Not many sixth- or seventh-round draft picks make a positive impact in the league. In fact, most of them never play a single snap for the team that drafted them or have forgettable or borderline non-existent NFL careers. That's not going to be the case with Andre Fuller.
The Seattle Seahawks didn't have a ton of draft capital in 2026, and even though general manager John Schneider flipped some picks to acquire more, he's not the one to just take players for the sake of it.
Toledo defensive backs have become a hot commodity in recent years, with Quinyon Mitchell turning into a star and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren drawing first-round grades and entering the league as a second-round pick. As such, there are plenty of reasons to believe that Fuller can also be molded into an NFL showstopper.
The Seattle Seahawks must give Andrew Fuller a chance
Fuller was a bit of a late bloomer, and he only started for one year. That said, the Seahawks must have loved the scheme fit, as they hosted him for a pre-draft visit before taking him with one of their final selections of the evening.
He's a physical, hard-hitting cornerback who excelled in man coverage for the Rockets. He registered 11 pass breakups and only gave up 42.3 percent of receptions. He has great coordination and stickiness once he imposes his will at the line of scrimmage, though he can be slow to recover against twitchy pass-catchers.
Along with McNeil-Warren, Fuller was like a heat-seeking missile with a knack for taking down the ball-carrier in the open field. Also, he showed impressive ball-tracking skills and timing to disrupt big plays at the last second to force incompletions.
Fuller needs to work on his technique, but his style of play and build look just right for what defensive coordinator Aden Durde wants to keep doing in Seattle. Julian Neal will clearly be ahead of him in the pecking order, but he should also be allowed to show what he's capable of as another strong, hard-hitting cornerback behind Josh Jobe.
Moreover, he also has extensive experience at safety, giving Mike Macdonald another dynamic weapon to move around the defensive backfield with ease. Of course, he's not going to play over Nick Emmanwori or Julian Love, but he can take the field on certain packages as another big-bodied stopper.
Fuller is a disruptive option outside who's not going to fall for headfakes or flashy moves. He'll stay close to his guy and use his eye-reading ability to alter the catch point with his long arms, and he's going to make wide receivers pay for every inch of space and additional yardage.
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