The Seattle Seahawks’ annual mock game went off on Saturday, and we got our first chance to see/read about the bevy of roster additions that made their way onto Lumen Field. Among these players was rookie corner Tariq Woolen, who surprisingly got the nod over fellow rookie Coby Bryant to work with the first team defense while Sidney Jones remains in the concussion protocol.
As you may have heard, the University of Texas San Antonio receiver-turned-cornerback put up the 6th fastest 40-yard dash time EVER RECORDED at the Combine in March. Not only this, but his rare combination of size and speed go hand in hand with his background as a wide receiver; this, of course, got a lot of people talking when Seattle elected to draft him with the 153rd pick in the 2022 NFL Draft — which is exactly one pick earlier (albeit eleven years later) than Richard Sherman, who went 154th in 2011.