Seahawks traded up with the Jets to select Tennessee DE Darrell Taylor with the No. 48 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
The Jets got picks 59 and 101 from the Seahawks in the trade. Taylor (6'4/267) totaled 79 tackles, 10 sacks, and 20 tackles for loss over his final two seasons with the Volunteers, alternating from standing up as an EDGE rusher to bull-rushing with his hand in the ground in the program’s hybrid defensive scheme. As Pro Football Focus’ Mike Renner notes, Taylor increased his snap count in each of his five years at Tennessee, going from 103 snaps as a redshirt freshman in 2016 to 634 snaps in his last season. He primarily squared off against subpar right tackles in college, but Taylor’s meaty size and length should translate immediately to sub-packages in the NFL. Anything more will be determined by how quickly he develops a rolodex of pass-rushing moves. The Seahawks generated the second-fewest sacks in the league last season.