The Seattle Seahawks made 11 selections in the 2019 NFL draft, and the majority of them made an appearance for the team during the regular season.
However, one who did not is defensive tackle Demarcus Christmas, a sixth rounder out of Florida State who was placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list during training camp and was never activated, costing him the entire season.
Christmas was selected by Seattle for his versatility, with coach Pete Carroll excited about his ability to play over the center (0-tech) and over the guard (three-tech).
Christmas is healthy now, and will have a chance to compete for a spot on the defensive line. Jarran Reed and Poona Ford will be the starters, with Nazair Jones and Bryan Mone competing with Christmas for a backup spot.
However, Mone didn’t impress in his brief NFL action last year, and Jones was transitioned to five-tech before missing all of 2019 with a knee injury.
Christmas is probably nothing more than a backup run-stuffer, even at his peak, but that’s a role Seattle needs to fill next season, and his emergence would be a welcome development for a team in need of more bodies in the trenches.
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