The similarities between the recently departed free agent and incoming draft pick are undeniable. Their individual skill sets are too close—and the price paid for the replacement too high—for anything but the obvious to be true.
The Seattle Seahawks drafted Kansas State receiver Tyler Lockett as an answer to losing Golden Tate to the Detroit Lions last spring.
Consider the restoration process on track. The No. 69 overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft needed just one day at last weekend's rookie camp to start turning heads.
"I thought Tyler was all over the field, catching balls and making plays," head coach Pete Carroll said, via Tony Drovetto of the team's official website.