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Wide receivers the Seahawks should target in the 2020 NFL Draft

By Geoff Shull

PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 16: K.J. Hill #14 of the Ohio State Buckeyes carries the ball in the first quarter against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 16: K.J. Hill #14 of the Ohio State Buckeyes carries the ball in the first quarter against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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FORT WORTH, TX – SEPTEMBER 16: Jalen Reagor #18 of the TCU Horned Frogs runs the ball against the Southern Methodist Mustangs in the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on September 16, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX – SEPTEMBER 16: Jalen Reagor #18 of the TCU Horned Frogs runs the ball against the Southern Methodist Mustangs in the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on September 16, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

Seahawks target one: Jalen Reagor, Junior, TCU

Jalen Reagor is one of the most dynamic athletes in this draft. He is blazing fast, explosive, shifty and polished. He has all the intangibles you can ask of a wide receiver. He should be a plug and play guy on the outside.

Reagor has a great feel for the game and is a natural athlete who just understands what he needs to do to get open. He has great hands and does well playing contested balls. He plays at his best when he is forcing the opposing defensive back to match his speed. Given that he is presumed to be one of the fastest players in the draft, not many players can do this.

He excels at creating separation on his routes. This is created both because of his incredible speed, as well as the shiftiness he brings to the routes. He is absolutely filthy in shaking defenders as you can see in the video clip below.

His only real draw comes from drops he has had. However, a stat I have should alleviate any concern about this. This past year only 30.7% of passes thrown his way were accurate. That is the fourth-lowest number in the country. This makes it even more impressive that he amassed 1,672 yards and 14 touchdowns over the last two seasons. You can be sure that he’d see more accurate passes from Wilson.

His pure speed and shiftiness remind me of Tyreek Hill. That is without the off-the-field issues that Hill had coming into the draft. Both players are dirty in their route running, paired that with blazing fast speed. Hill is one of the premier deep threats in the NFL and Reagor has that potential as well.

If Reagor entered in about any other year‘s draft, he likely would have been a top 10 draft pick. However, due to the depth at this position, he should be available late in the first round. Seattle would be wise to do some homework on this immensely talented receiver. Pairing his speed at Z, Lockett’s shiftiness in the slot and DK’s size and speed at the X could prove to tilt the Seahawks WR room into dominate territory.

Pro comparison: Tyreek Hill

Draft projection: late 1st round

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