If any NFL draft is inevitably a focus on the future, the 11-man class the Seahawks put together this year was also a pretty direct reflection on the past.
By the time the last of the 11 names had been called – tied for the most picks the team has made since 2001 — the areas of emphasis had become clear.
Seattle drafted four defensive backs to shore up an area that has long been one of the team’s biggest strengths but that last year proved as vulnerable as at any time since 2011.
Seattle also drafted two defensive linemen to beef up an interior pass rush that also proved lacking at times last season.