The 2020 NFL Scouting Combine doesn’t kick off until next week and free agency is still a month away but that isn’t stopping draft analysts from putting together their first mocks of the new season.
According to Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar, the Seahawks could add to their secondary this April, pulling the trigger on Minnesota safety, Antoine Winfield Jr., with the No. 27 pick overall.
“Trading for ex-Lions safety Quandre Diggs last October probably saved the Seahawks from missing the playoffs last season,” writes Farrar. “After moving on from Earl Thomas, Seattle tried to replace the future Hall of Famer in the aggregate, which didn’t go well. Diggs is under club control through the 2021 season at ridiculously reasonable prices, but if we’re ever to see a reboot of the Legion of Boom, Pete Carroll and John Schneider are going to have to get another shot-calling safety with range, field smarts and a nose for the ball.
Good mock draft morning! ICYMI on @TheNFLWire: My pre-combine mock draft has a few surprises — Chase Young doesn't wind up in D.C., there are Two Utes, and the Patriots Tee it up for Tom Brady's return. https://t.co/Fmm0Kmiy3d
— Doug Farrar (@NFL_DougFarrar) February 21, 2020
“Enter Winfield, the son of the former Bills and Vikings cornerback,” Farrar continues. “The younger Winfield missed all but eight games in 2017 and 2018 due to injury, but he recovered brilliantly to pick off seven passes last season. I recently watched tape with Winfield, and he explained how he’s able to add to his already estimable athleticism by understanding what’s going to happen on the field even before it happens.”
The combine gets underway next week but the defensive backs won’t take the field for drills until Sunday, March 1.
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