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Seahawks draft preview: What Seattle might do

By Lee Vowell

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll (L) and General Manager John Schneider participate in a ceremony honoring the players, coaches and executives of the Super Bowl XLVIII champions in the East Room of the White House May 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. Obama honored the Seahawks and their 43-8 win over the Denver Broncos last February. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll (L) and General Manager John Schneider participate in a ceremony honoring the players, coaches and executives of the Super Bowl XLVIII champions in the East Room of the White House May 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. Obama honored the Seahawks and their 43-8 win over the Denver Broncos last February. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) /
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What will the Seahawks do in the 2019 NFL Draft and what are their priorities? Here is our staffs best guesses. Yell at at us when we are wrong.

The Seahawks currently have five picks in the 2019 NFL Draft. Two of them are in the first round. Things will change. There is no way that Seattle general manager will stay put with just those five choices. He will probably want seven or eight at least. Most likely, the Seahawks will trade one of their first round picks for a second round choice and more.

After trading talented edge rusher Frank Clark this week, Seattle’s glaring need at defensive end just got worse. Who is going to replace Clark’s sacks? Seattle currently has not proven edhe rushers on the roster. Maybe Seattle will sign one, like free agent Ezekiel Ansah. But Ansah comes with question marks that Clark did not. Namely, Clark didn’t get hurt and Ansah does.

Seattle’s draft might also be affected by the Russell Wilson extension. When Seattle signed Wilson for four more seasons at $140 million, it affected what they can do with their roster. Will they be able to extend linebacker Bobby Wagner and defensive tackle Jarran Reed too? Both Wagner and Reed are free agents after the 2019 season.

Seattle also has needs at receiver and they need to find a third running back. Will they find an answer to everything they have to have this weekend?

So what does our staff think will happen in Seattle’s draft this weekend? Here are our thoughts.

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