Leki Fotu, DT, Utah
One of the few players known to have video-conferenced with the Seahawks during the pre-draft period, Fotu is a two-gap nose tackle who should succeed in Carroll’s 4-3 defensive front.
He possesses exceptional athleticism for an interior defensive tackle, and fills a need for this Seattle defense.
Jarran Reed and Poona Ford are both expected to start up front for the Seahawks, but the depth behind them is rather shaky. Demarcus Christmas, Nazair Jones and Bryan Mone contributed virtually nothing last year, and while the team could go out and find a veteran defensive tackle to replace Al Woods, they could also look to develop someone like Fotu for the future.
He’s more of an early down run-stuffer than an every down player, at least at this point in his career, but Seattle loves their defensive studs from the University of Utah, and reuniting Fotu with Marquise Blair and Cody Barton could help create some cohesion to Seattle’s overall defense.