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Seahawks and NFC West rivals: 2019 NFL draft day three recap

By Todd Vandenberg

MORGANTOWN, WV - OCTOBER 22: Gary Jennings #12 of the West Virginia Mountaineers scores a second quarter touchdown in front of Sammy Douglas #35 and Julius Lewis #24 of the TCU Horned Frogs at Mountaineer Field on October 22, 2016 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
MORGANTOWN, WV - OCTOBER 22: Gary Jennings #12 of the West Virginia Mountaineers scores a second quarter touchdown in front of Sammy Douglas #35 and Julius Lewis #24 of the TCU Horned Frogs at Mountaineer Field on October 22, 2016 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) /
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Hakeem Butler will face the Seahawks twice a year
LAWRENCE, KS – NOVERMBER 3: Wide receiver Hakeem Butler #18 of the Iowa State Cyclones slips past cornerback Hasan Defense #13 of the Kansas Jayhawks as goes for a 51-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter at Memorial Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) /

Seahawks rival #3: Arizona Cardinals

Round 4, pick 1: Hakeem Butler, WR, 6’5″, 227 pounds. There isn’t much doubt a lot of us were hoping the Seahawks could get Butler. He’s fast and he can go up for the ball about as well as anyone. As we noted before, he hasn’t shown the greatest hands which is why he slipped all the way to the 103rd overall pick. At this spot, he’s a steal for Zona.

Round 5, pick 1: Deionte Thompson, S, 6’1″, 195 pounds. Thompson is another player we hoped might find his way to Seattle. The former Alabama safety can certainly cover, but he’s been a bit inconsistent in his play. He’s also a bit slender, even for a free safety. He’ll almost certainly add some needed muscle, though. Arizona gets another steal here considering he was the 136th pick.

Round 6 pick 1: KeeSean Johnson, WR, 6’1″, 201 pounds. If you’re going to draft a quarterback with the very first pick of the draft to replace last year’s first-round pick, you better get him some weapons. Johnson is pretty much the anti-Butler: he isn’t very fast (4.60 40) and not a leaper (30″ vertical). What he can do is catch the ball, practically every time. A possession-type receiver in the sixth round is another potential win for the Cardinals.

Round 6 pick 6: Lamont Gaillard, C, 6’3″, 305 pounds. A three-year starter for Georgia, Gaillard has shown good leverage and fast hands. On the other hand, he’s a better drive blocker and isn’t the quickest to adjust from side to side. Plus some scouts intimated he could add some muscle. For a late round selection, he’s okay.

Round 7 pick 34: Joshua Miles, OT, 6’5″, 314 pounds. Played left tackle at Morgan State for two years, but a lot of draftniks expect him to be moved to guard. With nearly 36″ arms he can certainly take up space, but he’s still very raw. In this spot, that isn’t so bad.

Round 7 pick 35: Michael Dogbe, DE, 6’3″, 284 pounds. He really blossomed as a senior at Temple, piling up 72 tackles (12.5 for a loss) and seven sacks. Surprise surprise, his game has flaws. Imagine that for a seventh-round pick. Dogbe isn’t the best at stopping the run, it seems.

Round 7 pick 40: Caleb Wilson, TE, 6’4″, 240 pounds. Wilson caught 60 balls for a 16.1 yard average at UCLA. He’s far better at catching than blocking. That’s a problem, considering he doesn’t exactly have the surest hands.

Based on Butler, Thompson, and Johnson, I’d say Arizona did very well on day three of the draft. Odds are none of the seventh-round picks will make the roster, and that’s to be expected. They can’t all be Chris Carson, after all.

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