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Where things stand: The Seahawks have Julian Love coming back as one of the starting safeties. He is versatile and can play split coverage or be the single high safety. Ty Okada is more athletic than Love and Coby Bryant. He filled in nicely for both players when they missed time with injuries in 2025. The team also has Maxen Hook as a reserve on the practice squad. He is an instinctive safety that lacks speed and agility. He might come into play as depth and a special team contributor. However, I think the team is going to want to add more to the safety room. You still have Emmanwori as a safety but he’s not really one. He plays near the L.O.S as either a linebacker or a nickel DB. Some of the players I like below.
What I look for: The players don’t always have to have elite testing numbers. Love and Bryant aren’t supreme athletes. They need to have instincts and smarts. Tackle well. Elite missed tackle rates for safeties is around 10% for some context. Can they shed blocks to support the run? Most importantly. Do they fit? Were they productive? Since I think Bryant is leaving in free agency, I think it’s also important to find a dude that is versatile but excels in single high. However, they can play multiple roles in the defense. They have to bring their hard hats and love ball.
1st Round
Dillon Theineman (Oregon): 6'0, 201 lbs, 32'' ⅜ arms, 4.35 (40 Yard), 1.52 (10 Yard), 41'' (Vertical), 10’4 (Broad): Will turn 22 by the start of the season. Eraser. He is one of the better true single high safety prospects coming out since Earl Thomas. He would have made Pete Carroll drool with what he can do sideline to sideline. Thenieman has a career missed tackle rate of 11.5%. He has 8 career ints including 6 his freshman year at Purdue. Baller and film junkie. This is what you want your leader of the secondary to be. His best position is to be that eraser in the backend. I think his potential is Earl Thomas if used correctly. Oregon played him in the slot, in the box, and as a weird middle defender. This is what a FS looks like. He’s jacked, fast, and covers the world. I think he should go in the top 15. No shot the Hawks get him. I just wanted to write about him.
2nd Round
Treydan Stukes (Arizona): 6'1, 190 lbs, 31’’ ¾ arms, 4.33 (40-yard), 1.50 (10-yard), 38'' (Vertical), 10’8 (Broad): Will be 25 by the start of the season. Chess piece. Stukes is a hybrid player. He came to Arizona as a CB but then was moved around during his 6 years there. Health is a thing for him. His best position is a nickel DB near the line of scrimmage. He can also track back and be the FS in a true single high look. He’ll fit as in a 2 high look. Stukes has great recovery speed and instincts. He likes to bait QBs in making throws and then using his athleticism to take over. In my opinion he's an older version of Dillon Thieneman with more of an injury past. This is why he's in the 2nd round for me. He's not as stocky and physical as Thieneman but some of the things he can do are similar. He's also probably a better pure defender 1-1. Stukes has a career missed tackle rate of 11.3%. He has 7 career ints, including 4 this past season in 2025. I can’t help but think Mac loves chess pieces.
3rd Round
Bud Clark (Texas Christian): 6'1, 188 lbs, 31’’ ½ arms, 4.41 (40-yard), 1.56 (10-yard), 38'' (Vertical), 10’5 (Broad): Will be 25 by the start of the season. Opportunistic ball hawk. Bud Clark has a nose for the ball. Things bounce his way because he’s aggressive. He wants to get his hands on the ball and he makes things happen. He sees his shot and he takes his shot. Calculated gambler. He has a quote from the Combine, “My ball or nobody’s ball…” You aren’t going to match him up against every WR but he can hold his own. It wouldn’t surprise me if he ends up being a nickel CB in the NFL. He should be able to cover most TEs unless they overpower him. He’s really good in 1-1 coverage. He isn’t quite the eraser like Thieneman, but he has more than enough speed to be in single high and excel. Clark has a career missed tackle rate of 14.9%. He’ll need to clean this up at the pro level. He has 15 career ints and has averaged about 4 per season the last 4 seasons. Dude is always around the ball. Intense player. He has that Devon Witherspoon energy to him. Talks the talk. Walks the walk.
4th Round
Dalton Johnson (Arizona): 5'11, 192 lbs, 30’’ ⅞ arms, 4.41 (40-yard), 1.59 (10-yard), 36'' (Vertical), 9’9 (Broad): Will be 23 by the start of the season. Late bloomer. Dalton Johnson is Mr. Steady Eddy in the secondary. Does his job. He didn’t get much playing time early in his career and didn’t put it fully together until the 2025 season at Arizona. It was also his last season of college eligibility unfortunately. What he can do is play split zone coverage. Covers some slot dudes. Tackles well. Supports the run well. This past season, he also showed he can play the ball much better than people anticipated. You want his eyes on the QBs. He fits Macdonald’s defense to a tee. Dalton is also a developing single high safety. He has the speed and range. He just needs to trust his instincts and eyes. Johnson also needs to get better at shedding blocks and fighting through to get to the ball carrier. Johnson has a career missed tackle rate of 12.2%. He has 5 career ints, including 4 this past season in 2025.
5th Round
Jalen Huskey (Maryland): 6'1, 196 lbs, 30’’ ⅞ arms, (40-yard), (10-yard), (Vertical), (Broad): Will be 23 by the start of the season. Instincts over traits. Jalen Huskey is one of my favorite players in this draft class. He didn’t test at the NFL Combine. I don’t think he’ll be super fast. I think he’s more of a 4.55 guy. Super productive in his college career for 2 different teams. Huskey has great instincts that allow him to play the run & pass much faster than his raw speed. He arrives early in the run game. He breaks super early when the ball is in the air to make up for his lack of speed. What he can do is be a split zone safety that patrols one side of the ball. You want his eyes on the QB. He isn’t a real cover DB like Clark or Stukes. Hips are pretty good because he was a former CB but you don’t want him to cover really good WRs or TEs. Huskey has a career missed tackle rate of 10%. He has 11 career ints. Has averaged nearly 4 ints per season the last 3 seasons.
6th Round
Cole Wisniewski (Texas Tech): 6'4, 218 lbs, arms, (40-yard), (10-yard), (Vertical), (Broad): Will be 24 by the start of the season. The hybrid. Cole Wisniewski is the closest thing to Emmanwori that this draft class has. People thinking that Emmanuel McNeil Warren is comparable to Emman is wrong in my opinion. EMW just isn’t strong and stout enough to hold up near the box. Wisniewski started at North Dakota State as a linebacker then converted to safety. He has an 8 int season for the Bisons on the record. Comfortable with being a 2 high safety, can crash down to support the run, might struggle in coverage if exposed too much. He’s well in his element playing that hybrid role. He plays the run like a SAM linebacker. Teams like the Seahawks that employ a lot of nickel and dime packages are perfect for Cole’s skill set. He’s being really underrated by everyone this draft season. His 1-1 coverage skills are probably better than his drop back coverage skills. Sound familiar? He just isn’t the freak athlete like Nick is. I think we will end up hearing his name a lot by the end of the 2026 NFL season. Wisniewski has a career missed tackle rate of 11.7%. He has 8 career ints.
7th Round
Wydett Williams Jr. (Ole Miss): 6'1, 202 lbs, arms, (40-yard), (10-yard), (Vertical), (Broad): Will be 22 by the start of the season. The small school guy. Wydett Williams was a small school dude that transferred to Ole Miss for the 2025 season. He’s really fun to watch. He doesn’t have much of a track record as he is a multiple time transfer. I think some team is going to get quite a steal with him. He’s relatively unknown because of his well traveled nature. There is something here. He was productive at a smaller school. He was productive in the SEC. I think what he can do is be in the box and be a split zone safety. He’s always around the ball. I don’t know if he can be a true high safety but I like these do a little bit of everything type of DBs. Super high character dude that came from a small town that has a huge heart. Williams has a career missed tackle rate of 11.2%. He has 6 career ints, including 3 per season the last 2 seasons.
What I look for: The players don’t always have to have elite testing numbers. Love and Bryant aren’t supreme athletes. They need to have instincts and smarts. Tackle well. Elite missed tackle rates for safeties is around 10% for some context. Can they shed blocks to support the run? Most importantly. Do they fit? Were they productive? Since I think Bryant is leaving in free agency, I think it’s also important to find a dude that is versatile but excels in single high. However, they can play multiple roles in the defense. They have to bring their hard hats and love ball.
1st Round
Dillon Theineman (Oregon): 6'0, 201 lbs, 32'' ⅜ arms, 4.35 (40 Yard), 1.52 (10 Yard), 41'' (Vertical), 10’4 (Broad): Will turn 22 by the start of the season. Eraser. He is one of the better true single high safety prospects coming out since Earl Thomas. He would have made Pete Carroll drool with what he can do sideline to sideline. Thenieman has a career missed tackle rate of 11.5%. He has 8 career ints including 6 his freshman year at Purdue. Baller and film junkie. This is what you want your leader of the secondary to be. His best position is to be that eraser in the backend. I think his potential is Earl Thomas if used correctly. Oregon played him in the slot, in the box, and as a weird middle defender. This is what a FS looks like. He’s jacked, fast, and covers the world. I think he should go in the top 15. No shot the Hawks get him. I just wanted to write about him.
2nd Round
Treydan Stukes (Arizona): 6'1, 190 lbs, 31’’ ¾ arms, 4.33 (40-yard), 1.50 (10-yard), 38'' (Vertical), 10’8 (Broad): Will be 25 by the start of the season. Chess piece. Stukes is a hybrid player. He came to Arizona as a CB but then was moved around during his 6 years there. Health is a thing for him. His best position is a nickel DB near the line of scrimmage. He can also track back and be the FS in a true single high look. He’ll fit as in a 2 high look. Stukes has great recovery speed and instincts. He likes to bait QBs in making throws and then using his athleticism to take over. In my opinion he's an older version of Dillon Thieneman with more of an injury past. This is why he's in the 2nd round for me. He's not as stocky and physical as Thieneman but some of the things he can do are similar. He's also probably a better pure defender 1-1. Stukes has a career missed tackle rate of 11.3%. He has 7 career ints, including 4 this past season in 2025. I can’t help but think Mac loves chess pieces.
3rd Round
Bud Clark (Texas Christian): 6'1, 188 lbs, 31’’ ½ arms, 4.41 (40-yard), 1.56 (10-yard), 38'' (Vertical), 10’5 (Broad): Will be 25 by the start of the season. Opportunistic ball hawk. Bud Clark has a nose for the ball. Things bounce his way because he’s aggressive. He wants to get his hands on the ball and he makes things happen. He sees his shot and he takes his shot. Calculated gambler. He has a quote from the Combine, “My ball or nobody’s ball…” You aren’t going to match him up against every WR but he can hold his own. It wouldn’t surprise me if he ends up being a nickel CB in the NFL. He should be able to cover most TEs unless they overpower him. He’s really good in 1-1 coverage. He isn’t quite the eraser like Thieneman, but he has more than enough speed to be in single high and excel. Clark has a career missed tackle rate of 14.9%. He’ll need to clean this up at the pro level. He has 15 career ints and has averaged about 4 per season the last 4 seasons. Dude is always around the ball. Intense player. He has that Devon Witherspoon energy to him. Talks the talk. Walks the walk.
4th Round
Dalton Johnson (Arizona): 5'11, 192 lbs, 30’’ ⅞ arms, 4.41 (40-yard), 1.59 (10-yard), 36'' (Vertical), 9’9 (Broad): Will be 23 by the start of the season. Late bloomer. Dalton Johnson is Mr. Steady Eddy in the secondary. Does his job. He didn’t get much playing time early in his career and didn’t put it fully together until the 2025 season at Arizona. It was also his last season of college eligibility unfortunately. What he can do is play split zone coverage. Covers some slot dudes. Tackles well. Supports the run well. This past season, he also showed he can play the ball much better than people anticipated. You want his eyes on the QBs. He fits Macdonald’s defense to a tee. Dalton is also a developing single high safety. He has the speed and range. He just needs to trust his instincts and eyes. Johnson also needs to get better at shedding blocks and fighting through to get to the ball carrier. Johnson has a career missed tackle rate of 12.2%. He has 5 career ints, including 4 this past season in 2025.
5th Round
Jalen Huskey (Maryland): 6'1, 196 lbs, 30’’ ⅞ arms, (40-yard), (10-yard), (Vertical), (Broad): Will be 23 by the start of the season. Instincts over traits. Jalen Huskey is one of my favorite players in this draft class. He didn’t test at the NFL Combine. I don’t think he’ll be super fast. I think he’s more of a 4.55 guy. Super productive in his college career for 2 different teams. Huskey has great instincts that allow him to play the run & pass much faster than his raw speed. He arrives early in the run game. He breaks super early when the ball is in the air to make up for his lack of speed. What he can do is be a split zone safety that patrols one side of the ball. You want his eyes on the QB. He isn’t a real cover DB like Clark or Stukes. Hips are pretty good because he was a former CB but you don’t want him to cover really good WRs or TEs. Huskey has a career missed tackle rate of 10%. He has 11 career ints. Has averaged nearly 4 ints per season the last 3 seasons.
6th Round
Cole Wisniewski (Texas Tech): 6'4, 218 lbs, arms, (40-yard), (10-yard), (Vertical), (Broad): Will be 24 by the start of the season. The hybrid. Cole Wisniewski is the closest thing to Emmanwori that this draft class has. People thinking that Emmanuel McNeil Warren is comparable to Emman is wrong in my opinion. EMW just isn’t strong and stout enough to hold up near the box. Wisniewski started at North Dakota State as a linebacker then converted to safety. He has an 8 int season for the Bisons on the record. Comfortable with being a 2 high safety, can crash down to support the run, might struggle in coverage if exposed too much. He’s well in his element playing that hybrid role. He plays the run like a SAM linebacker. Teams like the Seahawks that employ a lot of nickel and dime packages are perfect for Cole’s skill set. He’s being really underrated by everyone this draft season. His 1-1 coverage skills are probably better than his drop back coverage skills. Sound familiar? He just isn’t the freak athlete like Nick is. I think we will end up hearing his name a lot by the end of the 2026 NFL season. Wisniewski has a career missed tackle rate of 11.7%. He has 8 career ints.
7th Round
Wydett Williams Jr. (Ole Miss): 6'1, 202 lbs, arms, (40-yard), (10-yard), (Vertical), (Broad): Will be 22 by the start of the season. The small school guy. Wydett Williams was a small school dude that transferred to Ole Miss for the 2025 season. He’s really fun to watch. He doesn’t have much of a track record as he is a multiple time transfer. I think some team is going to get quite a steal with him. He’s relatively unknown because of his well traveled nature. There is something here. He was productive at a smaller school. He was productive in the SEC. I think what he can do is be in the box and be a split zone safety. He’s always around the ball. I don’t know if he can be a true high safety but I like these do a little bit of everything type of DBs. Super high character dude that came from a small town that has a huge heart. Williams has a career missed tackle rate of 11.2%. He has 6 career ints, including 3 per season the last 2 seasons.
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