Seahawks 2021 draft: 5 cornerbacks that could replace Shaquill Griffin

Round 2

Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech

Farley sat out 2020 to prepare himself for the 2021 NFL draft. While his stock might have even improved with a good 2020 season, he is still highly thought of even though he wasn’t great in 2018 and really good in 2019. The main reason Farley is expected to be a good NFL corner is his size and speed. He is 6’2″ and 210 pounds, basically a near-perfect Pete Carroll cornerback.

One concern about Farley is he has gotten injured a few times in college. He tore his ACL as a freshman and then had a back injury in 2019 but played through it. One reason he might have decided to sit out this past year is not to risk getting injured yet again and looking like teams shouldn’t pick him thinking he will always be injured.

Rodarius Williams, Oklahoma State

Williams is another cornerback who has good size and has shown the ability to play press coverage. While D.J. Reed did well for Seattle in 2020, Pete Carroll likes lengthy cornerbacks who can play the run as well. This is Williams. He also doesn’t get hurt and played all four years at OSU.

However, Williams might fall down the draft due to his lack of playmaking ability and lack of experience playing pro-style offenses. Williams had just two interceptions in his college career and that will somehow need to improve in the NFL.

Tyson Campbell, Georgia

Maybe this one is more of a hope than a player the Seahawks can actually take. Still, there is a chance that Campbell could fall further than expected due to his lack of interceptions in his career. Let’s hope that is the case because the 6’2″ and 200 pound Campbell is the perfect specimen of a Pete Carroll corner. He is lengthy and has a great ability to tackle.

Some pundits, like Mel Kiper Jr., have Campbell going in the first round and he may. But receiver D.K. Metcalf fell a lot further than most thought so let’s hope Campbell does the same for Seattle.