Seattle Seahawks 2020 mock draft: Full 7 rounds
By Conor Dorney
4th round
If you thought DK Metcalf put up some freakish numbers at last year’s NFL Combine, you’ll love what Michigan’s Donovan Peoples-Jones did.
Many of DPJ’s detractors focus on his lack of production with the Wolverines, but let’s do a quick career comparison of two prospects to see why that may not be critically important as far as the Seahawks are concerned.
PLAYER X: 96 receptions, 1,360 receiving yards, 7.38 rec. per TD
PLAYER Y:103 receptions, 1,327 rec. yards, 7.36 rec. per TD
Player X is Doug Baldwin, Player Y is Donovan Peoples-Jones.
While I’m not comparing the play styles, I think DPJ has similar qualities to Baldwin. He plays with a fiery edge and competitiveness and realistically was held back a bit by Michigan’s offense and quarterback play. He’s such a unique athlete for his size that I can’t imagine Seattle not having interest as they look for another big receiver to pair with DK Metcalf.
Throw in the fact that Peoples-Jones is an alumnus of the same high school as current Seahawk Delano Hill, and I think it makes for one of the strongest team-player connections in this draft.
The absence of Justin Coleman in the Seattle secondary was never more glaring than in last year’s playoff loss at the hands of the Green Bay Packers.
Rookie Ugo Amadi struggled mightily with his nickel responsibilities at Lambeau, giving up a number of big plays to Devante Adams down the stretch. While I expect Seattle to still have faith in Amadi, their modus operandi makes it likely that they’ll give him some competition at the very least.
Holmes is an explosive athlete and former five-star recruit who was brought to UCLA by former Carroll staffer Demetrice Martin. While he had some less-than-stellar tape against teams like Washington State when matched up on the outside, Holmes is sticky in man coverage out of the slot and has eight career interceptions to his name.
The Seahawks’ need at nickel probably outweighs their need at outside corner, which is why I give them Holmes here over one of the prototypical big, “Seahawk-y” corners we’ve seen in the past.