Seahawks 2020 Mock Draft 1.0 because it is never too early to talk draft
By Geoff Shull
Our Seahawks first mock draft of the year. We look to fill Seattle’s biggest holes created from free agent departures along the offensive and defensive lines.
My first mock draft of the year for the Seahawks and I hope you are pleased with the potential results as much as I am. I stuck with the basics for Seattle and did my best to fill the holes that will likely be created given the list of starters who will be free agents.
The list of Seahawk free agents once this season concludes include the following:
Name, Position
Jadeveon Clowney, DE
Ezekiel Ansah, DE
Mychal Kendricks, OLB
George Fant, T
Mike Iupati, G
Al Woods, DT
Germain Ifedi, RT
Quinton Jefferson, DE
Josh Gordon, WR
Jaron Brown, WR
Akeem King, CB
Jarran Reed, DT
Neiko Thorpe, CB
Geno Smith, QB
Luke Willson, TE
C.J. Prosise, RB
Kalan Reed, CB
Joey Hunt, C
Branden Jackson, DE
David Moore, WR
Jacob Hollister, TE
Emmanuel Ellerbe, LB
Jordan Simmons, T
Jordan Roos, G
Malik Turner, WR
Jeremy Boykins, CB
Tyrone Swoopes, TE
The biggest holes created from our departures would be at DE, OT, IOL (interior of the offensive line), DT, and CB (in that order). The greatest strengths of this draft are at WR, QB, and RB (again, in that order). The IOL and OT classes are all great upfront but lack much depth. Quality prospects will be likely gone in the first 35-40 picks. The DE and DT classes are average at best. Any defensive line player taken after the first round would likely be a reach simply due to the lack of overall talent.
The Seahawks’ draft picks are 1st round, 2nd, another 2nd, 4th, 5th and another 5th. (Side note: this mock draft does not include any of the comp picks as they will not be finalized until after the season.)
I used The Draft Networks draft simulator. It’s a great resource, they update their draft boards constantly, and each player has an analysis written about their respective strengths and weaknesses. Best of all it is a free tool for all to use.