The Seattle Seahawks are in dire need of help along the defensive line. After selecting linebacker Jordyn Brooks with their first pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Seahawks addressed this position with their first pick of the second day.
With the No. 16 pick in the second round – No. 48 overall – the Seattle Seahawks snagged Tennessee defensive end, Darrell Taylor. Seattle traded with the Jets to move up for Taylor, giving New York picks No. 59 and 101 in exchange.
Darrell Taylor provides a much-needed boost to one of the weakest pass rush units in the NFL. Last season Seattle was a bottom-3 team with only 28 sacks, and with the fate of free-agent defensive end Jadeveon Clowney still in the air, the Seahawks had to make considerable moves.
Adding Taylor brings another piece to a defensive line under reconstruction, as Seattle brought back two former Seahawks in Bruce Irvin and Benson Mayowa. He’ll also join last year’s first pick L.J. Collier and potential breakout defensive end Rasheem Green.
Taylor led the Tennessee Volunteers with 8.5 sacks, 46 total tackles – 10 of which went for losses – and four pass deflections. He is one of only three Volunteers to ever record four sacks in a single game.
