NFL Draft: The Seahawks Trade up, Select DT Jarran Reed in the Second Round
By Ben Renner
The Seahawks have multiple picks in the second round of the NFL Draft. Here’s how they used their 25th pick.
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The Seahawks traded their 56th overall pick and a fourth round selection to the Chicago Bears to move up to 49 and select defensive tackle Jarran Reed of Alabama in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
The trade to move up allows the Seahawks to take one of the best defensive tackles still available, according to some, while holding onto their haul of third round picks. In years past, the second round has been very productive for the Seahawks. Since the beginning of the John Schneider-Pete Carroll era, the Seahawks have selected Golden Tate (2010) Bobby Wagner (2012), Christine Michael (2013), Paul Richardson (2014), Justin Britt (2014), and Frank Clark (2015). Several of these players are now starters for the Seahawks, and a few have made the Pro Bowl.
Schneider isn’t afraid to trade out of the first round to stack draft picks in later rounds. Last season, he flipped the Seahawks’ 31st pick, which allowed future playoff foe Minnesota to draft Teddy Bridgewater. He also isn’t afraid to move up if needed to take a player he likes. Last year, Schneider traded up in the third round of the NFL Draft to take Pro Bowler Tyler Lockett.
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The NFL Draft is far from over, friends. As we’ve seen in years past with Schneider and Carroll, those third, fourth, and fifth-round selections can turn out to be among the best players on the team. Stay tuned for more information as the NFL Draft continues.