College Football Draft Begins Tonight

The Seattle Seahawks will be sitting out tonight as the college draft begins tonight. The Seahawks do not have a first round pick and it is the only round going tonight. The Seahawks could move up into the first round with a trade of a player or a couple lower draft picks. I am sure it would take the second rounder plus the third or fourth rounder.  I am sure the Seahawks are not interested; however, they could surprise us.

Outside the two quarterbacks that maybe taken one and two most of the players we will not know who they are unless they play for our favorite team or you watch a lot of college football.

Here in the Seattle we do have two such players who likely will go in the first round.  Danny Shelton defensive tackle for the University of Washington Huskies could be going in the top ten of the first round. Also expected in the first round is Marcus Peters cornerback who was kicked off the Huskies football team during last season because he broke team rules.

The Huskies have a few other players expected to be drafted as well. Most likely they will be taken on Friday in the second or third round. This is the highest rated draft of Husky players in sometime. At one time the Huskies had top quality players taken in every draft. Of course, looking at the team record during the early 2000s it was not a surprise since they had mostly losing records. Hopefully seeing Husky players again in the college draft will become a regular thing again.

Jameis Winston quarterback out of Florida State is expected to be the top pick in the draft by Tampa Bay. He has the talent but he has trouble with the law in the past so he has character issues. So it is a gamble by Tampa Bay; however, they are willing to take the chance on him. If he can mature he will be a gamble that will pay off otherwise he will be a big mistake.

Marcus Mariota of University of Oregon is expected to be the second pick in the draft as well as the second quarterback taken. The Tennessee Titans have the pick; they could draft Mariota or move down in the draft by trading with another team.

After these two quarterbacks where players get drafted is anyone’s guess. If you are watching the draft tonight, tomorrow night, and Saturday enjoy yourself. I hope your favorite team gets their players, and your favorite players get their team.

One thing we know for sure whoever the Seahawks draft will be surprises. It is one thing we can count on. They have a total of eleven draft picks at this time starting in the second round. The chances are that could all change. They could add more picks which is unlikely or trade a couple picks to move up.