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The Seattle Seahawks have a quartet of third-round picks at their disposal, and they’ve used two of them in the secondary. Central Florida cornerback Shaquil Griffin got the call from Seattle at pick #90, before Michigan safety Delano Hill went off the board at #95.
Related: Follow the entire 2017 NFL Draft through SB Nation’s special draft tracker
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Seattle adding to its safety depth, and if you’re following the draft on Twitter as well as on NFL Network or ESPN, you’ll notice that picks like the Hill one were tipped several minutes before the official announcement was made. Speed this thing up!
Hill is S/LB hybrid, IMO. Test numbers might have been better but I think he was trying to bulk up. Love his tackling.
— Jared Stanger (@JaredStanger) April 29, 2017
That S pick reminds me of Mark Legree
— Glenjamin (@weekapaug009) April 29, 2017
the way the NFL is running this draft vs leaked picks is just terrible. its like a 20 minute delay. awful.
— Field Gulls (@FieldGulls) April 29, 2017
HILL 32 inch arms--
— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle) April 29, 2017
The NFL network just totally skipped the Seahawks selection
— Joe Muldoon (@josephmuldoon) April 29, 2017
Delano Hill ran a 4.47
— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle) April 29, 2017
significantly underaged, a little below-average athletically, huge wingspan https://t.co/k27lWUzv1o
— Zach Whitman (@zjwhitman) April 29, 2017
@DannyBKelly @LanceZierlein Hall was higher rated than a 5th rounder on most boards, he can do so many things.
— Michael Lombardi (@mlombardiNFL) April 29, 2017
While PCJS have often swung/missed on OL/DL in the draft, they rarely miss on DBs, even in late rounds.
— Brian Nemhauser (@hawkblogger) April 29, 2017
Seattle's pick of @UMichFootball S Delano Hill is classic Seahawks. Not highly rated on many boards, but they have a plan for him. Long CB?
— Charles Davis (@CFD22) April 29, 2017
I don't know anything about Hill but I know Kam's days are numbered
— Nathan Ernst (@NathanE11) April 29, 2017
Delano Hill, Safety at 6'1 and 216 pounds running 4.47. Saw Hill a number of times & he was part SS, part FS and part Nickel. Versatile
— Brock Huard (@BrockESPN) April 29, 2017
A guy who has similar traits to a current (aging at this point) starter…taken rounds earlier than expected
— Glenjamin (@weekapaug009) April 29, 2017
Oh shit it's lit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my brotha!!!! https://t.co/AtifFIjRep
— Frank Clark (@TheRealFrankC_) April 29, 2017
Related: NFL Draft 2017 Results: Seahawks select safety Delano Hill out of Michigan
Remaining Seahawks draft picks:
Round 3: 102, 106
Round 4: 111 (from 49ers)
Round 5: n/a
Round 6: 187 (from Jaguars), 210
Round 7: 226, 249 (from Falcons)
Related: 2017 NFL Draft Day 2 results