The chips fell differently than predicted, and at No. 16 overall the pick for the Seahawks is exactly someone their new coach should love.
The 2024 NFL draft promised to be very exciting and the first round has absolutely not disappointed. With the first 14 players to come off the board from the offensive side before Laiatu Latu’s selection by the Indianapolis Colts led to the Seattle Seahawks having their choice of any other defensive player from this class. Troy Fautanu was also available, the most mocked player to Seattle for over a month. The choice was interior stud Byron Murphy II from Texas, which accomplishes two things.
This draft has been full of surprises, and Murphy is an incredibly pleasant surprise. It gives Seattle something it hasn’t had since Michael Bennett was in town; two legitimate sources of pressure right up the middle. Two and a half depending on where they play Dre’Mont Jones. All of this is while actually rostering two quality outside rushers at the same time in Moye Mafe and Uchenna Nwosu. That’s also something the team has struggled to obtain since the departure of Frank Clark.
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