BROCK AND SALK

Huard: What recent signing may signal for Seahawks in the draft

Mar 22, 2024, 12:51 PM | Updated: 12:54 pm

Seattle Seahawks Johnathan Hankins free agency NFL Draft...

Johnathan Hankins of the Dallas Cowboys makes a tackle on Nov. 5, 2023. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

(Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

The Seattle Seahawks added two more veteran defenders on Tuesday, agreeing to one-year deals with safety K’Von Wallace and defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins.

Seattle Seahawks Offseason Tracker: Free agency and more

These moves come as the initial “wave” of free agency has started to slow down, and with just over one month remaining before the 2024 NFL Draft begins.

“(Are these moves) helping us figure out what the heck they’re going to do in the draft?” Mike Salk asked his co-host Brock Huard during Wednesday’s Brock and Salk on Seattle Sports.

Replied Huard, “Yeah, I think a little bit, Salk.”

That’s especially true with the addition of Hankins, Huard said.

Defensive tackle was seen as an area of need for the Seahawks this offseason as they had a bottom-three run defense each of the last two years. At 320 pounds, Hankins is a big run-stuffing defender for new head coach Mike Macdonald’s defense.

“I was just looking at some of the draft previews just in totality of the group and you know what this year’s interior defensive line has? A bunch of really athletic like 290-pounders,” Huard said. ” … Kid out of Michigan, Kris Jenkins Jr., he’s just an unbelievable guy and is made of everything you want, but he’s a smaller frame (for a defensive tackle) at about 290 (pounds). The kid out of Illinois (Johnny Newton) is the same way. The guy out of Florida State (Braden Fiske) is the same way. You know what ‘Hank’ is? Hank’s a big ole man, like 330 pounds (big). Do you know what Macdonald had at Michigan? You know what he had at Baltimore? Space eaters, big 330 (pound guys).”

Huard thinks that kind of size is key for Macdonald moving forward, and that it’s not something that’s in high supply when it comes to this year’s draft class.

“You know what you don’t find in this draft other than Maason Smith out of LSU and certainly T’Vondre Sweat out of Texas? You don’t find a lot of that bulk,” Huard said. “So again, I think it leads to them making this decision in free agency, a one-year deal here, let’s fill this gap because we’re not going to find a lot of those body types in this upcoming draft.”

Listen to the full second hour of Wednesday’s Brock and Salk at this link or in the player near the top of this story.

Rost: What we’ve learned about Seattle Seahawks from draft experts

Brock and Salk podcast

Brock and Salk

...

Seattle Sports Video

Video: Menefee: 2024 is a rebuilding year for #Seahawks

Sitting at 4-5 and currently in the cellar of the NFC West – should #Seahawks fans be considering 2024 as a rebuild year? Curt Menefee (FOX Sports) thinks so. “You may not say it publicly because you still go tickets to sell, you still gotta have your fan base believe, but a change in coaching […]

15 hours ago

...

Seattle Sports Video

Video: FOX Sports Curt Menefee calls 2024 ‘rebuilding’ year for #Seahawks

Sitting at 4-5 and currently in the cellar of the NFC West – should #Seahawks fans be considering 2024 as a rebuild year? Curt Menefee (FOX Sports) thinks so. “You may not say it publicly because you still go tickets to sell, you still gotta have your fan base believe, but a change in coaching […]

15 hours ago

...

Seattle Sports Video

Video: Can #Seahawks win a Super Bowl with Geno Smith at QB?

The win-loss record shows one thing, but is Geno Smith really the type of QB that can lead the Seahawks to a Super Bowl? That’s the question Curtis Rogers and Stacy Rost asked Trevor Sikkema (Lead NFL Draft Analyst for PFF) and his answer is something for Hawks fans to hear. Listen to The Bump […]

4 days ago

...

Seattle Sports Video

Video: What #Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald has learned through 9 weeks

Brock Huard asks head coach of the Seattle Seahawks Mike Macdonald what he’s learned about himself, his coaching style and his program with 9 weeks of the NFL season behind him. Listen to The Brock & Salk Show weekdays from 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. on Seattle Sports 710 AM or on-demand wherever you listen […]

4 days ago

...

Seattle Sports Video

Video: NFL Network’s Brian Baldinger calls #Seahawks O-Line “backups”

NFL Network’s Brian Baldinger joins Brock Huard & Brady Henderson to discuss the current state of the Seahawks as the team heads into the bye week sitting at 4-5. Listen to The Brock & Salk Show weekdays from 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. on Seattle Sports 710 AM or on-demand wherever you listen to podcasts. […]

5 days ago

Seattle Seahawks offensive line Los Angeles Rams 2024...

Cameron Van Til

Baldinger on Seahawks’ O-line: ‘They look like backups’

NFL Network's Brian Baldinger dived into the Seattle Seahawks' offensive line woes and how they can better scheme to help mask their issues.

5 days ago

Huard: What recent signing may signal for Seahawks in the draft