Seahawks Draft: Close look at Tyree Wilson with Texas Tech broadcaster

The Seahawks are in a a lot completely different place than regular within the 2023 NFL Draft because of final offseason’s commerce with the Denver Broncos.

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Along with proudly owning their very own authentic first-round choice (twentieth general), the Seahawks shall be choosing fifth general on account of Denver’s extreme struggles in 2022.

One of the widespread names tied to the Seahawks in offseason mock drafts is Texas Tech defensive finish Tyree Wilson, a 2022 first-team All-American.

Brian Jensen, who referred to as all of Wilson’s video games for the Crimson Raiders as Texas Tech play-by-play announcer, joined Seattle Sports activities 710 AM’s Wyman and Bob on Monday to debate Wilson and his draft inventory.

First off, is Wilson worthy of being picked within the first 5 picks come April?

“I don’t have any doubt in any respect that he’s a top-five expertise. He’s one of many guys that has actually progressed within the Tech program after transferring from Texas A&M,” Jensen mentioned. “He had three years with Tech and was just about all-world in his senior 12 months and was a man that overplayed quite a lot of occasions. What I imply by that’s that he would exit and expectations can be that he would possibly deal with the man that was up towards him – the sort out that he would go up towards – and as it could end up, he would fully dominate that sort out, even when the sort out was ranked very excessive. So I believe Tyree is among the guys that received quite a lot of consideration because the season progresses due to these sorts of one-on-one matchups that he repeatedly received recreation in and recreation out.”

Was Wilson anticipated to be that sort of participant heading into 2022?

“Yeah, he was anticipated this 12 months to be the man, and we have been simply thrilled that he really got here again for the season as a result of there was some speak that he may attempt the NFL Draft the 12 months earlier than,” Jensen mentioned. “He didn’t have fairly the numbers (in 2021) that he had this 12 months, and it’s factor that he did keep.”

In 10 video games in 2022, Wilson had seven sacks and 14 tackles for loss.

So what does the 6-foot-6, 275-pound Wilson do greatest on the soccer discipline?

“Considered one of his calling playing cards is that he does all of it. I imply, he’s a man that has discovered the place so nicely, particularly this final 12 months, that he’s taken his pure ability set and is ready to bull rush if he must. And if that’s not working or if (he’s towards) a sort out that works just a little bit higher one-on-one going through him, then he’s going to do a transfer that’s going to get round him, and he’s received nice pace,” Jensen mentioned. “And so all of these issues mixed and the flexibility to adapt at what he must do to get to the quarterback has been an important development for him.”

So far as Wilson’s weaknesses, Jensen would have mentioned run protection forward of the season, however not anymore.

“He turned among the best run defenders on the line of defense for Tech as nicely as a result of he was much like the (star Dallas Cowboys linebacker) Micah Parsons sort of he’d run after the operating backs going the wrong way away from him and he’d catch him,” Jensen mentioned. “That a part of it actually progressed.”

However there may be one space of Wilson’s recreation Jensen thinks might use some work.

“I believe he must work just a little bit on simply power towards the straight one-on-one bull rush, possibly,” he mentioned. “I believe nearly anyone that comes out of school usually goes to wish just a little little bit of that once they go up towards these large and really expert offensive linemen that possibly in school have been only one step sluggish or one step just a little bit off. So I believe that’s in all probability the place his space of enchancment goes to wish to come back as rapidly as attainable.”

One of many greatest matters in terms of the NFL Draft is the kind of individual groups are drafting, particularly with earlier picks. There’s no concern there with Wilson, Jensen mentioned.

“He’s an excellent man. He’s the last word staff participant man, the last word ‘the coach loves him’ man as a result of he does the whole lot that he’s requested to do and extra,” he mentioned. “He’s a type of guys that was at all times within the weight room early, frolicked late. I don’t actually have something that you’d suppose can be a damaging to say about him.”

Wilson additionally reveals nice management expertise, Jensen mentioned.

“He’s not a ‘rah rah’ man, however on the similar time, he’s a frontrunner and he’ll get in a participant’s face or do no matter he must do to make it possible for the fellows subsequent to him are enjoying on the degree that he wants them to play,” he mentioned. “And our defensive tackles really progressed all year long, I believe, as a lot due to him being there as what can be a pure development for them.”

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