Seattle Seahawks 2018 NFL Draft tracker and highlights
Seattle Seahawks 2018 NFL Draft tracker and highlights. It’s the end of an era in Seattle. How will Peter Carroll and John Schneider rebuild?
These aren’t your Super Bowl 48 Seattle Seahawks.
The team that destroyed the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl 43-8 has all but officially been disbanded, with only a few (albeit key) members remaining.
Russell Wilson is still calling the shots as the Seahawks’ starting quarterback, but there have been so many moving parts with this team in the 2018 offseason, it’s almost been hard to keep up.
After missing the playoffs in 2017, the Seahawks decided to rip off the bandage and give this team a makeover as quickly as possible. Unfortunately for them, starting afresh also means coming up with a newfound approach to the NFL Draft, which has been somewhat of an afterthought in the team’s run of dominance over the past five or six years.
Since 2012, when Seattle drafted Bruce Irvin in the first round, the team has had just one first round pick, and it was spent on offensive lineman Germain Ifedi.
They have used their first round picks in trades, and their lack of top tier talent is evident when you look through their roster.
The Seahawks have struggled to find a groove early on in the draft, and as a result, they became a roster with a lot of cap issues and not much young talent to turn to.
This year, the Seahawks have a much higher top pick than they are used to, at 18 overall. They don’t have a day two selection, but they have seven on day three, where they have been strongest.
Here’s a look at the Seahawks’ 2018 offseason, as well as their newest draft picks…
Key Offseason Acquisitions
TE Ed Dickson (CAR); OL D.J. Fluker (LAC); WR Marcu Johnson (PHI); WR Jaron Brown (ARI); OLB Barkevious Mingo (IND); DL Tom Johnson (MIN); DL Shamar Stephen (MIN); K Sebastian Janikowski (OAK)
Key Offseason Subtractions
CB Richard Sherman, TE Jimmy Graham, CB Jeremy Lane, WR Paul Richardson, S Deshawn Shead, OG Matt Tobin, DL Sheldon Richardson, TE Luke Willson, RB Thomas Rawls
2018 Draft Selections
1. 1st round, 27th overall – Rashaad Penny, RB, San Diego State
2. 3rd round, 79th overall – Rasheem Green, DE, USC
3. 4th round, 120th overall: Will Dissly, TE, Washington
4. 5th round, 142nd overall – Shaquem Griffin, LB, UCF
5. 5th round, 146th overall – Tre Flowers, S, OK State
6. 5th round, 149th overall – Michael Dickson, P, Texas
7. 5th round, 168th overall: Jamarco Jones, OT, Ohio State
8. 6th round, 186th overall: Jake Martin, EDGE, Temple
9. 7th round, 220th overall: Alex McGough, QB, FIU
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