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Seahawks 2021 draft: Top prospect at every position

By Geoff Shull

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 12: Ifeatu Melifonwu #2 of the Syracuse Orange breaks up a pass intended for Dyami Brown #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the first quarter of their game at Kenan Stadium on September 12, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 12: Ifeatu Melifonwu #2 of the Syracuse Orange breaks up a pass intended for Dyami Brown #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the first quarter of their game at Kenan Stadium on September 12, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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Nov 21, 2020; Orlando, Florida, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats tight end Josh Whyle (81) runs past UCF Knights defensive back Richie Grant (27) during the second quarter at the Bounce House. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 21, 2020; Orlando, Florida, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats tight end Josh Whyle (81) runs past UCF Knights defensive back Richie Grant (27) during the second quarter at the Bounce House. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

Safety: Richie Grant, UCF

Grant is truly a fun player to watch. He is about as physical as they come. He lives to put his pads into someone else’s’ chest. He wants to lay the boom and make a statement. However, he also has the football IQ to know when to dial it back.

It’s that type of discipline that makes or breaks a physical defensive back. Grant has it. What he also has is phenomenal pass coverage abilities. He has been about as sticky as they come in coverage over the last week.

He has made a name for himself between the physicality and coverage abilities. Teams have had no choice but to make a note. His best position as a pro would be as a single high free safety.
Let him sit back, see the play develop, and make his move. He has the speed, discipline, agility, and physicality to thrive in the Seahawks scheme.

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He would make a great selection to replace Quandre Diggs if the team decides to move on from him due to cap constraints and lack of picks. Grant is a baller that Seattle could use.

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