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Every pick made in Round 2 and Round 3 of the 2024 NFL draft

Here’s a complete recap of every pick from the second and third rounds of the draft.

Round 1 of the 2024 NFL draft saw a historic number of offensive player taken, including the first 14 overall picks in the draft. As expected, when Round 2 picked up tonight the opposite happened, with defensive prospects dominating the early picks.

When the Seahawks finally got their turn to pick at No. 81 overall, they did the responsible thing and picked the best guard available. That happened to be UConn’s Christian Haynes, who should be their right guard of the future. Let’s see how the other 31 teams made out tonight. Here’s a complete recap of every pick from the second and third rounds of the draft.

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Watch: UConn highlights for new Seahawks G Christian Haynes

Watch: OT Christian Haynes highlights

The Seattle Seahawks decided to remain patient in the 2024 NFL draft, and stayed put at No. 81 overall. With their patience, they were rewarded by selecting Christian Haynes, a guard from the University of Connecticut.

UConn may be known for its basketball prowess, but that does not prevent them from sending quality players to the NFL.

Rebuilding an offensive line may not be flashy or exciting, but it is crucial. Especially when facing the defensive fronts of San Francisco and Los Angeles. With that being said, here are highlight reels of the newest Seattle Seahawk:

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Analysis: Seahawks finally building up the trenches with Christian Haynes, Byron Murphy

Analysis: Seahawks finally building up the trenches with Christian Haynes, Byron Murphy

The Seattle Seahawks have only picked twice in the first three rounds of the 2024 NFL draft, but they are sending a message loud and clear:

They are finally committing to building up the trenches.

In the first round of the draft, the Seahawks selected interior defensive tackle Byron Murphy II of Texas at No. 16 overall. Instead of trading back to regain a second round pick, Seattle committed to finally addressing their terrible run defense. Seattle did not pick again until No. 81 overall, the middle of the third round. With it, they selected an interior offensive lineman in the form of Christian Haynes from UConn.

It cannot be ignored the Seahawks did not do anything to find their way back into the second round of this draft. In a way, perhaps we can view their second round pick as Leonard Williams, as that was the cost to trade for him from the New York Giants last year.

Still, the fact Seattle did not trade back into this round tells us something else: they are remaining patient. The Seahawks appear to be taking it slow, and not mortgaging the future. Slowly, methodically rebuilding from the interior of the trenches out.

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They finally checked the box with their pick in the third round of the draft.

There’s never a sexy time to pick a guard, but the Seahawks needed one about as badly as any team in the sport. They finally checked the box with their pick in the third round of the draft, selecting UConn’s Christian Haynes at No. 81 overall.

Haynes brings experience, consistency and solid athleticism. At the Scouting Combine, he checked in at 6-foot-3, 317 pounds with 33.5″ arms and 9″ hands. He ran a 5.03 forty-yard dash, posted a 33″ vertical and 25 bench press reps.

Here’s what Lance Zierlein had to say about his game at NFL.com:

“Haynes plays with football intelligence and sees every snap as a mandate to move opponents and finish blocks. His draft slotting could be affected by a lack of length and being limited to one position, but his determined playing style counters those factors. He’s not overly rangy but wipes out targets on pulling blocks and is capable in space, and in pass protection. The hand usage can get sloppy, allowing opponents to slip away from him, and he has a tendency to do too much grabbing.”

Haynes earned strong grades in both pass blocking (82.5) and run blocking (80.1) this past season. He should be starting at right guard for the Seahawks come Week 1, assuming he can beat out Anthony Bradford and any other challengers for that spot on the depth chart.

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Seahawks pick UConn G Christian Haynes at No. 81 overall

Seattle has selected UConn guard Christian Haynes at No. 81 overall.

After waiting nearly three and a half hours, the Seattle Seahawks have finally made their pick in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft.

According to Jordan Schultz, Seattle has selected UConn guard Christian Haynes at No. 81 overall.

Haynes (6-foot-2, 313 pounds) was arguably the top interior offensive lineman still on the board at the time.

In three seasons, Haynes played right guard for the Huskies at a consistently respectable level, earning solid grades of 72.0 in 2021, 83.9 in 2022 and 80.2 overall in 2023 from Pro Football Focus in his college career.

Haynes should project as the team’s Week 1 starter at right guard for this coming season. However, he may have to beat out 2023 fourth-round draft pick Anthony Bradford over the summer for it to be official.

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Seahawks had 4 offers to trade down from the No. 16 overall spot

Schneider said that Murphy was just too good to pass on, though.

How much do the Seahawks like Texas DT Byron Murphy II? Not as much as they liked Washington QB Michael Penix Jr., whom they tried to trade up into the top 10 for last night. However, they liked Murphy enough to pass on a handful of trade-down opportunities which general manager John Schneider adores so much.

After the first round ended last night Schneider told the media that he had four teams offering trade-up scenarios so the Seahawks could add more picks and capital later on in the draft. Schneider said that Murphy was just too good to pass on, though.

While it’s great to get the best interior pass rusher in the draft, not trading down also leaves Seattle in a quagmire heading into Day 2. Having sent their second-round pick to the Giants as part of the Leonard Williams trade, the team will not be on the clock again tonight until No. 81 overall in the middle of the third round.

In the meantime, a whole lot of excellent prospects are going to come off the board – including the offensive linemen they so desperately need. Let’s see if Schneider can pull off a move up for one of them.

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Byron Murphy II says he’s studied Seahawks great Michael Bennett a lot

Seattle fans now have legitimate hope that soon their defensive line will once again be the envy of the NFL.

The last time the Seattle Seahawks had a dominant defensive line it was when Cliff Avril was disrupting opponents from the edge, Red Bryant was stuffing everybody inside and Michael Bennett was wreaking havoc all over the place. Seattle fans now have legitimate hope that soon their defensive line will once again be the envy of the NFL.

Last night the team picked Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy II, who is the top-ranked interior defensive linemen in the 2024 draft class. Even better, Murphy is a Seahawks fans who grew up idolozing the Legion of Boom and Marshawn Lynch. Murphy also says he studied Bennett a lot.

Murphy earned the highest pass rush grade in the nation last season at his position and also did splendid work against the run.

Bennett of course set a very high standard to match – to say nothing of all the Aaron Donald comps that Murphy got during draft season. One thing he does have in common with them is his ability to disrupt from multiple positions.

Murphy told the local media last night that he’s an all-three-downs type of guy. The team views him as a 3-tech who can also play nose tackle.

That means Murphy could replace either Jarran Reed or Dre’Mont Jones in the starting lineup if the Seahawks stick with their 3-4 fronts under new head coach Mike Macdonald. Throw in Leonard Williams and Seattle should have one of the best defensive lines in the league, at least on paper.

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Seahawks tried to trade up into top 10 for Michael Penix Jr.

Apparently a lot of NFL teams went into the draft suffering from Penix Envy.

Apparently a lot of NFL teams went into the draft suffering from Penix Envy. According to James Palmer, at least three teams tried to trade up into the top 10 picks in order to land Washington’s star quarterback prospect.

That includes the Seahawks, the Saints and the Raiders.

Penix would have been a perfect fit for Seattle, continuing to work with offensive coordiantor Ryan Grubb. However, it was always a long shot for the Seahawks to land him given where they were in the draft order. They had a 3% chance of getting him, per ESPN analytics.

The Falcons seemed to have stunned everybody with their pick – including Krik Cousins, who they just gave a four-year, $180 million deal to. It may seem confusing to a lot of fans but every offseason we advocate for drafting quarterbacks before teams need them. The Packers have followed that philosophy and as a result have had above-average starters for over 30 years now.

So this answers the question of if the Seahawks were truly willing to draft a quarterback this year. Now it shifts to who of the remaining QB prospects they might target. The two next-best who are still available are South Carolina’s Spencer Rattler and Tulane’s Michael Pratt, both of whom the team met with in the lead up to the draft.

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Here’s how the new draft order shapes up heading into Day 2.

The 2024 NFL draft will kick into high gear this evening when the second round kicks off in front of a raucous Detroit crowd. Every year the order of picks going in changes pretty dramatically thanks to trades during the draft.

Let’s reset and see where all 32 teams stand going into the second day of the draft. As for the Seahawks, they did not trade down from their No. 16 overall spot in Round 1 as expected, so they’ll have to wait until No. 81 overall (Round 3) to pick tonight unless they move up. Here’s what the full updated order of picks looks like heading into Day 2.

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Here’s how all 32 picks went down on the first night of the draft.

The first round of the 2024 NFL draft played out exactly as expected… for about seven picks. When the Atlanta Falcons came on the clock at No. 8 overall all hell broke loose as they made an all-time stunning pick, selecting Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. despite already having signed veteran Kirk Cousins to a lucrative four-year deal just last month.

From there, the offensive picks continued all the way up to No. 15, which helped set the Seattle Seahawks up to land the top defensive line prospect in this class. Here’s how all 32 picks went down on the first night of the draft.

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