The Seattle Seahawks are known for two things when it comes to the first round of the NFL Draft.
One, they probably won’t make a pick at all, choosing instead to trade down for more picks, and two, if they do make a pick, it won’t be a cornerback.
The last time the Seahawks took a corner in the first round was in 2006, well before Pete Carroll and John Schneider were in town.
However, after a poor performance from every CB not named Shaquill Griffin last year, combined with the lack of elite edge rushers in this year’s class, this could be the year this team bucks the trend and grabs a corner at No. 27 overall.
One name that has surfaced a handful of times is Alabama cornerback Trevon Diggs, the younger brother of Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs – another offseason target of the Seahawks.
The younger Diggs reportedly visited with the Seahawks at the combine, according to a tweet from Star Tribune reporter Andrew Krammer.
Diggs has been mocked to Seattle a handful of times, and his length (32 6/8 inch arms, 78 3/8 inch wingspan) and physicality make him an ideal Seahawks prospect.
He’s known for his work in press coverage and as a zone cornerback, and would be the perfect fit in Seattle’s cover-3 scheme.
Diggs will cost the team their first round pick, if he’s even around that long, but it might be time for the Seahawks to consider rebuilding the Legion of Boom with some draft capital, instead of hoping they can strike gold in the later rounds again.
