Just four picks away from their final selection on Friday evening, the Seattle Seahawks struck a deal with the Vikings to slide up to 88th overall, sending Minnesota picks 92 and 159 (and receiving 209, as well). With the 88th pick, the Seahawks selected Utah linebacker Cody Barton, the second Utes defender drafted by Seattle on day two.
I’ve previously written about the lack of Seahawk-y linebackers available in the 2019 NFL Draft, and Barton is no different. He isn’t as explosive as Seattle likes—34th percentile vertical and 47th percentile broad jump—but he does possess great quickness.