9 p.m. — The Seahawks finished off the third round without making any trades, taking speedy Central Florida CB Shaq Griffin, thumping Michigan strong safety Delano Hill, run-stopping North Carolina DT Nazair Jones and big Michigan WR Amara Darboh.
Griffin is the highest-drafted corner in Seattle since Josh Wilson in 2007. The earlier John Schneider had drafted a corner was Walter Thurmond in the fourth round in 2010. Griffin, who runs a 4.38 40, should jump right into the cornerback mix.
It sounds like the Seahawks are indeed in full QB dangle mode.
A couple of reports indicate (1) they were interested in Patrick Mahomes in the first round and (2) they are considering drafting a quarterback today.
The Mahomes report seems far-fetched. The Seahawks have used QBs as bait in two of the past three drafts, so this probably was more of that — just a way to create more interest in the 26th pick (the Chiefs ended up jumping from 27 to 10 to take Mahomes).
It is entirely possible that the Hawks want to take a QB today, but this scuttlebutt is surely a way to engender interest in the 34th overall pick and get some team to come up for Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer (if the Packers don’t pick or trade out for him) or perhaps Cal’s Davis Webb.
As usual, the Seahawks’ draft will start on Day 2. If it seems like we say that every year, it’s because it has been that way in four of the past five drafts.
It’s not a bad way to do business at the bottom of the draft. Like last year, John Schneider & Co. did very well Thursday. Dropping just eight spots, they added another third-rounder, a high fourth and a seventh.
The Hawks have a league-high six picks today — the most Day 2 selections they have had under Schneider — and they have seven of the next 78 picks overall (counting the fourth pick in the fourth round).
As Schneider said, “It’s going to be a fun weekend.”
Green Bay holds the power to start Day 2 of the draft. Having moved down to pick 33, the Packers are now fielding calls from teams interested in moving up. The target for most probably is Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer.
Seattle’s pick, the second in the round, should be popular, too — whether it’s for a QB or another player who dropped out of the first round.
The Seahawks have a league-high six picks today — two in the second round, four in the third — and they aren’t against adding more.
“We have some freedoms here that could come to us, and we’re in a great spot in a couple of these rounds right now,” Pete Carroll said Thursday, after the Hawks traded down twice to net an extra third, a fourth and a seventh. “I imagine we’re not going to turn down phone calls. John will be working it.”
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