NFL Draft Update: Safefty
By Keith Myers
Safety usually isn’t a position that gets first round consideration. It takes a fairly special player, like Earl Thomas, to get that first first round grade, and I just don’t see one of those in this draft. There’s 2-3 players who might go in round 2, but the real value is in the later rounds.
The Seahawks really don’t need a safety. Sure, you can always use some more depth, and it’s possible the Atari Bigby doesn’t return, but it’s also true that the Seahawks have the best duo of safeties in the league and both are just finishing up their 2nd year.
If the Seahawks draft a safety, and I don’t expect them to, my guess would be on the selecting Kelcie McCray out of Arkansas St. in the 7th round. As a SS, he’s not a hard hitter like Chancellor, but he’s got the size and speed the Seahawks like. He’ll be versatile enough to backup both safety spots, as well and contribute as a special teams player.
| Rank | Player | Pos | PRank | School | Ht. | Wt. |
| Mark Barron | SS |
1
Alabama
6-2
218
Markelle Martin
FS
1
Oklahoma St
6-1
198
T.J. McDonald
FS
2
Southern Cal
6-2
205
Robert Lester
FS
3
Alabama
6-2
210
Ray Ray Armstrong
SS
2
Miami
6-4
216
Antonio Allen
SS
3
South Carolina
6-1
202
Aaron Henry
FS
4
Wisconsin
6-0
210
Harrison Smith
SS
4
Notre Dame
6-2
215
George Iloka
FS
5
Boise State
6-3
213
Trenton Robinson
FS
6
Michigan State
5-10
195
Duke Ihenacho
SS
5
San Jose State
6-0
205
Eddie Whitley
FS
7
Virginia Tech
6-0
200
Tramain Thomas
FS
8
Arkansas
6-0
204
Sean Cattouse
SS
6
California
6-2
218
Tysyn Hartman
FS
9
Kansas State
6-2
206
Charles Mitchell
SS
7
Mississippi St
5-11
205
Jerrell Young
FS
10
South Florida
6-1
209
Matt Daniels
SS
8
Duke
6-0
210
Damien Jackson
FS
11
Mississippi
6-2
210
Christian Thompson
FS
12
S. Carolina St
6-1
218
Kelcie McCray
SS
9
Arkansas St
6-2
195
Corey Mosley
FS
13
Virginia
5-10
200
Tony Dye
SS
10
UCLA
5-11
216