Video: John Schneider, Pete Carroll on Day 2 of Seahawks’ draft

In the video above, Seahawks general manager John Schneider talks to the media about the four picks the team made in the second and third rounds combined of the NFL Draft on Friday – defensive tackle Jarran Reed from Alabama, running back C.J. Prosise from Notre Dame, tight end Nick Vannett out of Ohio State, and Boise State offensive lineman Rees Odhiambo.

Included below is more of what Schneider and head coach Pete Carroll said after the third round:

Schneider on what Reed brings as a pass rusher: “He has work to do as a pass rusher, there’s no question. We have the teaching staff to help him out. Clearly, the best run defender in this draft.”

Carroll on if Prosise will take the role as a third-down back: “I think this is a very unique player. I love talking about him. He was a receiver for the early part of his career. Came in as a DB, safety, was moved to receiver and when they had a need, was moved to running back. He was a guy that was playing all the time, he can run the routes, he can do everything that a wide receiver does. They moved him to running back and I think surprised everybody. I think the coaches there, as well. He had a fantastic season, he’s a break away, big speed, big time running back, as well as a catcher. We’ve had our eye on him throughout, we hoped we could get him because we have a very special role that we want to put him in. We’ll just let him go from there. He’s going to do things that he’s really good at and then we’re going to expand his role as he can handle it. There’s no reason he can’t be a first down back too. We know what we’re going to attempt to do with him on third down, we’re going to give him a great shot to show us how he can fit in.”

Carroll on if Seattle is listing Odhiambo as a guard: “Yes. I told him that right when we first talked to him that we’d like to see him play guard. He’s played tackle and he really fits the formula for being a guard that we’re going to give him a shot right there. We’ll see what happens. We’ll be open to whatever he brings us.”

Schneider on what offensive-line coach Tom Cable learned about Odhiambo when they saw him at Boise State: “Strength. Strength and flexibility. Tom felt, at the end of the day, that Germain [Ifedi] and Rees were the strongest guys that he put his hands on throughout the spring.”

Schneider on how important TE Nick Vannett’s ability to block was in drafting him: “Very important. We’ve been looking for a true Y for several years now. It’s weird, they don’t come along very often. So Ohio State, how he developed there, it’s kind of a natural progression for this guy. It was great to see how he produced at the Senior Bowl too.”

Carroll on where they feel they are at with the center position after Friday: “Well we’re going to work it out and see how it goes. There’s a lot of time left in this draft. We’ll see how things go there. Patrick [Lewis] did a very good job for us last year putting together a second half of the season with us, he was very effective.”