After ESPN completed a four-round, 128 player redraft of the entire NFL, the folks over at Pro Football Focus decided to take their own stab at the exercise.
ESPN’s draft included four Seattle Seahawks: Russell Wilson (2) Bobby Wagner (45) DK Metcalf (111) and Tyler Lockett (128). Pro Football Focus’ exercise only included three Seahawks, however, with Wagner going undrafted.
No Wagner among the top 128 players is a bit surprising, especially considering how often Pro Football Focus lists Wagner as the best linebacker, and among the best overall players, in the NFL.
The rest of the list looks fairly similar to ESPN’s, with Wilson going third overall, Metcalf going 61st and Lockett going just two picks later at 63.
It seems the PFF drafters valued offense, particularly wide receiver play, far more than the ESPN draft.
Either way, it’s clear the Seahawks have four franchise players – two who are well on their way to the Hall of Fame, as well as a young up-and-coming star in Metcalf and a reliable, albeit underrated, pass catcher in Lockett.
Add in a young core of developing stars in Chris Carson, Will Dissly, Shaquill Griffin and Quandre Diggs, and you have the recipe for a team that could go a long way in 2020.
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