Seattle Seahawks mock draft 3.0: Seattle gets a receiver first

Round 5, pick 140: Bryce Love, RB Stanford

Speaking of good players coming off bad years, the Seahawks sure do love themselves game-breaking running backs. While it isn’t a huge need, the team did lose Mike Davis and Chris Carson isn’t exactly the most durable player. Then again, neither is Bryce Love.

After a breakout 2017 that saw him rush for 2,118 yards, Love returned to Stanford and proceeded to miss time and post a career-low 4.5 yards per carry. Love earns high praise for his football IQ and his character.

He is a shifty runner who has the speed and quickness to run past defenders who have the angle on him. He runs with surprising power, despite his lean 5’9″, 200 lbs frame. In this clip, we see the vision, acceleration, and ability to run through arm tackles.

His frame almost certainly limits him as 20+ touches a game player, but he should still contribute as a change of pace back. Love wasn’t asked to be that involved in the passing game at Stanford but showed soft hands and an ability to add the skill to his game if called upon.

Love has a lot of similarities to Gio Bernard. The Cincinnati Bengals RB lacks the size to stand up to a full-time workload but is a useful option to spot start without hurting their offense. Love is a good fit for Seattle and could be a better alternative to C.J. Prosise and J.D. McKissick. He also provides some special team value and is an excellent opportunity for Seattle to add talent to the RB room without a significant investment.

Final thoughts

In this mock draft, the Seahawks are able to land a game-breaking WR, a Seahawks-dream CB with lots of upside, an edge rusher with upside who should contribute soon, a solid guard prospect, another project at the edge, and a former Heisman Trophy candidate to help round out their RB room.

While this version only has them making six picks, the grouping of picks in the 3rd and 4th round give them plenty of opportunities to move back for more late round picks. Seattle would still need to address their backup QB situation and add a safety. Both may be possible in free agency, but if not expect Seattle to look to the draft to fill those needs.

We are just four weeks away from the NFL draft. Unless Seattle is going to trade Frank Clark, fans will almost certainly have to wait until day two to see who will be joining the Seahawks. Only time will tell, but we are getting to the endgame of draft prep.