RENTON, Wash. (AP) There was an overwhelming theme that came with each of the eight picks the Seattle Seahawks made in with Mike Macdonald as head coach.Filling needs? Seattle absolutely did that, especially adding depth on the offensive line and the secondary, and grabbed po sibly the best defensive player in the draft in defensive tackle .More so, the Seahawks ended up with a draft cla s that has significant experience playing football in college. Seattles draft cla s of eight selections had a combined 285 starts during their Stephen Kolek Jersey college careers. Five players had 40 or more starts. Guard Christian Haynes, drafted in the third round, started 49 games at UConn. Sixth-round offensive lineman Sataoa Laumea out of Utah started 44 games for the Utes and fourth-round linebacker Tyrice Knight from UTEP started 43 games.The only player who started fewer than 20 games in his college career was Murphy. But even though the athletic defensive tackle only started 16 games during his time at Texas, he still played in 39 total games for the Longhorns.ADVERTISEMENT Getting players with a significant amount of college games under their belt wasnt by design according to general manager John Schneider. It was the product of the players they wanted happened to stay in college longer thanks to extra years of eligibility and better financial enticement.Thats the COVID year and then the decisions a lot of these guys made last year to stay. Thats a lot of NIL influence, Schneider said. Guys just, you know what, Im going to stay in school, Im making some good money, more experience.But it also makes for a draft cla s thats le s about development and could be more about immediate impact for the Seahawks.END OF THE LINEWhen Will Di sly and Colby Parkinson left in free agency, it was clear the Seahawks needed to addre s tight end in some capacity. They signed veteran Pharaoh Brown in free agency and bolstered the position by nabbing AJ Barner out of Michigan with the second of their fourth-round picks.On the surface, Barner appears to be a younger version of Di sly a tight end that grades out to be a strong blocker with the ability to contribute in the pa s game. He also will likely be a significant contributor on special teams especially with new Seattle special teams coordinator Jay Harbaugh having coached Barner last year at Michigan.If you ask me to go out there and catch 10 pa ses a game, Ill go do that. If you go ask me to man up the C gap and be physical, Ill go do that. If you ask me to play every special team, Ill go do that, Barner said. I love strapping up the helmet. I love playing physical football.WAR EAGLEFinding depth at cornerback led Seattle to the SEC and specifically Auburn selecting Nehemiah Pritchett and D.J. James in consecutive rounds. The picks give Seattle a wealth of depth at cornerback perhaps too much to find roles for everyone. Cornerback seemed one of the positions Seattle seemed mostly set entering the draft with Devon Witherspoon, Mike Jackson, Riq Woolen, Tre Brown and Artie Burns already on the roster. Pritchett brings the added element of experience as a returner. Originally from Alabama, James started his career at Oregon for three seasons before transferring to Auburn for the final two years. Now he gets a return to the Pacific Northwest.It means a lot just knowing Im going in there with someone I just played college football with, James said.DIVISION IIThe last pick for Seattle was Division II offensive tackle Michael Jerrell from NCAA Division II school University of Findlay in Ohio. Jerrell was a four-year starter for Findlay, but it was his performance at Ohio States pro day that changed his perspective from being hopeful of being drafted to feeling like going into the final day that he would get the phone call from someone.Jerrell said he had offers from FBS programs to transfer, but wanted to stay loyal to the school that gave him a chance to play collegiately.They believed in me, and they believed in me from the start, and I couldnt see myself leaving to go to another team, and they get the credit for what the University of Findlay helped build, Jerrell said. I wanted to stay there and give them the credit. That means everything to me to see Mike Jerrell, University of Findlay on the screen, rather than another school.___AP NFL: Fernando Tatis Jr. Jersey