Seattle Seahawks post Combine mock draft

Pick 159: Tyree Jackson, Buffalo

Tyree Jackson is big. Tyree Jackson is fast. Tyree Jackson has a rocket for an arm. In a class that isn’t particularly great at quarterback, Jackson is one of those guys who could rocket up draft boards.

You see, at 6’7″, 250 lbs, Jackson light the combine up, running a 4.59 forty. Remember, Russell Wilson ran the forty in 4.55 second. Jackson also has enormous length and massive hands, something that can come in handy in the rainy winters of the Pacific Northwest.

As we mentioned above, Jackson has an absolute cannon which can actually get him in trouble. You may be familiar with the story that Panthers great Steve Smith had to ask Jackson to stop throwing the ball so hard at the combine because he was making the receivers look bad. Personally, I think anybody auditioning for an NFL job should be able to catch said balls, but I digress.

The lazy comparison for Jackson will be Cam Newton and honestly, I can see why. Both are big and fast. Both have a great arm. And both still have work to do to become great quarterbacks. Like a lot of big arm QB’s, Jackson has trouble finessing the ball into tight windows.

Think of the Russell Wilson deep ball, thrown with lots of arch and pinpoint precision. Jackson’s deep balls are more like frozen ropes. While impressive, the low trajectory of these passes makes it easier to defend and harder to catch.

When you watch Jackson, you see a handful of big-time throws on the run, similar to Wilson. But you also see a bit of a subtle hitch before he releases the ball, which can lead to accuracy problems. In his career at Buffalo, Jackson completed just 55% of his passes, which is a pretty damning number.

The MAC isn’t exactly a power conference and completion percentage doesn’t typically go up in the NFL. Jackson is a project, but the Seahawks only have 1 QB on the roster right now, and no real exit strategy IF (huge if) Wilson decides to move on. Selecting a QB in this draft seems the wise move and taking one who might actually be a starter down the line would be a refreshing change of pace.

Well, there you have it, our post-combine NFL Mock draft. Things will change greatly in the 6 weeks leading up to the draft. Free Agency will change needs, as will trades. But this early in the process, the above draft adds two secondary players, 2 edge projects, a TE to help the run game, a Doug Baldwin replacement, and a potential starting QB three years down the line.