Who were the best and worst picks? What pick surprised most? Former NFL quarterback Brock Huard<\/a> and co-host Mike Salk<\/a> answered those questions more Monday morning during Seattle Sports\u2019 Brock and Salk.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seahawks draft rapid fire<\/p>\n \u2022 Who was the best pick?<\/p>\n It probably doesn\u2019t come as much of a surprise that both Huard and Salk were fans of the Seahawks picking North Dakota State guard Grey Zabel<\/a> at No. 18 overall. Zabel figures to compete immediately for a starting job at a position that was the team\u2019s most glaring need heading into the draft.<\/p>\n \u201cGrey Zabel was the best pick, man,\u201d Huard said. \u201cI\u2019ve come to understand that they were not going to (trade back) below 25. They knew their need. There were a few of the guys in that interior group they liked, but Grey Zabel was their (number) one.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI would agree. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s really even all that close,\u201d Salk said. \u201cI mean, he\u2019s not necessarily my favorite pick \u2026 but how could you not love the fact that they got exactly what they needed at the right spot? And as we talked about, the way the draft went in the first round, I\u2019m not sure they had much of a choice. You had to do it then. You couldn\u2019t get cute. They didn\u2019t. They drafted a guy that they needed.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Which pick has the highest upside?<\/p>\n The Seahawks put an emphasis on drafting players with elite athletic traits, especially in the early rounds. None seem to stand out athletically compared to other draft prospects at their position more than quarterback Jalen Milroe, who the Seahawks picked in the third round. The Alabama product ran a 4.40-second 40-yard dash at his pro day and has a running ability that has drawn comparisons to two-time MVP Lamar Jackson.<\/p>\n Related: Why new Seattle Seahawks QB Jalen Milroe could see the field right away<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIf you get a franchise quarterback in the third round, he\u2019s got the highest upside,\u201d Salk said. \u201cWith his ability to run and everything else, if he can figure out the passing part of this, Jalen Milroe is the highest upside pick they made, and 92 is a perfect spot to make it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 What was the iffiest pick?<\/p>\n Tight end seemed like a position the Seahawks would address at some point in the draft, but Miami\u2019s Elijah Arroyo in the second round may not have been the most obvious fit. Arroyo\u2019s greatest skills come as a receiver. He has the elite athletic traits Seattle coveted in the draft, but there are questions about his blocking abilities, and he dealt with knee injuries in college, including a torn ACL.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think he was their (top choice at) tight end,\u201d Huard said. \u201cThat kid Mason Taylor (out of LSU) went real high in the second round, but he was right behind him and they were not going to let him get off the board.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not down on Elijah Arroyo,\u201d Salk said. \u201cI\u2019m a little down on picking a tight end at 50. I would have liked to have seen them take another offensive lineman there.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Which current Seahawks benefit most from the draft?<\/p>\n The Seahawks were expected to be in the market for a cornerback in this year\u2019s draft, possibly even during the second or third rounds, but didn\u2019t end up taking one. Huard and Salk agreed that was good news for Riq Woolen, who\u2019s heading into the final year of his contract, and Josh Jobe.<\/p>\n \u201cTheir jobs just became a lot more secure for now,\u201d Salk said. \u201cNow that doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re going to find somebody to challenge them eventually.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Which current Seahawks are on the hot seat?<\/p>\n With 11 picks, the Seahawks were able to address several positions. That also meant there are a number of returning players who could be fighting to keep their playing time or even a roster spot.<\/p>\n The tight end and running back positions stood out to Salk.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, obviously it\u2019s Noah Fant,\u201d Salk said. \u201cBut also, I think that if you are in that running back room, whether it\u2019s Ken Walker or the kid from Georgia, Kenny McIntosh, I think all those guys are probably a little bit on watch now after taking another running back.\u201d<\/p>\n Huard pointed to wide receiver Jake Bobo. The Seahawks added pass catchers who can also contribute on special teams like Bobo does. That include UNLV\u2019s Ricky White III, who blocked four punts in college.<\/p>\n \u201cThey got some dudes here that can really, really run. They got some dudes here that are gonna make this team,\u201d Huard said.<\/p>\n Salk also mentioned guard Anthony Bradford, who struggled when healthy last season and doesn\u2019t seem to fit the style of lineman needed in offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak\u2019s system.<\/p>\n \u201cGiven the three guys they drafted and their biggest connective singular trait of being athletic and (having) speed, I don\u2019t see how Anthony Bradford\u2019s on this team. I just don\u2019t see it,\u201d Salk said. \u201cIf that\u2019s what they\u2019re looking for from their guard, Anthony Bradford\u2019s not that. I\u2019m not sure Christian Haynes is either, but I know it\u2019s not Anthony Bradford.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 What was the most surprising pick?<\/p>\n Salk and Huard had differing opinions on their most surprising pick. Salk went with Alabama tight end Robbie Outz, a 275-pounder the Seahawks are converting to fullback. And Huard went with Milroe.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s like, wait, what? This tight end? Who (had) 160 yards last year?\u201d Salk said.<\/p>\n \u201cMilroe is still (the most surprising) with Sam Darnold and Drew Lock on the roster,\u201d Huard said. \u201cNow, I love it. \u2026 I said to you, Milroe, third or fourth round is kind of where I would take him. So it wasn\u2019t shocked, but it was bold.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Who will be the most impressive looking at rookie camp?<\/p>\n The consensus was that second-round safety Nick Emmanwori would be the most impressive at rookie camp. He starred at the scouting combine while posting the highest vertical jump (43 inches) and broad jump (11 feet, 6 inches) of any participant, and he was second among safeties with a 4.38-second 40 time.<\/p>\n \u201cThis guy is Adonis,\u201d Huard said. \u201c(Former Seahawk cornerback) Shawn Springs was like the most perfectly sculpted athlete I ever saw in my life. \u2026 Italian sculptors in the first century, you can\u2019t do it better than that, it doesn\u2019t get better than that. And that\u2019s Nick Emmanwori.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Who is Damien Martinez?<\/p>\n This year\u2019s running back class was considered as very deep, and the Seahawks were able to grab a highly productive one in the seventh round in Miami\u2019s Damien Martinez. He rushed for over 1,000 yards in his final two college seasons, which included 1,185 yards in the 2023 campaign while at Oregon State.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re going to see a little (Zach) Charbonnet, a little bulk,\u201d Huard said. \u201cHe is more Charbonnet than he is MacIntosh and (Walker).\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Does Bryce Cabeldue or Mason Richman have a better chance to play early?<\/p>\n After addressing the O-line early with the pick of Zabel, the Seahawks took Kansas guard Bryce Cabeldue in the sixth round and Iowa tackle Mason Richman in the seventh.<\/p>\n \u201c(Cabeldue) does because of that athleticism, because he slides in to guard,\u201d said Huard, who has plenty of experience with Cabeldue from his time calling Big 12 games for FOX. \u201cAnd one of the conversations I had with some of his coaches through the years and even in this buildup (to the draft) was, you know what? It may not be a bad thing that he\u2019s a late-round pick and he\u2019s going to be in prove-it mode instead of know-it mode.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Who was the most Mike Macdonald pick?<\/p>\n To no surprise, Huard and Salk went with the two defensive players Seattle selected.<\/p>\n \u201cThe way that (Macdonald) talked about (defensive tackle) Rylie Mills, Rylie Mills is Mike Macdonald\u2019s guy,\u201d Huard said.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s gotta be Nick Emmanwori,\u201d Salk said. \u201cI mean, just the ability to move him around on defense.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Who was the most John Schneider pick?<\/p>\n Huard went with White, who Schneider said reminded him of Donald Driver. Driver was a four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver picked in the seventh round while Schneider was in Green Bay.<\/p>\n \u201cRicky White\u2019s got a little stuff to him now,\u201d Huard said. \u201cUnfortunately for him, this was a pretty deep receiver draft with a lot of dudes that played a lot of ball.\u201d<\/p>\n Since Schneider was previously enamored with quarterback prospects like Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes, Salk hopes it\u2019s Milroe.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope he had that same level of conviction on Milroe that he had with some of the other guys he\u2019s wanted a quarterback over the years,\u201d Salk said.<\/p>\n Hear the full conversation at this link<\/a> or in the audio player near the top of this story. Listen to Brock and Salk weekdays from 6-10 a.m.<\/p>\n More on the Seattle Seahawks<\/p>\n \u2022 Brock: Why Seattle Seahawks had \u2018one of the best\u2019 drafts<\/a>
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