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Seattle Seahawks Mock Draft 4.0: The final stretch

By Colby Patnode

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text "THE PICK IS IN" for the Seattle Seahawks during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text "THE PICK IS IN" for the Seattle Seahawks during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /
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Seattle Seahawks select Parris Campbell, WR Ohio State

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – DECEMBER 01: Parris Campbell #21 of the Ohio State Buckeyes runs the ball against the Northwestern Wildcats in the first quarter at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 01, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – DECEMBER 01: Parris Campbell #21 of the Ohio State Buckeyes runs the ball against the Northwestern Wildcats in the first quarter at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 01, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

I may be in the minority here, but I firmly believe the Seahawks are going to take a wide receiver much earlier than anybody expects. And when you look at all the visits to the VMAC this year, there are quite a few wide receivers coming in. Parris Campbell is one of these players who has come in for a visit.

With the news Doug Baldwin is having 4 surgeries this off-season and is at least contemplating retirement, it is time for the Seahawks to prepare for life after Baldwin. Tyler Lockett took a major step forward in 2018 but Russell Wilson will need more.

Campbell certainly shares some on the field traits as former Seahawks wideout Percy Harvin. Now before you throw a fit, think of how much healthy Percy Harvin changed the Seahawks offense. He opened up Seattle’s running game and gave the team a home run hitter.

Campbell can do the same. The 5’11”, 205 lbs wideout can fly, posting a 4.31-second forty-yard dash, and a 4.03 20-yard shuttle, both of which inside the 90th percentile of NFL athletes. Campbell’s testing numbers backed up the explosiveness he showed on tape, posting a 40 inch vertical and an 11’3″ broad jump, both in the 92nd percentile or better.

Obviously, an athlete as explosive as Campbell has warts or he wouldn’t be available anywhere near the 39th pick. It is tough to truly get a sense of what a WR can do in an Urban Meyer offense, particularly in the way of route running.

Around 70% of Campbell’s touches in 2018 came with 5% of the line of scrimmage. It is impossible to grade route running when screens and jet sweeps account for most of the production. That’s not to say Campbell can’t run routes now or vastly improve in the future, it is just difficult to know what skills he is working with right now.

There are also legitimate concerns about his ability to beat press coverage. His strength isn’t anything to write home about, so he will need to use his quickness to get open more often than not.

Personally, I don’t know if Campbell is the right WR to take here. I prefer Deebo Samuel, but the Seahawks are certainly intrigued by the massive home run hitter Campbell is, so let’s stick with him here and see what happens.

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