Seahawks position preview: Tight end breakdowns and predictions

The Seahawks young guys

Colby Parkinson

After three successful seasons at “TE U” Stanford, Parkinson decided to skip his senior season and was drafted 133rd overall by the Seahawks in the 2020 NFL Draft. He will start his NFL career in a crowded TE room with veteran leadership from guys like Olsen and Willson. Parkinson is an exciting prospect with his 6′ 7″ size which translates to being a dominant end zone threat.

That is clearly why the Seahawks spent a fourth-round pick on him, but his major downside which he will have to improve is his blocking. Parkinson is very similar to Jimmy Graham, which worries me since Graham’s Seahawks career did not end with much success in Seattle. Parkinson will also have to overcome an offseason injury that required surgery and may put him on the P.U.P. list to start the season.

Dom Wood-Anderson

Wood-Anderson spent two years at a JUCO before transferring to Tennessee where he spent his final two collegiate seasons before being signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seahawks. Contrary to Parkinson, Wood-Anderson is a fantastic blocker who had to drop back with his o-line quite often because of their poor play over his two years at Tennessee. This could be a key factor in whether or not he makes the team as maybe Pete Carroll prefers Wood-Anderson because of his blocking ability over fellow rookie Parkinson and vets Willson and Hollister.

Tyler Mabry

Mabry was a prospect that the Seahawks really liked who had day three pick potential, but he ended up falling into the group of undrafted free agents when Seattle came back around and signed him. A good blocker during his four years at Buffalo and grad-transfer season at Maryland, Mabry will try to make the Seahawks as a blocking TE. Not to say that Mabry cant go downfield, as he had 155 yards and 3 TD’s at Maryland, but it will certainly be an uphill battle for Mabry to beat out the other six Seahawks tight ends.