Kristjan

Sokoli

He’s done for the year after a torn ACL in the preseason opener. A 2015 sixth-rounder, Sokoli has appeared in just one game and spent the final week of last year on New York’s practice squad. The Giants re-signed UDFA Mike Jones to take his spot.

Sokoli is a SPARQ freak as a converted nose tackle, but the switch to offensive line didn’t work out for the 2015 sixth-rounder. His agent, Brett Tessler, openly campaigned for Sokoli to be moved back to the defensive side.

A converted nose tackle, Sokoli made waves after posting a massive SPARQ score. He has 4.86 wheels to go along with a 38-inch vertical and 31 bench-press reps. The Seahawks are betting on Sokoli’s athleticism more than his film from Buffalo. His likely 2015 home will be the practice squad.

Alvin Bailey has appeared in 28 games, starting five, over the past two seasons and was believed to be “entrenched” as the starting left guard heading into training camp. But Seattle has since been working sixth-round SPARQ freak Kristjan Sokoli and fourth-rounder Mark Glowinski in with the ones, along with third-year UDFA Keavon Milton. Bailey had an up-and-down 2014 season.

A low-impact college nose tackle, the Seahawks are shifting Sokoli (6'5/290) to guard. He generated buzz in the draft community following a freakish Pro Day workout, posting a J.J. Watt-like SPARQ score with a 4.86 forty, 38-inch vertical and 31 bench-press reps. A former high school basketball player, punter and kicker, Sokoli is a total project whose athleticism has yet to be unlocked.

The Seahawks have a vacancy at the pivot after trading Max Unger for Jimmy Graham. Sokoli will have a lot of developing to do after playing nose tackle in college, but the ceiling is there thanks to his freakish athleticism. At 6'5/290, Sokoli ran a 4.86 with a 38-inch vertical and 31 bench-press reps.