Coming out of college, draft analysts salivated at the glitzy potential of LSU’s Barkevious Mingo. His length and explosion made him a tantalizing proposition as a pass rusher, but when he got drafted sixth overall by the Cleveland Browns in 2013 the prospects of Mingo dwindled in the dysfunctional black hole of the Dawg pound like so many others.
Landing with the Seattle Seahawks was the perfect place for Mingo to ‘get right.’ It’s little coincidence they gave him the #51 jersey: His usage after just five games has been more diverse than Bruce Irvin, himself a player who was moved round a lot.