ridley #8 of the Georgia Bulldogs makes a catch for a second-quarter touchdown against JoeJuan Williams #8 of the Vanderbilt Commodores on October 6, 2018, at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /

Didn’t we mention the Seahawks need secondary help? With 3 of the next 24 picks, this is where the meat of the teams draft will be built. In 2018, the Seahawks CB tandem of Tre Flowers and Shaquill Griffin was…solid.

Many of us were pleasantly surprised by how well Flowers acclimated to the new position and appears to be a solid #2 corner. As for Griffin, the returns were less than enthusiastic. Shaq was only okay and after his solid rookie season, many were hoping we could see the talent corner take the next step. He didn’t.

Add onto that the potential departure of nickel back Justin Coleman and the Seahawks will need to address the position. Enter Joejuan Williams. At 6’4″, 211 lbs, Williams has the size and length (32 1/2 inch arms) the Seahawks typically covet. However, Williams clocked in a pedestrian (by NFL standards) 4.64 forty time, which could make some teams weary.

As his size may suggest, Williams is a physical, man coverage corner. And as the forty time suggests, he can struggle to stay over the top of faster WR if he doesn’t reroute them early. At Vanderbilt, Williams relied on his strength more than his technique.

This will need to change in the NFL, but he has the physical tools to be a nasty, physical corner who wins every 50/50 ball thanks to his size and strength. The Seahawks will take corners with physical tools with the belief they can fix their technique, which they have already done to great success several times.

Adding Williams into the mix pushes both Flowers and Griffin to improve their game and may also allow Griffin to try his luck inside. Either way, Williams is a good fit in Seattle and has even drawn some comparisons to Brandon Browner and Trumaine Johnson.

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