Seahawks selected Mississippi State DL Cameron Young with the No. 123 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
The 105th-ranked defensive tackle in the 2018 recruiting class, Young (6’4/306) is a two-gapping menace at the point of attack. While he is a stationary operator, he also won’t give up ground even when engaged with two blockers. At first glance, he has way longer arms than expected. While you would expect someone with that wingspan to be able to generate more movement at the point of attack, his arms are already compensating for a very high pad level. Young likes to face linemen head up at times but doesn’t gain too much ground against a single blocker either. Instead, he is at his best when he can weave in and out between two linemen to find the ball and force it to his linebackers. This explains why his production profile is lackluster, to say the least. Needless to say, humans of Young’s size are uncommon and similar to someone like Eddie Goldman. He will likely play a traditional nose tackle role where he can two-gap and free up other defenders behind him.
