Seattle Seahawks 3 Biggest remaining needs after the draft

Tight End

Seattle did not address the tight end position during the draft, which is understandable considering the team already has Will Dissly and Nick Vannett. Both of those guys are relatively young plays, and while Vannett is in the final year of his current contract, it shouldn’t cost too much to retain him. Both men also fit Seattle’s run-heavy scheme, as they are excellent blockers.

I can already hear readers preparing counterarguments to this point, but hear me out. Dissly may or may not be available for Week 1 because of the season-ending injury he suffered last season. That moved Ed Dickson up the depth chart.

Dickson signed a three-year deal with the team last offseason and was supposed to be the best receiving tight end on the team. He’s been a total flop in Seattle. The veteran averaged just 14.3 yards per game last season and Vannett averaged only 17.9.

Dissly looks like he’ll be the team’s best tight end when healthy, as he put up 156 receiving yards in four games last season before going on IR. I would like to point out though, 105 of those yards all came in Week 1. That means Dissly put up 51 yards over the next three weeks. While fans certainly hope he’ll bring his 2018 Week 1 play to the 2019 season, there’s no guarantee he’ll produce consistently.

While the Seahawks have a good set of tight ends for their offensive scheme, they really don’t have a huge receiving threat at the position. That need might be masked by the plethora of wide receivers the team just drafted, but it’s something for Pete Carroll and company to consider moving forward.

The other position that the Seahawks could use help at is defensive tackle. Jarran Reed is a budding young star, but he’s in the final year of his rookie deal and his interior running mate, Shamar Stephen, left in free agency. However, the Seahawks do have some young players that they’ll test in that’ll spot this year, including rookie sixth-round pick Demarcus Christmas.