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Seahawks draft a guard--and a former basketball player--Wake Forest’s Phil Haynes in 4th round

The Seahawks used their second pick of round four in the NFL draft, at 124th overall, to select guard Phil Haynes from Wake Forest. The 322-pound Haynes was a basketball player in high school. Andrew Dye/Winston Salem Journal

The Seahawks’ latest draft choice is their latest George Fant project.

Phil Haynes, Seattle’s second pick of the fourth round Saturday, was a basketball player who played just one year of high school football before becoming a football guard at Wake Forest.

Seattle used its 120th-overall selection in round four, its sixth choice of this draft, on another relatively inexperienced offensive linemen.