The 2020 NFL combine gave the Seattle Seahawks and the rest of the league a chance to see many of their draft targets compared to their peers over the past two weeks.
Often what comes out of the combine is a better overall sense of each positional group, and the depth (or lack thereof) of talent in the upcoming draft class.
For a Seahawks team that needs help at a handful of positions, this combine helped them evaluate which positions they should look to upgrade via the draft, and which other ones they should focus their attention on free agency or the trade market.
Fortunately for Seattle, the combine actually did more to confirm their previous suspicions. The tight end group, collectively, had a really poor showing at the combine – further confirming the team’s decision to sign veteran Greg Olsen as opposed to using draft capital to supplement Will Dissly.
Perhaps the position group that did the most to boost their overall stock was the offensive tackles, another area of need for this team with the pending free agencies of both Germain Ifedi and George Fant.
Many of the best tackles in this draft class are expected to go early in the first round, making them unlikely targets for Seattle. However, a flurry of instant starters available in the draft could help drive down the price of both Fant and Ifedi on the open market – which might clear room for one or both of them to return to the Emerald City.
There’s also a possibility that the team finds someone they like at No. 27 overall, or decides to package some picks to trade up for one of the studs in this draft class – like Mekhi Becton or Tristan Wirfs.
Seahawks fans should feel good about John Schneider and Pete Carroll’s instincts, as the Olsen signing looks even better in hindsight and the team’s ability to upgrade at offensive tackle, or at least bring back some familiar faces, looks even stronger following the combine.
