I do a ton of these kind of throwaway mock drafts on sites like PFSN. I decided to to a more "serious" one where I am smart about my trades and try to get as many of "my guys" as possible. I used the "Composite" rankings on PFSN for this one. There are some guys (like Trey Moore) than I think are way too low on that list, but that's the case with all of the lists. Here's how it went down --
_PIT send #53 + #76 + #121 to SEA for #32 + 2027 R6 pick so they can take QB Ty Simpson_
_HOU send #59 + #141 to SEA for #53 to take LB Jacob Rodriguez_
**#59 SEA select RB Jadarian Price out of Notre Dame** -- I don't really want a RB this high, but he was sitting right there. I would have preferred Jonah Coleman or Emmett Johnson in like R3, but I think Price is better at #59 feels very reasonable.
**#64 SEA select OG Keylan Rutledge out of Georgia Tech** -- I like Rutledge almost as much as Pregnon who went at #37. He feels very Gray Zabel-esque to me. He moves really well and should excel in outside zone. He has some technical issues, but that is coachable. He can also play center as he did at the Sr Bowl.
**#76 SEA select EDGE Joshua Josephs out of Tennessee** -- This is our Boye Mafe replacement. He needs to work on run defense and coverage, but should be a productive situational pass rusher from Week 1 and is well-suited to our defense given how MM likes to rotate through guys. We have the luxury to let him develop while capitalizing on his pass rush skills.
_HOU send #106 + #167 to SEA for #96 to take C Jake Slaughter out of Florida_
**#106 & #121 SEA take CB Julian Neal out of Arkansas and CB Tacario Davis out of UW** -- I really like these two in addition to Devin Moore out of Florida. I couldn't decide between them so I took them both. I think both of these guys can start at boundary CB or play safety in their first year. Both have size, solid instincts, good athleticism (Neal better than Davis), and are good tacklers and good in run support. I didn't really like what was left on the board at safety at this point (I like VJ Payne as an upside bet, but not this early), so I like having these two CB who could do a Coby Bryant and move to FS/SS.
**#151 SEA take DT Dontay Corleone out of Cincinnati** -- lost one Bearcat, so we draft another. Corleone is a sleeper pick, I think. NFL Draft Buzz have him as the 3rd best DT in the draft given his size/athleticism combo combined with good production. I think he can be a rotational run stuffer from Week 1. Great name, too -- lots of Godfather puns to be made.
_NE send #171 + #247 to SEA for #167 to take WR Eric Rivers out of Georgia Tech (kind of like Rivers -- good pick for them)_
**#171 SEA take WR Jeff Caldwell out of Cincinnati** -- loading up on Bearcats here, I guess. Pure upside pick. Might be the best "freak" athlete at the WR position in the draft at 6'5", 200 with long arms, a 4.31 40 yd dash, 42" vert, and great agility testing (9.99 RAS). Guy needs to be coached up on the finer points of playing WR, but well worth the risk at #171.
**#188 SEA take EDGE Trey Moore out of Texas** -- the 'composite' list on PFSN has Moore at #265, which seems crazy. I doubt he'd even be on the board at #188, so good value here I think (though I'm sure it will hurt my draft grade on PFSN). He feels kind of big to be a 3-4 OLB, but he ran in the 4.5s, so he probably has the athleticism.
**#247 SEA take LB Eric Gentry out of USC** -- I have no idea where we'd play or how we'd use Gentry. He's a 6'7", 220 lb "LB" who is maybe too light to hold up against the run and maybe to slow to be a coverage LB. He is a physical anomaly, though (also has 35" arms and massive hands to go with solid 40 time and agility scores plus a 35" vert) and was productive in college against top competition. He's also a former Sun Devil, so I kind of have to like him. Feels like a guy MM could figure out how to turn into an asset.
Overall I got a "B" grade on this draft -- PFSN liked Price/Rutledge/Josephs but though I reached a bit on the Neal through Moore picks. Loved the Gentry pick, though.
**In summary, I think this draft gives us:**
\-Week 1 starter at RB
\-Week 1 upgrade at RG
\-a very nice rotational pass rusher plus another guy with big upside that both replaces Mafe and gives us insurance against losing Hall/Lawrence next year
\-replacements for Riq and Bryant
\-a run stuffer that we really didn't have last year in the middle of the DL
\-two potentially high upside lottery tickets at WR and LB