Guess who’s back? Drew Lock is back.
In the latest episode of the Hawkszone Rundown podcast, hosts Bryce Coutts, Ryan MacMillan, and yours truly discussed Lock’s return and what that means for the Seattle Seahawks’ potential plans for drafting a quarterback next week. I believe that Sam Howell’s days in Seattle are numbered, but that it doesn’t necessarily mean the Seahawks won’t still take a QB. It’s less likely given Lock’s contract just about assures a roster spot for him behind Sam Darnold, but taking a seventh-round QB is still taking a QB. To me, I think Tyler Shough is now out of the question for Seattle on the premise that it’s silly to take a 26-year-old rookie QB to be behind two 28-year-olds, one of whom could actually be a long-term solution.
Bryce and myself did two mock drafts using ESPN’s simulator. The first mock was without any trades and the second one involved a trade down at the top and a trade down at the bottom. The no-trade one started with Boston College’s Donovan Ezeiruaku, who had 16.5 sacks in 2024. While Shemar Stewart has the traits without the stats, Ezeiruaku is a little on the lighter side as an edge rusher but he has tremendous productivity.
If you’re worried about the offensive line, fear not! We chose Georgia guard Tate Ratledge in the second round, then Sacramento State’s Jackson Slater in the fourth, followed by UConn tackle Chase Lundt in the fifth round.
The mock draft with trades involved moving down from No. 18 to No. 21, with my desire to take tight end Colston Loveland. It was a risk that paid off as the Steelers bizarrely drafted Matthew Golden, so Loveland it is! The theme of building the offense continued with Jayden Higgins from Iowa State, followed by Purdue’s Marcus Mbow with the other second-rounder. TCU gadget player Savion Williams was taken with the fourth-rounder acquired in the Pittsburgh hypothetical. Other offensive linemen taken were Slater (again) and center/guard Jake Majors out of Texas. We even picked up linebacker depth in the form of Ohio State’s Cody Simon.
Mock Draft No. 1 (no trades)
Round 1, No. 18 – Donovan Ezeiruaku, EDGE, Boston College
Round 2, No. 50 – Tate Ratledge, OL, Georgia
Round 2, No. 52 – Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State
Round 3, No. 82 – Ty Robinson, DT, Nebraska
Round 3, No. 92 – Quincy Riley, CB, Louisville
Round 4, No. 137 – Jackson Slater, OL, Sacramento State
Round 5, No. 172 – Jalen Conyers, TE, Texas Tech
Round 5, No. 175 – Chase Lundt, OL, UConn
Round 7, No. 223 – Nasir Stackhouse, DT, Georgia
Round 7, No. 234 – Brady Cook, QB, Missouri
Mock Draft No. 2 (a couple of trades)
Round 1, No. 21 (after trade with Pittsburgh Steelers) – Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan
Round 2, No. 50 – Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State
Round 2, No. 52 – Marcus Mbow, OL, Purdue
Round 3, No. 82 – Oluwafemi Oladejo, EDGE, UCLA
Round 3, No. 92 – Jayden Reed, S, Penn State
Round 4, No. 123 (via trade with Steelers) – Savion Williams, WR/RB, TCU
Round 4, No. 137 – Jackson Slater, OL, Sacramento State
Round 5, No. 172 – Cody Simon, LB, Ohio State
Round 6, No. 181 (via trade with Los Angeles Chargers) – LaQuint Allen, RB, Syracuse
Round 7, No. 223 – Elijah Simmons, DT, Tennessee
Round 7, No. 234 – Jake Majors, C/G, Texas
Which of these two drafts do you prefer? Let us know in the comments!
Go to the 51:18 mark if you want the full mock draft segment, while the Lock discussion is at roughly the 4-minute mark.
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