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2020 NFL Draft: Seattle Seahawks 7-round mock

By Conor Dorney

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 25: Head coach Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks interviews during the first day of the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 25, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 25: Head coach Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks interviews during the first day of the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 25, 2020 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /
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The Seattle Seahawks a number of big decisions this offseason, but can a strong 2020 NFL Draft help to offset potential free-agent departures?

2019 was once again a roller-coaster season for Seattle Seahawks fans. An early-season trade for Jadeveon Clowney, followed by several heartbreaking regular-season losses and the return of Marshawn Lynch meant there was a lot for ‘Hawks fans to digest last year.

While there are plenty of bright spots (like the development of D.K. Metcalf into a bona fide star), the team has its work cut out for itself heading into the 2020 NFL Draft. The impending free agency of Jadeveon Clowney and vocal frustration of quarterback Russell Wilson makes this one of the most important drafts for Seattle in recent memory.

How will GM John Schneider and head coach Pete Carroll approach this draft? It’s time to take a look at one of the league’s most unpredictable teams with this seven-round mock.

Oh, and don’t forget…wash your damn hands!

1st round

ANN ARBOR, MI – NOVEMBER 30: Donovan Peoples-Jones #9 of the Michigan Wolverines makes the catch for a first down during the second quarter of the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MI – NOVEMBER 30: Donovan Peoples-Jones #9 of the Michigan Wolverines makes the catch for a first down during the second quarter of the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /

player. 811. . WR. Wolverines . Donovan Peoples-Jones. 27

It wouldn’t be a Seahawks first-round pick without a complete surprise, would it?

Seattle’s penchant for trading back and rumored interest in parting with draft capital to acquire help at edge rusher likely means they aren’t too confident in who will be on the board at this spot in the first round.

And after Rusell Wilson spent part of the offseason rightfully voicing his frustration with the state of the Seattle offense, it makes sense that the Seahawks will go offense-heavy early in the 2020 Draft. While I think Alabama’s Henry Ruggs is the highest in the wide receiver group on their draft board, there’s essentially a zero percent chance that he’s available late in the first round.

If so, it’s on to Plan B and a player like Donovan Peoples-Jones makes a ton of sense. DPJ is a former five-star high school recruit who disappointed from a production standpoint in Ann Arbor but has freakish athleticism and great upside. He’s got a bit of a Doug Baldwin-Esque demeanor to him and I think he has a chance to develop into a productive NFL player despite his underwhelming college production.

Having D.K. Metcalf and DPJ in the same wide receivers room would immediately make it one of the most athletic groups in the entire league, which may be too much for Carroll and company to pass up.

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