Seahawks go back to old ways in Day Two of NFL Draft

After a Day 1 surprise, Pete Carroll and John Schneider returned to business as usual by making two moves on the second day of the NFL Draft. Seattle sent the Jets its third round pick in exchange for moving up to the  16th slot. The Jets moved down to the  27^th slot. Seattle used the pick to draft  Tennessee Edge rusher, Darrell Taylor. A versatile player who played linebacker in 2018  and  DE lineman in 2019.   Taylor led the Volunteers with 10 tackles for loss, including 8.5 sacks in 2019, posting 46 total tackles. As a linebacker  in 2018 Taylor led the Vols defense with 11 tackle for loss, 8 sacks, and 36 stops.

LEO DEFENDER

The Seahawks are looking to play the 6’4  267 Taylor on the edge where he can stuff the run and get to the quarterback. His versatility will enable the Seahawks to move him around on defense and play just behind  the defensive lineman on pass-rushing downs

MOVE DOWN

Schneider and Carroll rolled the dice one more time and swapped places with the Carolina Panthers. The Seahawks moved down from 32^nd in the second round to 5^th  in the 3^rd round and picked up Carolina’s 5^th round pick for their troubles. Seattle selected LSU right guard Damien Lewis.  

The 6’2 327 Lewis is the 19^th offensive lineman on the Seahawks roster.The drafting of Lewis is a simple and clear message. It’s open competition on the offensive line may the best man win.

LSU signed Lewis in 2018 from Northwest Mississippi Community College where he was a second-team JC All-American for two years. LSU  Lewis earned second-team All-SEC honors at guard. Starting in all 15 games during the Tigers National Title run. The  Tigers offensive line won the Joe Moore Award as the top front five in the country last year.