Seattle Seahawks: Best pick from every draft under John Schneider

SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 02: Cornerback Richard Sherman #25 of the San Francisco 49ers talks with middle linebacker Bobby Wagner #54 of the Seattle Seahawks following the game at CenturyLink Field on December 2, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks beat the 49ers 43-16. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /

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SEATTLE, WA – DECEMBER 30: Jarran Reed #90 of the Seattle Seahawks sacks Josh Rosen #3 of the Arizona Cardinals in the third quarter at CenturyLink Field on December 30, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

2016 – Jarran Reed (49th overall)

Reed became infinitely more important to Seattle when the team traded away Frank Clark. The defensive tackle from Alabama was selected in the second round by the Seahawks, but he looked like a bust through his first two seasons. In those years Reed recorded a measly three sacks and 12 quarterback hits. He did rack up 79 combined tackles, but he was a low-level, one-dimensional player at that time.

Reed had an incredible breakout year this past season though. He set career highs with 10.5 sacks, 50 combined tackles, and 24 quarterback hits. It will be interesting to see how Reed performs without Clark this coming season. The defensive tackle will now be the center of the Seahawks defensive line and will be the team’s lone star pass rusher. Seattle can only hope that Reed will be able to replicate his 2018 numbers for years to come.

Interestingly, Reed is one of the key impending free agents the Seahawks will have to pay at the end of next season. As a second-round selection, 2019 will be the first year that Reed will make over one million dollars in base salary. You can bet he’ll demand a lot more in his next deal.

Seattle did draft Germain Ifedi and Nick Vannett in 2016, but Vannett has only been an occasional starter and Ifedi has been downright disastrous at times. Reed is Seattle’s best selection by far from this class.

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