2019 NFL Draft: Seattle Seahawks 7-round mock
By Conor Dorney
Frank Clark may have been franchise-tagged with hope for a potential long-term deal, but that doesn’t mean the Seahawks won’t look to add to their pass rush in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Iowa’s Anthony Nelson is a massive EDGE prospect (6-foot-7, 271 pounds) who could step in and pose as an immediate pass rushing threat as a rookie in the Seahawks’ defensive front.
Nelson uses his length and a surprising amount of quickness (6.95 3-cone) to evade opposing linemen, helping him to 6.0+ sacks in each of the past three seasons for the Hawkeyes. Nelson’s motor consistently runs hot and while he doesn’t have as stocked of a pass rush repertoire as someone like Brian Burns (who I also believe is very high on Seattle’s wish list), he has plenty of tools to create pressure at the next level.
Based on Seattle’s desire to accumulate more picks and trade down, it seems unlikely that they will be able to take one of the premier EDGE rushers, which means the third and fourth rounds could be where they target one instead. Along with Old Dominion’s Oshane Ximines and Alabama’s Christian Miller, Nelson is just the type of player the Seahawks would love to pair with an already-blossoming roster of high-ceiling pass rush talent.