In a span of four, fifth-round NFL Draft selections, the Seattle Seahawks chose two former Michigan players.
Mike Morris, the edge rusher who earned Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year last season, was taken 16th in the fifth round (151st overall), on Day 3 of the draft Saturday. Three picks later, the Seahawks chose center Olu Oluwatimi, the transfer from Virginia who anchored the Wolverines line that was named Joe Moore winners as the nation’s top offensive line for the second straight year.
"They're not wasting this pick,” Morris told Seattle reporters. “I'm going to give them everything I have.