Seahawks draft picks: DERICK HALL!

Hall gives Seattle an intriguing edge room this offseason

With the 37th pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks added Auburn edge player Derick Hall. People were wondering if the Seahawks would pick an edge player at #5 or #20, but Seattle apparently felt comfortable with the depth at the position and after selecting Devon Witherspoon and Jaxon Smith-Njigba on day one, they get a defensive line prospect with “great character” (no surprise there) and a high ceiling.

He is 6’3, 254 lbs, he has 34.5” arms, and he ranked second among all edge players at the combine for athleticism score, per NFL.com.

Hall’s first strength listed on his bio is “team captain with tremendous character” but immediately followed by “NFL-caliber aggression and toughness”. He seems like the exact right player to follow Witherspoon and JSN.

“There may be no more improbable human being to play in the NFL than Derick Hall” according to ESPN’s broadcast. Hall had less than a one-percent chance to live at birth because he was born four months pre-mature.

Said an anonymous scout on Hall: “He’s tight-limbed and he’s more segmented than you want but he’s tougher than s--- and he’s going to be a great fit in a locker room.”

The Seahawks have an interesting edge room so far with Uchenna Nwosu, Darrell Taylor, Boye Mafe, and Hall. As well as Alton Robinson, Tyreke Smith, Chris Garrett, and Joshua Onujiogu.

I won’t be surprised if Smith comes out of camp with a legitimate job, but adding Mafe and Hall in back-to-back second rounds gives Seattle options for the future. His NFL comp is Carl Lawson and this seems like the perfect spot in the draft for him.

What do you think of the pick?

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