The Seattle Seahawks opened their 2022 NFL draft class with a pleasant surprise last night. Instead of reaching for a linebacker or a running back that was on exactly nobody’s radar, they took the top left tackle still on the board with their No. 9 overall pick.
Even though Mississippi State’s Charles Cross was a popular mock draft pick for the Seahawks in recent weeks, taking him there went against the grain for what this team has done in the draft over the last decade. In fact, they hadn’t taken an offensive lineman that early since Russell Okung all the way back in 2010.
The Cross selection is a promising start for this team in the draft. Now, let’s see what the major questions are for Seattle going into Day 2. For the sake of this exercise, we’ll focus on the premium positions only.
