Three players the Seahawks should take on Day 2 of the 2022 NFL draft

The Seahawks got one player in the first round – offensive tackle Charles Cross – who should make an immediate splash. But they could find three more impact players on day 2 of the 2022 NFL draft.

Seattle will likely take a quarterback at some point in the 2022 draft but since the team didn’t do any trading to add more picks (yet) then if the team stays at 40 and 41, they probably shouldn’t take a QB there either.

Quarterback Desmond Ridder from Cincinnati is a natural leader and Malik Willis has great physical tools, but 2023 is likely the year when the Seahawks find their quarterback of the future. That said, Russell Wilson, who was a third-round pick, certainly turned out to be better than most assumed he would be.

3 players the Seahawks should take on Day 2 of the 2022 NFL draft

But hopefully, Seattle will continue doing what it did in the first round. That is, building the team overall instead of just getting a QB who may or may not work out. If Seattle does that, maybe they can grab one of the following three players.

Cornerback Andrew Booth, Jr., Clemson

Booth has good size at 6′ and nearly 200 pounds and isn’t afraid to help in run support either. Possibly the only thing keeping him from going in the first round is that he required sports hernia surgery this offseason. He is expected to be back in time for training camp, however.

Booth can be a ballhawk and was well-coached in college. He may not immediately be a shutdown corner in Week 1 but he has the skills to be a lockdown CB by 2023.

Offensive tackle Bernhard Raimann, Central Michigan

Raimann is 6’6″ but “only” 300 pounds. That said, he has the length to add more weight and likely will in an NFL weight-training program. Raimann has been a tackle for just two years and will be 25 years old in September so his age might be scaring some teams away.

He was a left tackle in college but has the quick feet to play either tackle spot. Plus, wouldn’t it be great for the Seahawks to build its offensive line of the future right now. Cross and Raimann could be the starting tackles in Seattle for the next five years or more.

Edge rusher David Ijabo, Michigan

Ijabo, like Raimann, isn’t extremely experienced but his raw skills as a pass rusher are immense. He is a lot like Seahawks edge rusher Darrell Taylor in his quickness and bend and Ijabo should be a fairly decent edge rusher as soon as he can play.

Ijabo tore his Achilles in March so he likely won’t be ready for Week 1. But the draft is all about the future and if the Seahawks add Ijabo he could get to 8-10 sacks in 2023.