2022 NFL Draft: Seattle Seahawks select Charles Cross No.9 Overall

Thanks to the Russell Wilson trade, the Seattle Seahawks will select in the first round and hope Charles Cross can help start a new and hopefully successful era of football in the Pacific Northwest.

Before March 8 and the chaos that ensued, the Seattle Seahawks would have had to wait till Day 2 of the 2022 NFL Draft to make a selection. Thanks to the Russell Wilson trade with Denver, the Hawks pick 9th, one slot ahead of the Jets, who held Seattle’s original first-rounder.

So that begs the question, what is Seattle planning to do with this selection. Who do they deem as worthy enough to be taken 9th overall? Keep in mind that not only Wilson but Bobby Wagner is also gone from the roster, officially ending an era that was arguably one of the best in the league’s history.

As Seattle takes Charles Cross out of Mississippi State with the ninth pick, that answer has been given. It may be a bit puzzling to some, even to those who cover the game. But when the curtain is peeled back, there are reasons why the Seahawks chose to move in this direction.

Charles Cross hopes to help Seattle Seahawks usher in a new era

Though Pete Caroll is known for his affinity for power-running, except on the one-yard line in the Super Bowl, Charles Cross can still come in and help protect whomever the signal-caller is in the Pacific Northwest.

Cross is a pure left tackle and will likely assume that role once he arrives in Seattle. Still, the eyes now turn to what Seattle does with the signal-caller and hopefully finding another cornerstone defensive player that can replace the impact that Bobby Wagner had on the organization.

For now, they hope that Cross can join the likes of Russell Okung and Walter Jones as prolific blockers of the blind side of the Pacific Northwest. A tall task with lots of noise to bear, but if Cross plays to his strengths, he should be just fine.