Seahawks take Witherspoon at No. 5, Smith-Njigba at No. 20
Associated PressRENTON, Wash. — When the first round ended, the Seattle Seahawks had nabbed the top-rated cornerback, the top-rated wide receiver, and didn’t do any wheeling and dealing of trades with either of their first-round picks. Most believed Seattle — holding the highest draft pick in the long tenure of general manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll — would go with a defensive lineman or one of the quarterbacks. But with three QBs gone in the first four picks, the Seahawks’ leadership bypassed the likes of defensive tackle Jalen Carter and edge rusher Tyree Wilson and instead solidified their secondary before grabbing another offensive playmaker. Asked what he does best as a pass catcher, Smith-Njigba said, “I get open.” “If we would have sat here last year at this time looking at the 2023 draft we would have said that guy is easily a top five, 10 player and then he unfortunately had the hamstring injury,” Schneider said.
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