The Seattle Seahawks were among the worst pass rushing teams in the NFL in 2019, an area they’ll almost certainly be working hard to correct heading into the new decade.
While disappointing performances from Ziggy Ansah and injuries to Jadeveon Clowney played a big part, it was also a lack of interior rush from Jarran Reed – who had 10.5 sacks in 2018 but just two in 2019.
With Reed a free agent, who has made it clear he’s going to get his bag this offseason, it might behoove the Seahawks to pursue other interior defensive tackles with pass rushing acumen this spring.
It’s a rare skill, and not one that is readily available in free agency (at least not for cheap anyway) but is one they could attempt to find via the NFL draft.
One clear option they could pursue in the later rounds is Arkansas defensive tackle McTelvin Agim.
Agim is showing up mostly as a late (sixth or seventh) round pick on full mock drafts and big boards, but as an interior tackle with 14.5 career sacks, five of them coming in just 10 games last year, he would be a nice project for Pete Carroll and company to groom into a competent pass rusher at the next level.
Agim is one of the most athletic defensive tackles in the nation, and his performance at the combine could certainly push him up draft boards. He possesses a really high motor and excellent explosiveness, but often gets in trouble in run coverage because of his over-aggressiveness and lack of gap discipline.
While he would not be an immediate replacement for Reed, Agim could be a nice late round piece to draft and stash for aa year or two while he learns discipline and gains power, allowing him to succeed as an every down lineman in the NFL.
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