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Seahawks Mock Draft Monday 4.0: Post-combine

By Colby Patnode

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 25: A video board displays an image as the Seattle Seahawks take the #29 overall pick during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 25: A video board displays an image as the Seattle Seahawks take the #29 overall pick during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Round 4 (130): Seahawks select Lamar Jackson, CB Nebraska

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – OCTOBER 12: Lamar Jackson #21 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Rashod Bateman #13 of the Minnesota Gophers go for a pass intended for Bateman during the third quarter of the game at TCF Bank Stadium on October 12, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Gophers defeated the Cornhuskers 34-7. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – OCTOBER 12: Lamar Jackson #21 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Rashod Bateman #13 of the Minnesota Gophers go for a pass intended for Bateman during the third quarter of the game at TCF Bank Stadium on October 12, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Gophers defeated the Cornhuskers 34-7. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

It wouldn’t be a Seahawks mock draft without them taking a running back earlier than people want. Nor would it be a Seahawks mock without handing Seattle a long-armed, mid-round corner that is more than a little raw. This time around, we land on Nebraska Cornhusker’s corner, Lamar Jackson.

Jackson stands at 6’2″, 208 lbs and just meets the Seahawks outside corner arm length preference of +32 inches. Jackson has the size and length that Seattle likes but may lack the speed. Jackson ran a pedestrian 4.65 40-yard dash. The speed indicates he will best in a press zone defense, which is, of course, the Seahawks’ primary coverage.

Jackson does show solid ball skills on film as well as an improvement over the course of his college career. He is great against the fade route, while his length makes quick-hitting routes difficult to complete with regularity. He didn’t jump at the combine but should post solid vertical and broad jump numbers.

He is a good athlete but will have to improve his technique to stick in the NFL, as well as improve his tackling and tracking of the football. Jackson is raw but workable, especially for an excellent secondary coach like Pete Carroll. Jackson gives Tre Flowers competition for the second corner spot without investing major dollars or draft capital. Not bad for a 4th round pick.

Round 4 (143)- Seahawks select Alton Robinson, EDGE Syracuse

TALLAHASSEE, FL – OCTOBER 26: Defensive End Alton Robinson #94 of the Syracuse Orange during the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on October 26, 2019 in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles defeated the Orange 35 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
TALLAHASSEE, FL – OCTOBER 26: Defensive End Alton Robinson #94 of the Syracuse Orange during the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on October 26, 2019 in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles defeated the Orange 35 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

We talked about how Zack Baun isn’t quite the right measurements to play the LEO position for the Seahawks, but Alton Robinson is. He is also one of the best athletes in the edge class and his strong combine may have jumped him into day 2 territory.

The 264 lbs lineman ran a 4.69 40-yard dash while putting up 25 reps on the bench press and jumping nearly 3 feet high and 10 feet long. He is a freaky athlete type who should, at the very least, look like Jacob Martin in 2018.

Robinson needs to clean up some of the technical elements to playing DE, include improve his punch and improving his counter-moves when his initial move is stopped. He won on speed and twitch a lot in college, but will need to be savvier to continue to produce in the NFL.

But with his raw skills and college production, Robinson could be this year’s Max Crosby, a mid-round pick who had an immediate impact on the Oakland Raiders’ pass-rush.

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