And with the 25th Pick the Blogger Selects

Who did I take??? Just like a classic Ruskell pick, Defense, from a big name school that he has found good players from in the past, and as every good Ruskell pick, it comes totally out of the blue.

To find out......


Phillip Merling DE, Clemson, 6'4" 275


With the 25th Pick, The Seahawks are kind of in a pinch. The way the draft has worked out to this point has done them no favors. They would have taken a RB, but the top 4 are gone. They would have taken a tackle or corner too, but the top 4-5 from both of those positions are gone. Therefore the Hawks would be LOVE to give up their pick to one of the many teams who passed on Matt Ryan and now want to move back into the first for a QB. The Hawks want a DT or TE and none present a good value at this point. For the mock sake, we can assume no trade is worked out.

In that case, the Seahawks select DE Phillip Merling from Clemson. He is the 11 best player as ranked by NFL Draft Scout. He is 6'4" and can get to the QB. The Hawks have little depth at DE and considering that their defense revolves around pressure, that is risky. Following the Giants success, the Hawks take another Pass Rusher, because you can never have too many.

Here is a link to the entire Mock, if you missed it yesterday.