One recurring theme this season when the Seattle Seahawks lose is that they have been dominated at the line of scrimmage. The last three starts for Geno Smith underscores that lesson as much as anything. While Smith has done an exceptional job of avoiding pressure and extending plays there’s only so much any quarterback can do when his pass protection collapses in less than a second. All this pressure has kept a low lid on what should be a top-five scoring offense given all the talent they have at the skill positions.
We can’t mock draft Pete Carroll to be more aggressive on fourth down or stop wasting timeouts, but we can mock a whole new offensive line. That’s the strategy we went in with for our latest seven-round 2024 mock draft. Here’s how it played out.
Pick No. 16: Oregon State OT Taliese Fuaga
No tackle tandem has allowed a higher pressure rate than Seattle this season. While Abe Lucas being out was a factor, the Seahawks can’t assume he’s always going to be out there given the nature of his knee injury. That’s why they should consider sliding Lucas inside to right guard and replace him with a younger tackle who doesn’t have chronic knee pain. If they think locally, they might take Tacoma’s Taliese Fuaga (6-foot-6, 334 pounds). Fuaga has graded out elite in run blocking and strong in pass blocking.
Pick No. 77: Yale OT Kiran Amegadjie
Charles Cross still has a lot of potential but he has not taken the Sophomore leap like we were expecting, especially as a pass blocker. The Seahawks should also consider moving him inside to left guard and starting over on the blindside with Yale’s Kiran Amegadjie (6-foot-5, 318 pounds). The super-athletic Amagadjie blocks well both ways and also has experience at left guard.
Pick No. 79: Boston College G Christian Mahogany
With Lucas and Cross taking over the guard spots for Damien Lewis and Phil Haynes, the Seahawks will want new backups behind him. They could start with Boston College’s Christian Mahogany (6-foot-3, 322 pounds). Mahogany has done most of his work at right guard, earning high marks in both run blocking and pass protection.
Pick No. 115: Georgia C Sedrick Van Pran
Olu Oluwatimi should be taking over at center in place of Evan Brown next year, but Seattle needs another backup not named Joey Hunt. Georgia’s Sedrick Van Pran (6-foot-4, 310 pounds) might be the answer there. Van Pran comes with loads of experience at his position, totaling over 2,700 snaps at center over the last three years.
Pick No. 152: Ohio State G Donovan Jackson
Anthony Bradford has shown potential as a run blocker, but his pass protection and penalties make him far from a slam dunk as a potential full-time starter. Adding more depth at guard makes sense, so here we’ve picked Ohio State’s Donovan Jackson (6-foot-4, 320 pounds). He’s considered one of the top 10 interior linemen in this class.
Pick No. 193: TCU OT Brandon Coleman
Stone Forsythe, Jake Curhan and Jason Peters all flunked when they got their respective turns to replace Abe Lucas and Charles Cross this year, so Seattle should seek out more depth and youth at tackle, as well. Adding TCU’s Brandon Coleman (6-foot-6, 320 pounds) could help. Coleman also has experience at both guard spots.
Pick No. 236: Texas A&M G Layden Robinson
Last but not least we loaded up on another guard in the seventh round with Texas A&M’s Layden Robinson (6-foot-4, 315 pounds). Robinson was ranked among PFF’s top five interior offensive linemen last year before he returned to the Aggies in 2023.
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