I hate to be the guy that jumps on what has already been said, but it’s hard not to like what the Seahawks did with their draft class this past weekend.

Whether it was ending up with five picks in the first three rounds, thanks to grabbing an extra pick on day-one of the draft when they traded back in the first round with the Denver Broncos, or trading up in the second round to take a player many valued as a first-round talent, the Seahawks seemed to make all the right moves early in the draft.

Beefing up both lines

The Seahawks started their first round in typical fashion; they traded their first round pick, but, unlike years past, Seattle stayed in the first round when it swapped picks with Denver.

The move Seattle made allowed the team to acquire a third draft pick for the third round and take offensive lineman Germain Ifedi at pick number 31. The pick was the start to filling the team’s biggest need this offseason.

The move could’ve backfired. Anyone from pick 27 to 30 could’ve taken Ifedi, which would’ve left the Seahawks without an offensive lineman to pick that would’ve had the talent to justify going in the first round.

With the lack of depth on the Seahawks offensive line, Ifedi should be starting week one against the Miami Dolphins, barring injury or a huge flop in the preseason.

Whether he is at left or right tackle, or even at guard, Ifedi will be put to the test week one playing against a defensive line that includes Cameron Wake, Oliver Vernon and Ndamukong Suh.

He could receive help from some other rookies early in the season as well. Seattle spent its last of three third-round picks on guard Rees Odhiambo and its sixth round pick on center Joey Hunt.

Both could compete for starting spots in the preseason, and early word from the Seahawks’ camp is they expect Hunt to push Patrick Lewis for the starting spot at center.

The moves to improve the defensive live started by the Seahawks moving up. They traded with the Chicago Bears to jump on the opportunity to take defensive tackle Jarran Reed.

This is the pick that received the most praise from draft analysts. General manager John Schneider even came out to say the team was debating between Reed and Ifedi for its first pick.

Just like Ifedi, Reed fills one of the team’s biggest needs going into the draft, and he’ll likely be playing meaningful snaps in week one.

Reed will need to fill the run-stuffing role on the interior of the defensive line, which was a void created when Brandon Mebane left in free agency.

Seattle went on to try and find a pass rusher for the interior of its defensive line as well when they took Quinton Jefferson in the fifth round. Jefferson had 6.5 sacks in his senior year at Maryland and should compete with Jordan Hill for some playing time on the defensive line.

Building depth and finding role players

With the first of the team’s third round picks, Seattle picked up former wide receiver turned running back C.J. Prosise in hopes his receiving skills could help replace Fred Jackson as the team’s third-down back.

Prosise averaged just under 12 yards per catch in his one season at running back at Notre Dame, showing a skill that neither Thomas Rawls nor Christine Michael has shown much of yet in their careers.

Just four picks later, Seattle took tight end Nick Vannett, which may have been the only “meh” pick of the first couple of days of the draft.

In four years at Ohio State, Vannett never averaged two catches a game, but his forte is supposed to be his ability to block. Some might want to hop on the “he can be the next Zach Miller” bandwagon, but remember that Miller was a much more accomplished receiver coming out of college.

With Luke Willson’s contract expiring at the end of the season, the move makes a little sense. Vannett’s blocking ability will hopefully give Jimmy Graham more opportunities to split out wide.

The Seahawks continued to try and fill depth at running back when they picked Alex Collins in the fifth round and Zac Brooks in the seventh.

I don’t really understand why the team picked up three running backs, but I’m also not a general manager, and I don’t know how Thomas Rawls will be coming back from a broken ankle.

I was a fan of the Kenny Lawler pick in the seventh round. Since he went to school in California, I got to see him play a few times.

He was pretty consistent for the University of California and has the size and length that the Seahawks lack from most of their wide receivers.

Now we’ll have all summer to speculate the impact these guys will make before their week one game against the Dolphins.