Could Seattle Consider CB with No. 5 Overall Pick? - Locked On Seahawks Podcast

Cornerback has never been a top priority early in the draft for the Seattle Seahawks under the current regime of John Schneider and Pete Carroll, but this year could be different due to elite talent at the position and a top-five pick.

Corbin K. Smith | Apr 14, 2023

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Since John Schneider and Pete Carroll arrived in 2010, the Seattle Seahawks have excelled at developing cornerbacks picked in the fourth round or later, including fifth round pick Tariq Woolen last season. Holding a top five selection in this year's draft, however, could they buck that trend for an elite shutdown corner to team with Woolen?

Hosts Corbin Smith and Nick Lee debate the merits of using a high draft pick at the cornerback position on a top talent such as Devon Witherspoon or Christian Gonzalez and discuss what would need to happen for such a scenario to be a possibility for Seattle.

Smith and Lee also answer listener mailbag questions, including weighing the possibility of Seattle trading up from No. 20 overall, and play "What's the Odds?" projecting statistics for Seattle's latest free agent class in a jam-packed Blue Friday episode.

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Published Apr 14, 2023

CORBIN K. SMITH

Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.