RENTON, Wash. -- Devon Witherspoon was not connected to the Seattle Seahawks in many, if any, mock drafts before they took the Illinois cornerback fifth overall last April.
Jalen Carter and Tyree Wilson were.
But the Seahawks deemed Carter to be a risk not worth taking that high in the draft, and their evaluation of Wilson differed even more compared to that of some analysts. While he went seventh overall to the Las Vegas Raiders, the Seahawks had not even given the Texas Tech edge rusher a first-round grade and wouldn't have taken him with their second pick in Round 1, No.