D.J. Reader: Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks are in a position where they could lose a whole lot of their defensive line in free agency. Defensive tackles Jarran Reed and Al Woods are currently set to test the open market, as are ends Jadeveon Clowney, Ezekiel Ansah and Quinton Jefferson. We have an interesting edge-rushing solution later in this article, but in order to bolster the front four, Seattle could do a lot worse than Reader, who was one of the NFL’s better and most underrated interior pass-rushers and run-stoppers last season.
At 6-foot-3 and 347 pounds, Reader doesn’t look like someone who can blow through gaps to get to the quarterback, but he had 36 total pressures last season, splitting double teams and throwing blockers aside with estimable quickness and upper-body strength. Reader also tied with Michael Brockers of the Rams and Cameron Heyward of the Steelers with the fourth-most run stops in the NFL at 30 last season. He’s a multidimensional talent on the rise.