{"id":62872,"date":"2019-04-09T06:24:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T10:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=62872"},"modified":"2019-04-09T06:24:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T10:24:28","slug":"seahawks-pre-nfl-draft-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/04\/09\/seahawks-pre-nfl-draft-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Seahawks Pre-NFL Draft Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2019 NFL Draft begins on April 25 and it&#8217;s been quite the off-season leading up to it. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a> have generated substantial buzz so far in the off-season over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/2019\/04\/08\/seattle-seahawks-russell-wilson-contract-negotiations-trade\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wild rumors<\/a> regarding their quarterback, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WilsRu00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russell Wilson<\/a><\/strong>. But with the draft coming up, it&#8217;s easy to look past all the media-pegged drama and start preparing to welcome future Seahawks to Seattle. Following the NFL combine, college pro days, and the ongoing top-30 visits, it&#8217;s important to look at the Seahawks pre-NFL draft notes.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Seahawks Pre-NFL Draft Notes<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2>Free Agency Thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>The Seahawks off-season philosophy\u00a0usually consists of spending late and lightly on veterans while building for the future through the draft. So far, they have found a replacement for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SweeJ.00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.R. Sweezy<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on the offensive line and are solidifying key rotational players on the defensive line.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle&#8217;s defense has taken significant blows in the past few seasons following player departures and injury-related retirements. But at the same time, they&#8217;ve been able to keep the heart of the defense,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WagnBo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bobby Wagner<\/a><\/strong>, at home. After ensuring that\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WrigK.00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">K.J. Wright<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KendMy00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mychal Kendricks<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(depending on how his <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/08\/29\/cleveland-browns-mychal-kendricks-charged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">insider trading hearing<\/a> goes) stay in Seattle for at least another season,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Pete Carroll<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seahawks.com\/news\/seahawks-linebacker-trio-of-wagner-wright-kendricks-can-be-the-best-we-ve-ever-h\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> is excited about the linebacker trio&#8217;s potential<\/a>\u00a0in 2019.<\/p>\n<h3>Free Agency Losses:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>S <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=ThomEa99,ThomEa00&amp;search=Earl+Thomas&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Earl Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>S\/LB <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AlexMa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maurice Alexander<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>G J.R. Sweezy<\/li>\n<li>QB <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HundBr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brett Hundley<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>CB <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/ColeJu01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Coleman<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>DT <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/StepSh00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shamar Stephen<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>RB <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=DaviMi01,DaviMi20,DaviMi21&amp;search=Mike+Davis&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Davis<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Free Agency Signings<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>CB <strong>Neiko Thrope<\/strong> (re-signed)<\/li>\n<li>LB Mychael Kendricks (re-signed)<\/li>\n<li>LB K.J. Wright (re-signed)<\/li>\n<li>G <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FlukDJ00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D.J. Fluker<\/a><\/strong> (re-signed)<\/li>\n<li>G <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/I\/IupaMi20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Iupati<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>K <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MyerJa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason Myers<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>DE <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MarsCa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cassius Marsh<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>DE <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/O\/OrchNa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nate Orchard<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Draft Needs\/Rumored Connections<\/h2>\n<p>The Seahawks biggest positional concerns rely mostly on their defense with the absence of Earl Thomas and them still trying to figure out how to replace <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SherRi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Richard Sherman<\/a><\/strong>. The Seahawks biggest loss in free agency was obviously Thomas, leaving a large hole in their secondary. If Pete Carroll and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SchnJo20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Schneider<\/a><\/strong> were truly worried about it, they would have targeted a bridge safety in free agency to mentor younger players. Even so, the safety position seems to be Seattle&#8217;s most glaring issue at this point, which they need to address in the draft.<\/p>\n<p>So far, in regards to their secondary, Seattle has been linked to safeties\u00a0<strong>Nasir Adderley<\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/juan-thornhill-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juan Thornhill<\/a><\/strong>, and cornerback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JohnLo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lonnie Johnson<\/a><\/strong>. Many even hope that Seattle will take a chance on University of Washington players like corner <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/byron-murphy-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byron Murphy<\/a><\/strong> and safety <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/tyler-rapp-2.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Rapp<\/a><\/strong> to keep them close to home.<\/p>\n<p>For once, the Seahawks offensive line doesn&#8217;t seem to be their primary concern. But that doesn&#8217;t mean that they shouldn&#8217;t look at offensive lineman in the draft that could add rotational depth or potentially succeed aging veterans like Fluker and Iupati.<\/p>\n<p>It also wouldn&#8217;t hurt the Seahawks to find a wide receiver later in the draft considering <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BaldDo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doug Baldwin<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s questionable status for 2019 and beyond.<\/p>\n<h3>Names in Connection With the Seahawks:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>S Nasir Adderley<\/li>\n<li>QB <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jake-browning-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Browning<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>OT <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/andre-dillard-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andre Dillard<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>DE <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jalen-jelks-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jalen Jelks<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>CB Lonnie Johnson<\/li>\n<li>WR <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/nkeal-harry-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">N&#8217;Keal Harry<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>WR <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/parris-campbell-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parris Campbell<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>LB <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/justin-hollins-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Hollins<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>TE <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jace-sternberger-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jace Sternberger<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>EDGE <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/lj-collier-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">L.J. Collier<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>DE <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/rashan-gary-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rashan Gary<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>S Juan Thornhill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Final Notes<\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to the Seattle Seahawks, draft speculation is basically just a waste of time. More often than not, they trade down multiple times, only selecting a player in the first round if they are truly enamored with them. With a few weeks left between now and the 2019 NFL Draft, the Seahawks have done their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/sports\/seahawks\/seahawks-pre-draft-visit-tracker-seattle-looking-at-a-lot-of-defensive-players-as-draft-nears\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">homework<\/a> on a number of prospects so far through the NFL combine, college pro days, and the team&#8217;s ongoing top-30 visits.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"BTTrZ0-hTFxrSnUAQPpK2w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1128581587\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'BTTrZ0-hTFxrSnUAQPpK2w',sig:'_5XFQnkcELcL8oK_fwbT7Knwn1XBm5adcH_DT0nTT2I=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1128581587',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the 2019 NFL Draft coming up and wild off-season for the books, it&#8217;s important to look at the Seattle Seahawks pre-NFL draft notes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":844,"featured_media":63088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54,32],"tags":[1051,1202,61,4978,4908,40,179],"class_list":["post-62872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorials","category-seahawks","tag-bobby-wagner","tag-earl-thomas","tag-football","tag-lonnie-johnson","tag-nasir-adderley","tag-nfl","tag-seattle-seahawks"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/844"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}