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Seattle Seahawks: Russell Okung, T, Oklahoma State


Back to the Big 12 in what's really a no-brainer pick for Seattle given the expected retirement of perennial all-pro LT Walter Jones, who's 36 and missed all of 2009 with a knee injury. Like Williams in Washington, Okung takes the reins from a longtime anchor and should become the first rookie cornerstone of the Pete Carroll era. This is also good news for aging QB Matt Hasselbeck, who's spent much of the past two seasons running for his life, and a Seattle ground game that's essentially been grounded since the franchise's 2005 run to Super Bowl XL.

- USA Today