For the first time since 2011, the Seattle Seahawks stuck with their original pick in the first round of the draft instead of trading back. With the No. 27 overall selection, the Seahawks selected linebacker Jordyn Brooks out of Texas Tech.
Luke Easterling of USA TODAY’s Draft Wire was not impressed with the decision. He gives Seattle a C-minus grade.
“The Seahawks always know how to keep us all guessing, but usually, it’s by trading out of the first round entirely,” Easterling notes. “Recent surprise picks like Rashaad Penny and L.J. Collier should have tipped us off that a selection like this could be coming.”
Easterling believes Seattle had a shot to take Brooks in the second round and should have filled a more glaring hole on the roster.
“Brooks is a solid player, but this is about a full round sooner than I would have taken him,” Easterling continues. “The Seahawks have bigger needs elsewhere on both sides of the ball, and there were plenty of worthy prospects at any number of those positions. If they wanted a linebacker, LSU’s Patrick Queen would have been the better value. Brooks has promise, for sure, but this was too early.”
