NFL Mock Draft 1.0: Where the Seahawks go with their first selection

Josh Allen isn’t a precision passer in this league. You can’t expect him to throw guys open on a consistent basis. You need wideouts who can create separation, whether that is with elite speed like John Brown, or a crisp route-runner like Cole Beasley.

Peoples-Jones uses his size to create separation, using his long arms and 215 lb frame to create a tremendous catch radius. Jones is the red zone weapon Allen needs and pairs nicely with the outside threat of John Brown, which could help take the Bills to the next level.

The end is coming for Aaron Rodgers. It may not be for a few years, but it is creeping closer. Green Bay is highly unlikely to improve at the position so they need to win now before Rodgers hangs them up.

Green Bay’s defense and run game have been great this season but Rodgers will need more in the passing game than Davante Adams. Smith is the third Alabama WR to be selected in this mock draft and while he isn’t the precise route-runner of Jeudy or have the explosiveness of Ruggs, his skill set is a nice blend of those two top half of round 1 talents.

Man the 49ers are good. They tried to lure Earl Thomas away from Seattle as a free agent, but when Thomas went to Baltimore, it left a hole in San Francisco’s great defense that still needs to be filled.

Defensive Coordinator Robert Saleh, who may be off as a head coach after this season, has done an excellent job of hiding this weakness, but adding an explosive ball hawk to the backend of that secondary could make them the best unit in the league. It is a great fit for a good player and that isn’t good news for Seahawks fans.

So full disclosure, I think New England would take a QB if they can trade down for it. Otherwise, I think they select a TE or WR to give it one last go with Brady. But anybody watching the all-time great can see Brady is having a tough time driving the ball downfield and he looks slower than ever, which is saying something.

Fromm overtook elite recruit Jacob Eason at Georgia and turned that program into a championship contender. Fromm has the arm, football IQ, and “it” factor coaches like and giving him a year or two to sit behind Brady could be exactly what the doctor ordered for New England and Fromm.

Now we get to the pick most of you have been waiting for: The Seahawks. There are a lot of interesting names on the board still and Seahawks general manager John Schneider will almost certainly trade down in this scenario, possibly to a team interested in trading up for Fromm or Eason.

But we can’t trade down, so we select K’Lavon Chaisson to hopefully partner with a freshly re-signed Jadaveon Clowney (please?). Chaisson has surged in the back half of 2019 and been next to unblockable the past month of LSU’s season.

He has the quicks and dip to run around tackles and the size and strength to blow up a run game. The lack of consistency and injury hurt Chaisson’s stock, but in a month’s time, he could be getting Top 20 buzz. A good player in the perfect spot.

There are certain ways to describe a player in a few words that make just about everybody you know understands exactly what they mean. For example, when I say Curtis Weaver is a Baltimore Raven, you probably know exactly what I mean.

Weaver is just tough, physical, do the little things right, and is just plain productive, without a lot of flash. Weaver uses advanced hand fighting technique and deceptive speed to bend around the corner and could be a perfect fit for Baltimore and what they want to do.

Finally, we reach the end of our mock draft. New Orleans is in an interesting spot with their QB’s as well, so selecting a Jacob Eason like talent to sit until Drew Brees hangs them up is an interesting proposition.

Ultimately, I think Brees has another year or two left, so handing him a big target to help compensate for his diminishing arm in the red zone would be a big help. With Alvin Kamara, Michael Thomas, and a solid offensive line, the Saints don’t necessarily need a TE, but Hopkins is more than a Jimmy Graham style TE. He will help in the run game as well as the red zone.

Well, there you have it. A first-round mock draft at least a month before we can even begin to try and accurately predict what will happen. I can’t wait for the off-season to see how teams attack their 2020 rosters, but for now, the Seahawks appear to be on a potential Super Bowl run so let’s just sit back and enjoy that.