The Seattle Seahawks have selected free safety Earl Thomas out of Texas with the 14th pick of the first round of the NFL Draft.  Thomas is on the small side at 5’11″, 185 pounds but he plays much bigger as he is a hitter.  He runs a 4.4 40 and he is a playmaker.  Thomas played in 14 games (all starts) for the Longhorns last season and he made 77 tackles, broke up 16 passes, he had 8 interceptions (149 return yards) and he forced 1 fumble.  The Seahawks would be smart to bulk Thomas up a little bit in the weight room as his size is the only thing to be concerned with about him.  He hits ballcarriers/receivers so hard that he could wind up getting hurt quite a bit in the NFL.  Still, besides Eric Berry no rookie safety has near the upside that Thomas has.  He played in 27 games (all starts) in his two years with Texas and he made 149 tackles, broke up 33 passes, he had 10 interceptions (149 return yards) and he forced 5 fumbles.  I absolutely love what the Seahawks have done in the first round of the NFL Draft as they got an anchor for both sides of the football.