3 players who could fix the Seahawks center problem in 2022
By Lee Vowell
Dohnovan West, Arizona State
One way Seattle could address its long-term need to find a good center is to draft one. The best center in the draft, Iowa’s Tyler Linderbaum, is going to be long gone by the time the Seahawks have a chance to take him. Linderbaum is one of the best center prospects in years and will likely be a first-round pick. That said, there are other potentially good centers for Seattle to choose from.
This draft isn’t exceptionally deep at center but West is a good fit in Seattle. He is also versatile, which Pete Carroll usually loves in an offensive lineman. But Seattle needs a center and West could do well in offensive coordinator Shane Waldron’s zone-blocking scheme.
West needs to work on his straight-ahead brute force blocking but he is also just 20 years old and once in an NFL weight training program will probably gain quite a bit of mass. But West’s real strength lies in his athleticism and his ability to move laterally as either a guard or center.
This is exactly what the Seahawks need moving forward. Ethan Pocic was better as the season wore on in 2021 but he gets hurt a lot and isn’t that gifted athletically. Kyle Fuller was just a mess and Seattle starting him to begin this past season was a huge mistake. Seattle should take West and pencil him in as a long-term starter by at least 2023.