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Last week I published a couple of mocks and on both occasions I paired the Seahawks with Arizona defensive back Treydan Stukes.

The idea was they’d move down a few spots from #32 (not many though) and take him. Increasingly though, I wonder if he’ll be one of their top choices for the 32nd pick — if he even lasts that far.

In a draft lacking a lot of great options, he’s a 6-0, 190lbs defensive back with 32 inch arms who runs a 4.33. His tape is really good and he had four interceptions last season. His character is A+ and teams will love his mental-make up in terms of personality and dedication to his craft.

The only slight concern was a prior ACL injury that kept him in college for six years before turning pro.

This is why, I think, the Seahawks used an official visit on Stukes. They don’t need to find out about his fit in the building. He’s exactly the type of person they love to draft. He is the personification of smart/tough/reliable.

The reason for the visit will have been a medical check. Since Stukes visited Seattle and a variety of other teams, he’s increasingly being talked up as a possible late first or early second rounder. My reading of this is teams are satisfied with the medical feedback and he likely has a clean mark on their boards.

Here’s what Adam Schefter said in his pre-draft notes article about Stukes:

Arizona cornerback Treydan Stukes seems to be climbing on some draft boards. He has been busy traveling in recent weeks, with 11 top-30 visits, including to Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Kansas City on Tuesday and Seattle last Monday. Stukes had four interceptions last season and ran a 4.33-second 40-yard dash at the combine. Teams say they think he can play both safety positions, nickel corner and outside CB.

One NFL general manager called Stukes “one of the best safeties I’ve seen [in my time as a GM],” and added he would draft him ahead of Ohio State safety Caleb Downs. “This guy makes freaky plays that I haven’t seen other safeties make.” It would not be a shock to see Stukes sneaks into Round 1.

I think he’d be a fantastic pick for the Seahawks. They’d be able to use him in so many different ways — and his size, length and speed would cover for the loss of Riq Woolen at cornerback. You can also used him at safety. It opens up so many possibilities for a creative coach like Mike Macdonald.

The bigger question might be whether he even lasts to #32 at this point. If he does, there’s a reasonable chance the Seahawks might take him.

Schefter also says the Seahawks are open to trading down and he highlighted the running back position as a key need:

Seattle could have its choice of many of this draft’s top backs this week, including Notre Dame’s Jadarian Price, Arkansas’ Mike Washington Jr. and Washington’s Jonah Coleman. But nobody would be surprised if the Seahawks move off the 32nd pick to land more picks and address the position a bit later in the draft.

I think it’s interesting that these are the three names mentioned by Schefter. They are the three running backs we’ve identified as most likely to be targets, based around advance data. The Seahawks need big plays at running back. Price, Washington Jr and Coleman are most likely to provide that based around the numbers we’ve studied for explosive run percentage, yards after contact per attempt and missed tackles forced rate.

Yesterday we highlighted why Keyron Crawford could be a target at #64. I don’t think it would be a surprise, if they can’t trade down, to see a Stukes/Crawford/Coleman or Washington Jr trio with the first three picks.