Ranking the Seahawks greatest need by position for the 2020 NFL draft

6. Safety

I almost went with cornerback at number 6 but I think the Seahawks are in pretty good shape with Bradley McDougald and Quandre Diggs as starters at safety. McDougald needs a good player next to him to help him reach his full ability but he has that with Diggs. Once Diggs joined Seattle midseason he greatly helped the entire backend of the defense, specifically McDougald.

Seattle does need to get better depth at safety, but at least the starters are good.

5. Wide receiver and tight end

This is another group I could have at number six, but I am putting them at number five because of a few unknowns. Lockett and D.K. Metcalf could be one of the better duos at receiver in the league, but will Metcalf be even better in his second season? Will Lockett stay healthy and consistently good? There was a string of a few games in 2019 after Lockett got banged up that he just wasn’t productive. And at third receiver, will recently signed Phillip Dorsett be good?

The tight ends also look like a good group. But will Will Dissly stay healthy for an entire season for the first time in his career? And is the aging Greg Olsen worth the $7 million Seattle is spending on him for 2020? At least Jacob Hollister seems to be the best third tight end in the NFL.

4. Cornerback

Tre Flowers is going to be relegated to a backup now that the Seahawks have traded for Quinton Dunbar. Dunbar and Shaquill Griffin should form one of the better cornerback tandems in the NFL in 2020. If one of them gets nicked up, then Flowers can step in. That is good depth. (I am wondering if the Seahawks are secretly plotting to move Flowers to safety and have him play long-term beside Diggs and let McDougald go.)

The question here is who plays slot corner. Likely this will be second-year Ugo Amadi. Amadi was raw last year but showed flashes on being a good nickelback. If he is, Seattle’s corners are as good as they were in 2013 and 2014.