Seahawks 7-round draft: Final mock before the 2020 NFL Draft

Third and fourth rounds

Third round, pick 37 (101st) – Jonah Jackson, guard, Ohio State

The Seahawks tend to overreach for one player every draft (L.J. Collier in 2019 and possibly Rasheed Penny in 2018) and I think Jackson is the guy this year. He is potentially solid against pass protection and not as good as blocking for the run game.

My feeling is that Carroll and Schneider will see Jackson as a teachable player who they can pencil in as the starter at guard in 2021 once Mike Iupati and, potentially, D.J. Fluker are gone.

Fourth round, pick 27 (133rd overall) – Lamical Perine, running back, Florida

Lamical Perine looks like a Seahawks running back at 5’11” and 220 pounds and runs like one. Heck, he probably even smells like one. NFL.com said, Perine is “more of a grinder than a playmaker (and) has the play traits (of a back)…in a one-cut scheme.” That might not sound exciting to some teams but practically screams SEA! HAWKS!

Starting Seahawks running back Chris Carson was taken in the seventh round and was probably seen simply as a grinder. Now he is a star. Perine, in Seattle’s system, might be a star as well.

Fourth round, pick 38 (144th overall) – Jason Strowbridge, defensive tackle, North Carolina

The Seahawks are familiar with North Carolina defensive lineman haven taken Nazair Jones in the 2017 draft. Jones hasn’t worked out very well yet because Seattle is still trying to find a home for him. Fellow Tar Heel Jason Strowbridge could be the same way.

The difference, though, between Strowbridge and Jones is that Strowbridge attacks more with his hands and upper body and isn’t afraid to get into tangles. With the right coaching, Strowbridge could develop into a rotational defensive end.