The Seattle Seahawks have made it clear: they need to enhance inside. After drafting Byron Murphy II within the first spherical, they determined to bolster the inside of their offensive line by drafting former UConn Huskies guard, Christian Haynes. How will he contribute for the Seahawks? Have a look for your self!
No one locked up @seniorbowl invite earlier this 12 months than UConn’s Christian Haynes, who did sufficient high-level stuff in Week 1 vs. NCST to earn journey to Cell.@C_Haynes70 is considered one of on this 12 months’s OL class and here is good look what he can do on the transfer.… pic.twitter.com/Jf5XOGG6x6
— Jim Nagy (@JimNagy_SB) April 6, 2024
A extremely athletic inside lineman, Haynes clocked in at a speedy 5.03 within the 40 on the mix, even whereas weighing in at 317 kilos. An completed starter at UConn, he was a four-year starter for the Huskies, blossoming in the course of the 2021 season and permitting simply 26 pressures on 1,225 move blocking snaps over the course of the 2021, 2022 and 2023 seasons mixed.
There will definitely be considerations concerning the stage of competitors confronted by Haynes throughout his school profession whereas taking part in towards many decrease stage FBS squads as an unbiased. Nevertheless, when given the chance towards larger stage competitors, Haynes excelled. Particularly in a sport towards Clemson in 2021 Haynes allowed only a single stress on 42 move blocking snaps.
Now he’ll have an opportunity to indicate he can replicated that sort of efficiency towards prime tier competitors every week for the Seahawks.