SEAHAWKS 2011 DRAFT - Rnds 5-7: Sherman, Legree, Maxwell, Levingston, Smith

[Fenom]

Round 5, Pick 23 (154 Overall):

Richard Sherman (CB)
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Age: 23
Arm Length: 32 in.
Hand Size: 9 3/4 in.
College: Stanford
Conference: Pac 10

COMBINE STATS
40 Yard Dash: 4.56
Bench Press: 16 Reps
Vertical Jump: 38 in.
Broad Jump: 125 in.
3 Cone Drill: 6.82
20 Yard Shuttle: 4.33
60 Yard Shuttle: 11.44

PICK ANALYSIS
Pete Carroll grabs an intriguing athlete in Sherman. He is a former receiver-turned-cornerback with ideal physical attributes. Although he is an unfinished product, he has the potential to develop into a quality backup.

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Round 5, Pick 25 (156 Overall):

Mark Legree (FS)
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 210 lbs.
Age: 21
Arm Length: 30 1/4 in.
Hand Size: 9 1/4 in.
College: Appalachian St.
Conference: Southern

COMBINE STATS
40 Yard Dash: 4.56
Bench Press: 21 Reps
Vertical Jump: 31 in.
Broad Jump: 116 in.
3 Cone Drill: 6.9
20 Yard Shuttle: 4.09

PICK ANALYSIS
The Seahawks' secondary continues to add athletic defenders with ball skills throughout the draft. LeGree will compete for playing time as a sub-defender/special teamer in their lineup.

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Round 6, Pick 8 (173 Overall):

Byron Maxwell (CB)
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 202 lbs.
Age: 23
Arm Length: 33 1/2 in.
Hand Size: 9 1/2 in.
College: Clemson
Conference: ACC

COMBINE STATS
40 Yard Dash: 4.46
Bench Reps: 24
Vertical Jump: 33 in.
Broad Jump: 124 in.

PICK ANALYSIS
Maxwell can contribute on special teams, but he'll have to work hard to fit into the Seahawks' secondary.

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Round 7, Pick 2 (205 Overall):

Lazarius Levingston (DE)
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 292 lbs.
Age: 23
Arm Length: 33 in.
Hand Size: 10 3/8 in.
College: LSU
Conference: SEC

COMBINE STATS
40 Yard Dash: 4.99
Vertical Jump: 29.5 in.
Broad Jump: 104 in.
3 Cone Drill: 7.29
20 Yard Shuttle: 4.62

PICK ANALYSIS
The Seahawks opt to select Levingston, who will have to show some solid improvement to make the team.

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Round 7, Pick 39 (242 Overall):

Malcolm Smith (OLB)
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 225
Age: 21
College: USC
Conference: Pac-10

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[Fenom]

Thread is open for discussion.

 

[bobflipaburger]

A 6'3" CB!?!? Holy crap.

 

[bobflipaburger]

Lots of big DBs with some speed. Another 6'+ CB.

 

[Fenom]

Lots of big DBs with some speed. Another 6'+ CB.

I like that PC and JS want height and speed in the secondary. Ruskell understood the speed part, but he definitely didn't understand the height part.

 

[bobflipaburger]

Well the shorter guys are typically more agile and accelerate faster.

 

[dmarkholt12]

Well the shorter guys are typically more agile and accelerate faster.

Ya but you cant jam at the line with em and play a pure man defense, which also makes it harder to blits and get after the QB.

 

[bobflipaburger]

I know, I'm just saying there's advantages to both. Shorter guys I like more as nickle/dime guys though.

 

[dmarkholt12]

I know, I'm just saying there's advantages to both. Shorter guys I like more as nickle/dime guys though.

They are great for teams that play a lot of zone coverage schemes. For the scheme PC wants to run, gotta have big physical guys.

 

[bobflipaburger]

I know, I'm not arguing that we need shorter DBs. I'm just sort of playing Ruskell's advocate lol. I still wish we would have kept Wilson.

 

[Fenom]

Seahawks draft is over. I'll update Malcolm Smith later on when I get a chance.

 

[EricOV]

Im happy Pete took a player out of USC

 

[szat]

Size and Speed at the DB position, I like the Legree kid, he can deliver a pop, reads the ball well, 22 int's. I think some of these guys will work well in the seahawks 'bandit' defense as well as big in ST.
I predict great ST play this year with all these speed guys that can lay the wood! Hopefully one of these guys will surface as a starter. Only regret I have is no DL (per say) but, the DT went off the board quickly, and OL was clearly the top priority for the FO.

 

[bobflipaburger]

I like the little I've seen/heard/read about Maxwell.