Take a look at NFL Media Analyst Mike Mayock's Top 5 offensive tackles in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Mississippi offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil (78) loosens up prior to his team's NCAA college football game against Texas A&M in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. Tunsil was making his first start for the season having served a seven game suspension. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Notre Dame offensive lineman Ronnie Stanley speaks with reporters during media day for the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Notre Dame plays Ohio State on New Year's Day. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Michigan State offensive tackle Jack Conklin (74) watches warmups before the first half of an NCAA college football game against Indiana, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Taylor Decker (68) during the Battlefrog Fiesta Bowl game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 in Glendale, Ariz. (Ric Tapia via AP)
Texas A&M's offensive lineman Germain Ifedi (74) on the field warms up before an NCAA college football game against Western Carolina, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Juan DeLeon)
Indiana's Jason Spriggs (78) in action during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Ohio State, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Good afternoon, 12s.
Here's a look at what's "out there" for today - Tuesday, April 26 - about your Seattle Seahawks:
Seahawks Draft Guide
In a special to ESPN.com, football analytics website FootballOutsiders.com has issued a draft guide for each of the League's 32 teams.
The site, which head coach Pete Carroll has said the Seahawks are aware of thanks to its tracking of the DVOA metric, pegs offensive line as Seattle's "biggest need" heading into this week's draft in Chicago, Illinois. It also lists edge rusher as a "quiet need" and wide receiver as "not a need," and here's its explanation why:
Biggest need: Offensive line
With Russell Okung and J.R. Sweezy leaving in free agency, the Seahawks have lost all five starting linemen from their Super Bowl championship team just two years ago. Current projected starters include left tackle Bradley Sowell, who just spent two years on Arizona's bench; J'Marcus Webb, who's on his fourth team in five years; Patrick Lewis, who started last season on the bench as the Seahawks experimented with a defensive lineman at center; and 2015 draftees Mark Glowinski and Terry Poole, who combined to play 73 offensive snaps as rookies.
Quiet need: Edge rusher
Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril remain a tremendous pair of bookends, but both are now 30 years old, and Bruce Irvin's departure leaves little behind them. Frank Clark, a 2015 second-rounder, might be moving to linebacker, and the re-signed Chris Clemons turns 34 this year and had only three sacks with Jacksonville last season.
Not a need: Wide receiver
Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse and Tyler Lockett were each in the top five in wide receiver DVOA (per-target value) last season, which made them the first trio of teammates in our database, which goes back to 1989, to do that. If 2014 second-rounder Paul Richardson (who was limited to one catch last year because of ACL and hamstring injuries) can stay healthy, Seattle's wideouts could challenge Arizona's for the best in football.
Instagram Of The Day
We're subbing an Instagram post for our usual "Tweet of the Day," and it comes from Richard Sherman's fiancée Ashley, who shares a photo of their new baby girl Avery, born April 16. The couple had their first child, Rayden, in February 2015 shortly after Super Bowl XLIX.
More From Around The Web
Here at Seahawks.com, digital media reporter John Boyle takes a round-by-round look at the best draft picks under GM John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll and continues his 2016 draft preview series with a look at the quarterbacks.
Here's five things to know about the 2016 draft, including what the schedule looks like, what picks the Seahawks have, where you can watch, and more.
Six Seahawks players finished the year on the NFLPA's Top 50 Player Sales list.
Danny O'Neil at 710Sports.com says much of the Seahawks future could be determined by this year's draft class.
Sheil Kapadia at ESPN.com predicts the Seahawks to trade out of the draft's first round this Thursday night.
And Dan Graziano at ESPN.com outlines his "dream" first-round draft scenarios for every team.
Take a look at NFL Media Analyst Mike Mayock's Top 5 edge rushers in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Ohio State defensive lineman Joey Bosa plays plays against Northern Illinois during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
FILE - In this Xxx, file photo, Georgia linebacker Leonard Floyd (84) rushes the passer against Georgia Tech in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, in Atlanta. Georgia won 13-7. (AP Photo/Brett Davis)
Oklahoma State defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah (38) is pictured during an NCAA college football game between TCU and Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. Oklahoma State won 49-29. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) carries the ball as Clemson defensive end Kevin Dodd (98) pursues, during the first half of the Orange Bowl NCAA college football semifinal playoff game, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)
