Prior to this month's draft, 1SBD's Mark Hogan takes an in-depth look into each team's current projected starters and identifies strengths and lingering team needs after the first waves of free agency.
Player stats collected from Pro Football Reference. Salary information per Over The Cap.
TAKEAWAYS
PROS
- Returning linebackers Mychal Kendricks, KJ Wright and Bobby Wagner give the Seahawks an extremely talented group of players that didn't take the field together in 2018 because of suspensions and injury. Such a dynamic linebacker corps will provide plenty of questions for opponents in 2019.
CONS
- Considering Seattle plays Arizona's air raid offense, LA's fifth-ranked passing game and San Francisco's speedsters twice each year, the secondary is a legitimate target for the Seahawks in the draft. Cornerbacks Shaquill Griffin and Tre Flowers are starter caliber defensive backs but aren't quite Pro Bowl talents. The Seahawks could do with refilling the game-changing, shut down role Richard Sherman occupied during the Legion of Boom years. Finding one isn't easy, but the Seahawks are in a good place to take a guy with the 21st overall pick.
- The offensive line looks good on paper but could definitely be upgraded. Newly-acquired guard Mike Iupati missed 21 of his last 32 games with different injuries and has seen his production decline since going to four straight Pro Bowls between 2012-2015. Germain Ifedi has graded out as one of the worst guards in the league since entering via first round pick in 2016. The team is already wondering whether to decline his fifth year option and would be best served replacing him sooner rather than later. Letting guard JR Sweezy walk in free agency is some bit of a surprise considering how he played in 2018.
- Oft-injured wide receiver Doug Baldwin has contemplated retirement following a number of surgeries in recent years. While Baldwin should be around in 2019, the Seahawks need someone in place to take over as their go-to guy. Tyler Lockett won't command enough respect as a #1 receiver and David Moore became ineffective after a good start to 2018 -- catching just four of 16 targets in the final five games.
- UPDATE: Defensive end Cassius Marsh is slotting in for the traded Frank Clark. The Seahawks desperately need to address the position all of a sudden. A plan to do so is likely in the works.
Projected Starters
NOTE:
NAME, Draft Round.Overall Pick (TEAM, year). Starts/Games Played. Age. Cap Hit 2019
QB has an additional 'total yards, number of attempts (yards per attempt)' figure.
RB, WR and TE have an additional ‘total yards / number of touches (yards per touch)’ statistic
Age as of Sunday September 8, 2019 (Week 1)
QUARTERBACK
RUSSELL WILSON, 3.75 (SEA, 2012). 112/112. 25,624 yards/ 3,261 attempts. (7.9 y/a). 30-years-old. $26,286,766
RUNNING BACK
CHRIS CARSON, 7.249 (SEA, 2017). 17/18. 1,581 yards/ 323 touches (4.9). 24-years-old. $661,285
WIDE RECEIVER
DOUG BALDWIN, undrafted (SEA, 2011). 90/123. 6,569 yards/ 502 touches (13.1). 30-years-old. $13,143,750
TYLER LOCKETT, 3.69 (SEA, 2015). 39/63. 3,042 yards/ 228 touches (13.3). 26-years-old. $7,357,000
DAVID MOORE, 7.226 (SEA, 2017). 7/17. 450 yards/ 27 touches (16.7). 24-years-old. $645,000
Average: 184th overall pick. 136 starts/ 203 games played (67.0%). 10,061 yards/ 757 touches (13.3). 26.7-years-old. Total cap hit: $21.1M
TIGHT END
NICK VANNETT, 3.94 (SEA, 2016). 15/39. 425 yards/ 44 touches (9.7). 26-years-old. $900,220
OFFENSIVE LINE
DUANE BROWN, 1.26 (HOU, 2008). 158/158. 34-years-old. $10,850,000
MIKE IUPATI, 1.17 (SF, 2010). 114/114. 32-years-old. $2,562,500
JUSTIN BRITT, 2.64 (SEA, 2014). 78/79. 28-years-old. $7,916,666
D.J. FLUKER, 1.11 (LAC, 2013). 74/78. 28-years-old. $2,125,000
GERMAIN IFEDI, 1.31 (SEA, 2016). 44/44. 25-years-old. $2,629,807
Average: 30th overall pick. 468 starts/ 473 games played (98.9%). 29.4-years-old. Total cap hit: $26.1M
DEFENSIVE LINE
QUINTON JEFFERSON, 5.147 (SEA, 2016). 12/25. 26-years-old. $2,025,000
JARRAN REED, 2.49 (SEA, 2016). 37/46. 26-years-old. $1,555,793
NAZAIR JONES, 3.102 (SEA, 2017). 2/20. 24-years-old. $844,572
CASSIUS MARSH, 4.108 (SEA,2014 ). 5/68. 27-years-old. $1,850,000
Average: 102nd overall pick. 56 starts/ 159 games played (35.2%). 25.8-years-old. Total cap hit: $6.3M
LINEBACKERS
K.J. WRIGHT, 4.99 (SEA, 2011). 108/112. 30-years-old. $4,984,375
BOBBY WAGNER, 2.47 (SEA, 2012). 102/103. 29-years-old. $14,037,500
MYCHAL KENDRICKS, 2.46 (PHI, 2012). 77/89. 28-years-old. $3,000,000
Average: 64th overall pick. 287 starts/ 304 games played (94.4%). 29-years-old. Total cap hit: $22.0M
CORNERBACK
TRE FLOWERS, 5.146 (SEA, 2018). 15/15. 24-years-old. $644,681
SHAQUILL GRIFFIN, 3.90 (SEA, 2017). 27/31. 24-years-old. $869,655
Average: 118th overall pick. 42 starts/ 46 games played (91.3%). 24-years-old. Total cap hit: $1.5M
SAFETY
BRADLEY MCDOUGALD, undrafted (KC, 2013). 61/83. 28-years-old. $4,733,333
TEDRIC THOMPSON, 4.111 (SEA, 2017). 10/23. 24-years-old. $813,003
Average: 184th overall pick. 71 starts/ 106 games played (67.0%). 26-years-old. Total cap hit: $5.5M
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