NFL Draft 2019: Biggest steal for each team

In the first round, the Seattle Seahawks made one of the biggest head-scratching selections when they took TCU defensive lineman L.J. Collier. The good news was, they traded down and added more ammunition, but the bad news is Collier wasn’t widely considered a first-round pick.

Of course, there’s the belief that you have to get your guy, regardless of what others think, but Collier just feels like quite a stretch — and this comes after they did the same thing with running back Rashaad Penny in the first round last season.

The Seahawks made up for it by getting really good value out of their second pick in the second round. To close out the round, the Seahawks took Ole Miss wideout D.K. Metcalf.

The star of the NFL Scouting Combine, Metcalf impressed with his 4.33 time in 40-yard dash, while adding 27 reps in the bench press. At 6-foot-3 and 227-pounds, he’s built like a tight end, but runs like a burner.

He was mocked higher than pick No. 64, which had a lot to do with his upside. He ended up slipping because of a neck injury that ended his last season and that he ran a limited route tree with the Rebels.

Had he been a top-10 pick, there would have been those who loved it, as well as those who hated it. However, as the final pick in the second round, he offers tremendous upside and a shot at developing into the No. 1 receiver in Seattle in time.

The Metcalf pick was their biggest steal, but an honorable mention needs to be given to their fifth-round pick Ben Burr-Kriven. The former Washington Husky had 176 tackles in his senior season and comes over as a player who simply knows how to find the ball carrier. He needs to add some weight to become a full-time starter, but has the intangibles that can’t be taught.