This week we’ve started taking a look back at the draft picks the Seattle Seahawks made in the 2018 NFL Draft and grading those picks with the benefit of a year of hindsight. So far in this review we’ve taken a pass over the selections of Rashaad Penny Youth Nick Vannett Jersey , the running back taken in the first round, Rasheem Green, the defensive end taken in the third round and Alex McGough, the quarterback chosen in the seventh round. So far fans have not been extremely kind when it comes to the grading, so the player whose selection we are grading today is a bit more of a soft toss, Jacob Martin. Martin was selected in the sixth round with the 186th pick in the draft. In the immediate aftermath of the draft, I looked at the athletic profiles of the players the Seahawks had taken, and the similarities between Martin and both Chris Clemons and Cliff Avril certainly exist, even if the profiles are not perfect. Through the course of the 2018 season, however, Martin showed that the similarities were more than just athletic. Specifically, he contributed quite a bit on the field, as noted in the piece on Rasheem Green, Martin actually played a couple dozen more defensive snaps than Green in spite of having been selected three rounds later in the draft. However, defense was certainly not the only place where Martin contributed. In addition to the 225 snaps he logged on defense 4Justin Britt Jersey , Martin logged 279 special teams snaps, which was good for the second most special teams snaps on the entire team, behind only Barkevious Mingo, and 54 more than any other member of the 2018 rookie class. It’s no secret how valuable head coach Pete Carroll believes special teams are, and the fact that Martin had more special teams snaps than other players who have been in the system for longer, including Akeem King (134 special teams snaps), Delano Hill (204 special teams snaps) and Tre Madden (254 special teams snaps) is certainly telling. Getting back to Martin’s contributions on defense, however, since the NFL made sacks an official stat in 1982, there have been 592 defensive players selected in the sixth round of the draft. With the three sacks that he recorded in 2018 already under his belt, Martin now finds himself in a 17 way tie for 98th in that category among those 592 picks. So, in just a single season he’s already in the top twenty percent for sacks recorded by a sixth round pick, and with another year of development, coaching and pro level training, it’s hard to not be optimistic about his future with the Seahawks. In playing all seventeen games for Seattle this season Tyler Lockett Jersey , on top of those three sacks Martin recorded nine tackles (seven solo and two assisted) and added 8 quarterback hits while also forcing two fumbles. And now is the time on Field Gulls when we grade.Seahawks Training Camp 2018: News and notes from day 8 Ahead of a day off on Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks held their annual mock game on Saturday afternoon. It was dominated by Russell Wilson and the starting offense, as Wilson completed 16 of 19 passes, leading touchdown drives on all four of his possessions.Jaron Brown paced the receivers with six catches and a touchdown, while both Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny had long touchdowns. Ahead of Saturday’s mock game, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the Seahawks would be bringing in Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Lamarr Houston, Erik Walden and Damontre Moore for workouts on Sunday. In other roster news, Eddy Wilson was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals after being waived by Seattle on Friday. The group of players on the PUP list — Dion Jordan, Ed Dickson and Clayton Wilson — remain the same, however cornerback Dontae Johnson has been cleared to return. Meanwhile, Frank Clark and Doug Baldwin remain slowed by injuries. In fact, injuries were the main theme in the notes coming from Saturday’s mock game. Practice NotesA host of new players sat out Saturday’s session with injuries. Shaquill Griffin had a hamstring problem, K.J. Wright sat out with a groin injury and Neiko Thorpe missed the mock game with a wrist injury. Trovon Reed and Amara Darboh also missed the mock game, with unspecified issues. Meanwhile Authentic Frank Clark Jersey , Justin Britt tweaked his back in warm ups and sat out as a result, with Joey Hunt working with the starters in his place. Tom Johnson missed practice for a second consecutive day, with Pete Carroll revealing in his media session on Friday he has a groin problem as well. J.R. Sweezy also missed a second consecutive day of practice, as his injury remains unspecified. Sweezy did practice on Thursday, his first day back with the Seahawks, so it could simply be a case of getting him into football shape. Veteran Maurice Alexander missed a third day of practice in a row. After finally making his training camp debut on Tuesday. Alexander hasn’t practiced since. Carroll said yesterday he’s dealing with a hip flexor issue. With a large number of players in the secondary missing on Saturday, the cornerbacks had a new look with Akeem King starting opposite Byron Maxwell. The safety duo remained Tedric Thompson and Bradley McDougald for the third day in a row. Ending on the most noteworthy report to come from Saturday’s mock game: Germain Ifedi was pulled and replaced by Isaiah Battle after being flagged for a false start. Carroll has made it clear Ifedi’s penalty issues must change in 2018, saying on the second day of camp:During his press conference following the mock game on Saturday, Carroll said of Ifedi’s penalty and subsequent pulling, “I was real disappointed in that. Real disappointed.”The players have a day off on Sunday, before returning to the Virginia Mason Athletic Center for practice on Monday, at 11 AM. More: