The Seahawks appear to be trying to rebuild their offensive line from the outside in. With their first pick of the 2022 NFL draft on Thursday night, Seattle selected Mississippi State’s Charles Cross, who projects to replace Duane Brown as the team’s starter at left tackle.
Moments ago, the Seahawks may have filled their hole at right tackle. Picking at No. 72 overall in the third round of the draft, they chose Washington State’s Abraham Lucas, one of the top right tackle prospects in this class.
Prior to these two getting drafted, Seattle’s projected starters at these two positions had been Stone Forsythe and Jake Curhan, both rookies in 2021. Their No. 1 options last season were Duane Brown and Brandon Shell, who both remain free agents.
It’s never a sure thing which offensive line prospects will work out in the NFL – especially the ones picked by this team – however, the Seahawks are getting the process right at least in this part of the game. With OT now fully-secured on both sides, they can move to address other spots.
By passing once again on Malik Willis and Desmond Ridder (who was drafted moments later by the Falcons) it’s become pretty clear Seattle is not partaking in this class of QBs.
