With their first-round pick, they addressed their most glaring need by drafting offensive lineman Grey Zabel. Over the next two rounds, they added a trio of intriguing players with rare athletic traits: versatile safety Nick Emmanwori, field-stretching tight end Elijah Arroyo and dual-threat quarterback Jalen Milroe.<\/p>\n
And in the later rounds, they grabbed several potential value picks in defensive lineman Rylie Mills, wide receiver Tory Horton, running back Damien Martinez and wideout Ricky White III.<\/p>\n
The high marks for Seattle\u2019s draft class were further reflected in a recent article by The Athletic\u2019s Mike Sando<\/a>, who spoke to NFL team executives to gain their perspectives on opposing teams\u2019 drafts.<\/p>\n \u201cThe top of the draft was really good for them,\u201d one executive said, according to Sando. \u201cThey got three of the better players in the whole draft.\u201d<\/p>\n But despite that, there was one criticism.<\/p>\n \u201cThe catch: Seattle targeted non-premium positions with its first three picks,\u201d Sando wrote.<\/p>\n As Sando mentioned, the Seahawks\u2019 first three picks were a guard, a safety and a tight end. And in terms of salaries, those three positions are typically on the lower half of the spectrum in terms of salaries.<\/p>\n That prompted Seattle Sports\u2019 Mike Salk to ask NFL Network\u2019s Daniel Jeremiah whether he thinks it\u2019s an issue that the Seahawks spent their first three picks on non-premium positions.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think so, because I don\u2019t think they forced it,\u201d said Jeremiah, a former NFL scout, to Brock and Salk. \u201c\u2026 You can go in there with a plan in place (to) address the premium positions. But if it falls a certain way, you get in trouble when you\u2019re trying to just force it and jam it in there.<\/p>\n \u201cAt the end of the day, the goal is to have blue (chip) players. You want to have elite players scattered across your roster. And depending on who you talk to, they\u2019ll tell you, we need to have eight to 12 blue-caliber players \u2013 guys that could be considered in the top 10 of their position in the NFL.<\/p>\n \u201cSo if you can get one of those elite players at one of those non-premium positions \u2013 (especially) in a draft like the one we just had (with limited blue-chip prospects) \u2013 that\u2019s just doing it smart, in my opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Listen to the full conversation with NFL Network\u2019s Daniel Jeremiah\u00a0at this link<\/a> or in the audio player at the bottom of this story. Tune in to Brock and Salk weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.<\/p>\n Seattle Seahawks news and analysis<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Huard: Encouraging sign for Seattle Seahawks in \u201925? Their \u201926 free agents<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n
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