Hurtin' for: a receiver
You would think that with all the successful passing in Seattle and the apparent disregard of D.J. Hackett's lengthy stay in free agency, the Seahawks would have the wide receiver position well in hand. That might be true if you're cool with Bobby Engram, Nate Burleson and half a season (at best) of Deion Branch (torn ACL). Engram has been nicely productive in Seattle, but he's also 35 and has started a full schedule once in 12 years. Burleson has big-play ability, as evidenced by his nine touchdown catches in 2007, but he has now shown in two cities that he isn't a dependable starter. Ben Obomanu might be ready to step up, but he has just 12 career catches to go on at this point. Seneca Wallace would be far more useful as a receiver, but the team would apparently rather keep him the backup quarterback. The running game is simply not strong enough to prop up a mediocre passing attack.

Should be lookin' for: a tight end
Christian Fauria, Itula Mili, Jerramy Stevens, Marcus Pollard … Jeb Putzier. The Seahawks have not employed a consistently productive tight end at any point during the Matt Hasselbeck era. Putzier and his whopping 96 receptions and three touchdowns in six seasons seem unlikely to change that. Maybe the draft's second – or even third – round could.

Will likely settle for: a defensive end and a running back
Patrick Kerney was unequivocally awesome last season after coming over as a free agent from the Falcons. He also turns 32 in December and has an inarguably inconsistent record of sack production. The continued maturation of Darryl Tapp should help, but it also wouldn't hurt to find another young threat to rotate in to help keep Kerney fresh.

As for running back, Julius Jones, Maurice Morris and T.J. Duckett – I'm going ahead and assuming that Shaun Alexander won't make the regular-season roster – are enough to keep the position from qualifying as a need. That group is not enough to generate excitement, though. Seattle could wait until Round 3 in this class and still come away with an intriguing prospect.

Matt Schauf is a contributing writer for Draft Stock and an associate editor and senior fantasy football writer for SportsBuff.com