Even after the recent acquisition of veteran tight end Greg Olsen, the Seattle Seahawks could still look to add depth to a position that dealt with injuries to multiple key pieces in 2019.
While re-signing one or both of Luke Willson and Jacob Hollister remains a possibility, the Seahawks could also turn their attention to the NFL draft in order to add more depth at tight end to partner with Olsen and budding star Will Dissly.
While there are quite a few draftable tight ends in this year’s class, one who sticks out in particular for his Seahawks-ey skill set is LSU’s Thaddeus Moss.
Moss, the son of NFL legend Randy Moss, began his collegiate career at North Carolina State in 2016. He played sparingly before transferring and missing all of the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He made a triumphant return with the Tigers of LSU last year, hauling in 47 receptions for 570 yards and four touchdowns – two which came in the College Football Championship win over Clemson.
However, Moss is a fit for the Seahawks not because of his receiving skills, but rather his in-line blocking – a trait Seattle has long coveted in their tight ends, and will need more than ever if they go into next year without both Willson and George Fant, who is also set to hit free agency after serving as the team’s sixth linemen the last two seasons.
Moss has a lot of work to do to be an impactful receiver from the tight end position, but many scouting reports believe he can start as a blocking tight end right away. With Dissly and Olsen expected to be the primary receiving options, Moss makes sense as a backup and in-line blocker, a role the Seahawks need to fill next season.
Projected as a fourth round pick by a handful of mock drafts, including Draft Wire’s, Moss would be an ideal target for Seattle at that stage of the draft.
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