Billy Schrauth (G, Notre Dame)
Schrauth is a mauling blocker who loves to scrap. I’m not sure how he would fit for the Seahawks’ zone system but I really enjoyed watching his tape.
He’s 6-5 and 310lbs with 33 inch arms and 10 1/4 inch hands. These are all top-notch measurables.
Let’s get the key negative out of the way. He plays with very heavy feet making his lateral movements sluggish and laboured. Despite this, he still more often than not gets into the right position to execute his block.
He is fairly quick when pulling to the edge or reaching up. When he’s moving forwards everything is fine. It’s the lateral stuff that gets him.
I thought he was a combo-blocking dynamo. He regularly steers defenders out of the way to open big running lanes. He is the aggressor more often than not — he isn’t sitting and waiting for you to engage. This is a big thing to look for.
He handles stunts very well and knows how to pass off blocks. He consistently takes good angles on his blocks — something many prospects struggle to do. He can anchor down when needed and shields well. He will bury defenders from time to time.
Schrauth’s hand placement consistently is in the right place to gain leverage. He re-sets his hands when in a battle to stay on his block and usually wins.
His balance is not always great when he has to drop to set in pass-pro. There is genuine stiffness in his hips and that can be a problem.
He didn’t test at the combine due to injury recovery and he has a history here. He missed nine games in 2024/2025.
He only gave up two pressures and didn’t give up a sack last season. He has also been highly praised for his mentality and attitude. Schrauth was a team captain at Notre Dame.
As I said, I’m not sure if he’s a clear fit for the Seahawks. He only had a 72.3 grade as a zone runner. I really like his tape though and I’ll end with this — you can win with this kind of player in the trenches.
Ted Hurst (WR, Georgia State)
Hurst has good size (6-4, 206lbs) with an excellent wingspan and nearly 10-inch hands. When you put on the tape, it was one of the biggest pleasant surprises of the draft season so far.
He shows good tracking ability and wins a lot of contested catches. His routes are run consistently well and he does a good job getting into the right places.
He ran a 4.42 at the combine — adding a 36.5 inch vertical and an 11-3 broad jump. Clearly he has the upside to match the tape.
You see his speed in the way he accelerates quickly to reach his top velocity. He uses long strides to gallop beyond sluggish defenders. You also see a second gear downfield to separate — but it’s tough to judge vs his competition level whether that translates to the next level.
He drops his hips to sink into comeback throws and delivers the deep sell very well. He’s really good in the red zone running his routes, finding the ball and adjusting to make the catch.
Hurst could easily catch a ton of balls just running across the middle — he’s tough to cover in the intermediate range. He also consistently catches the ball away from his body. His body control is as good as some of the top receivers in this draft.
I think he has more YAC potential than he shows on tape and that might be down to his offense.
I would much rather draft Hurst on day two than take one of these receivers being touted for the first round. However, he did drop seven passes in 2025 and had six further drops in 2024. This is something that will need to be considered — how much blame do you apportion to the quarterback?
AJ Haulcy (S, LSU)
He’s well sized (6-0, 215lbs) and plays with an old-school mentality. Haulcy’s a thumper — and is prepared to smack any offensive player he gets near to.
His closing speed to the sideline is good for his size, even if his testing speed (4.52) is average. You see great instincts as he reads the quarterback’s eyes to undercut routes.
Haulcy is also quick to close on throws over the middle and he plays with opportunism — as evidenced by his 10 interceptions across three seasons at Houston and LSU. When everything is in front of him he shows well on tape.
He strangely played mostly free safety in 2025 (484 snaps) with only 134 snaps in the box. It’s not his ideal position. His range is not going to have him roaming the field in space acting as an eraser. When he has to try and do this and get out of his comfort zone his movements look laboured.
Even so, he’s capable of lurking in the tall grass to pop up and play the ball. He also had one hit on the goal line vs Vanderbilt which was pretty special to deny a touchdown.
He missed 16 tackles in 2025 (15.8%) and missed 40 in three seasons. This is an area he must improve. His tackling angles are often poor.
He can attack downfield in the running game and his run defense is solid generally.
I think his willingness to pop opponents, his natural feel for the game and his production will all translate. I’d want him moving forwards a lot more than backwards or side-to-side but there’s no doubting he’s well suited to a very creative zone system that can attack you in multiple ways (see: Seahawks).
He graded consistently well in spells at New Mexico, Houston and LSU. He’s a throwback player with a modern day twist. He is a fit for the mentality of the Seahawks both in terms of personality and playing style. Some people believe he could go in the top-40.
He started out as a quarterback and eventually transitioned to safety. Haulcy claims he reads the game like a quarterback from the safety position and that his experience at QB helps him in his defensive role. He cites Ed Reed as a player he looks up to as an influence.
Brandon Cisse (CB, South Carolina)
He’s only 6-0 and 189lbs with 30 3/4 inch arms. The talk about Cisse was he was an excellent athlete with major upside who just needed some technical work. He didn’t run at the combine and then reportedly managed a time in the 4.4’s at pro-day. This was slower than expected and might hit his stock.
However, I’ve spoken to people worth paying attention to who believe Cisse is one of the few cornerbacks, along with Mansoor Delane and Jermod McCoy, with #1 corner potential in this draft.
He did jump a 41 inch vertical and a 10-11 broad to speak to his explosive traits.
Cisse only had one interception in 2025 and it was a gift — lobbed up for grabs by the quarterback. He has got the kind of twitched up spring in his legs that the top cornerbacks have at his size, backed up his testing in the jumps.
He can sink into his hips, backpedal and stay at top speed. As a forward-moving player he is excellent. He’s an attack dog vs running plays and screens and he can quickly close. His processing for the run is top notch — he’s decisive, he makes his mind up and he gets after the ball-carrier.
You can use him to attack the LOS as a runner off the edge because he plays with a safety mentality at times.
Cisse can jam at the line as well as any corner in this class. He’s currently better in man where he can battle and zone is an adventure at times for him. It looks like a legit processing issue and he gets confused. He struggles to identify his role in the scheme and it leads to botched plays. His grade in zone (72.1) is very much in the ‘OK’ range.
Double moves also cause him problems sometimes — but he only gave up only one touchdown in 2025, plus 18 receptions on 38 targets. He did gave up a 76 yarder in a rough game against Texas A&M.
Cisse has the tools needed to be very good — it’s just about ironing out the issues. The Seahawks might prefer him to be a bit less of a project for a heavy zone-system. But I know there are people out there who really like Cisse.
Keionte Scott (CB/S, Miami)
Scott is an absolute demon working from the slot and his reported testing speed of 4.3 at his pro-day opens up the possibility he can be a high pick.
His physical style of play is emphasised by his fantastic run-defense grade of 91.2. He is an ideal death-backer type player but could also play some more orthodox safety.
However, he’s missed 40 tackles in four years — including 15 (20.3%) in 2025 alone. Simply put, that is too many and a concern, regardless of how good his run defense is.
Back to the physical play — he is very prepared to stick his head in where it’ll hurt. He regularly plays up at the line of scrimmage and gets into the mix with an a linebacker mentality. There’s a play against Louisville where he takes on a tight end, hammers him, then gets a TFL on the running back.
He had five sacks in 2025. You can blitz him and he will get home. He also had 20 pressures in 2025 alone.
He had 489 snaps in the slot, 196 in the box, 62 at the D-line and only six at outside corner.
Scott will chase down and stalk ball-carriers from the backside with a predatory determination. He is a legit LOB/Dark Side mentality fit.
The thing is — where does he fit for Seattle today? They don’t need a physical slot/nickel. Can he play outside corner? Can he play safety? I think he might struggle outside even with his speed. There just aren’t enough reps of him in transition at Miami, back-pedalling and showing the obvious cornerback moves. At safety, roaming around and looking for people to punish, he could be excellent.
He gave up 111 receptions on 166 targets in college — that is also a worry if you’re thinking cornerback. That’s a 66.9% completion percentage against him.
I have no doubt, however, that he has a legit shot to be an impact death-backer in the NFL. His attitude, aggression and love for football will help you win games. He’ll make a living being aggressive and attacking downfield, not by coverage. He’s the kind of player you want on your team if you’re trying to play with a physical edge.
I don’t think Miami makes the National Championship game without his physical brand of play, contemplating their two key pass-rushers.
Scott is an older player and he turns 25 in August — so he might only be a one-contract type.
