The Seattle Seahawks may or may not stick at pick 32 in the 2026 NFL draft, but what is seemingly getting clearer is what position they will choose. At least, based on who the team has had among the 30 visits that Seattle has had. That position is cornerback, but the thing not known is which player general manager John Schneider might like.
The most recent cornerback to visit is Tennessee's Colton Hood. ESPN's Brady Henderson re-posted NFL insider Tom Pelissero's tweet about the teams Hood has visited, only Henderson's came with the caveat above. Seattle obviously wants a cornerback.
That makes sense, too, of course. The team lost Riq Woolen in free agency, and while Seattle was able to bring back Josh Jobe and still has Devon Witherspoon, the group behind them is a bit unproven. Woolen might have been a mercurial talent, but he was indeed a talent.
Seattle Seahawks have made it clear they want at least one cornerback in the 2026 NFL draft
The Seahawks also lost edge rusher Boye Mafe and safety Coby Bryant, and Seattle could look to replace Mafe with its first pick in the draft, too, but the rest of the edge rush group is very good. Cornerback is more iffy, and that includes Jobe, who will be entering his first season as a definite starter for the Seahawks.
Can he be great? Would Witherspoon have to play more on the outside and lessen his ability to disrupt at the line of scrimmage? Can Swiss Army knife defensive back Nick Emmanwori play outside corner, too? These are all questions Schneider and head coach Mike Macdonald might be asking, but the real answer might be a cornerback not yet with the team.
Among those cornerbacks known to have visited with the Seahawks ahead of the NFL draft that begins on Thursday, April 23, is Toledo's Andre Fuller, Georgia's Daylen Everette, South Carolina's Jalon Kilgore and Brandon Cisse, Arizona's Treydan Stukes, and Hood. That is a large number of visitors at one position to imply Seattle doesn't want a cornerback.
Of course, not all of the players listed above are expected to be high-round draft picks. Stukes, for instance, could fall to the middle rounds or later. But several have been mocked in the first round, and almost all have something in common, and exactly the kind of cornerback Mike Macdonald would want, and the reason they could be more impactful than Woolen.
While all will need to be good in coverage, of course, all will also be tasked with playing the run well. Woolen was inconsistent in that area. A potential first-round or second-round pick would likely already be further along in that area.
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