Once John Schneider started trading late round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, he just couldn’t stop, sending No. 216 that was acquired in a previous deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Green Bay Packers for No. 236 and 255, both in the seventh round. At No. 236, the Seattle Seahawks pulled from the secondary bucket for the third time in the draft with the selection of Andre Fuller from Toledo. Fuller played his final season at cornerback for Toledo after two years as a safety. He’ll have to be
sharp during training camp to supplant someone in that stacked Seahawks secondary.
Athletic Profile/Comps
Relative Athletic Score (RAS)
Mockdraftable
Fuller is a “Good” athlete overall if you look at his RAS, with nice size at 6’1, 200lbs. The arm length is one downside for him at the 26th percentile per Mockdraftable. He likely would’ve been disqualified in the past with Pete Carroll’s 32” arm threshold, though that was relaxed a bit toward the end of Pete’s tenure. Speed and explosion are good, but not great. The eye-catching number for Fuller is that 86th percentile broad jump.
A.J. Terrell is listed on both RAS and Mockdraftable, so that merits further research.
Fuller and Terrell are identical or very close in height, weight, vertical, broad, and shuttle. The biggest difference lies in the faster 40-yard dash time for Terrell. Both have shorter than average arm length as well, making it possibly an even more apt comparison.
Before I start throwing out my own comps, I wanted to check on Aqib Talib from the RAS list.
This one isn’t all that close since Fuller only has Talib beaten in height. It’s another one of those cases where Fuller probably wouldn’t have been floating around in the seventh round if he was of the same athletic caliber as Talib.
Since Fuller played more as a safety in college, I thought it would be fun to look at some safety-to-cornerback converts. Up first is Dax Hill, who was drafted at safety and played there his first two seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals before switching to cornerback.
None of the individual testing numbers match up, but the overall athletic score is in the same zip code. Hill’s agility times are much better, possibly lending credence to the Bengals’ decision to move him to CB.
Up next is another safety-turned-corner project with Seahawks ties.
Mike Tyson (insert obligatory joke here), was also drafted in the late rounds by the Seattle Seahawks just like Fuller. One of the last picks of that maligned 2017 draft class, Tyson has another thing in common with Fuller in that he was a college safety. However, Tyson would be making that same transition to cornerback at the NFL level unlike Fuller who had a year on the outside in college. Testing-wise Fuller is a noticeably better athlete at a similar size. Much of that is due to Tyson’s poor explosion scores. Tyson bounced around the NFL, but never got much playing time, so hopefully Fuller fares better.
Do you want to know who Fuller compares very favorably to athletically? Fellow 2026 Seahawks draftee Julian Neal!
Truly, Fuller is a slightly shorter, lighter, and “less athletic” version of Neal – the last part in quotations because Fuller is still an excellent overall athlete. Neal also has longer arms which gives him a reach advantage. Fuller and Neal will be forever linked together as part of the same draft class, but most people might not realize how close they are athletically as well.
Since Fuller and Neal are such good comps, you could look back at my Neal prediction article and essentially pull the same players as comps for Fuller. I went ahead and grabbed a few other Seahawks Legends for the purpose of this article.
Trufant comes very close for overall RAS with Fuller, yet has a clear advantage in 40-yard dash and vertical at just a pound lighter. Igbinoghene, who will be competing with Fuller for a roster spot this season, might actually be the best of the bunch as a comp. Really, it’s just the height and shuttle where there are significant differences. Igbinoghene also has less than 32” arms, although his are about 1” longer than Fuller. We might be seeing a pattern with Mike Macdonald’s preferences at CB with the Neal, Fuller, and Igbinoghene acquisitions.
Gut reaction to the pick
Seattle started to stockpile late-round picks and once again hit on a need position with their second CB selection of this draft. Fuller visited Seattle, so they obviously felt comfortable with his fit. He’s also a close match athletically with Julian Neal. Fuller might not necessarily be a hedge for Neal, but it’s not a farfetched idea. With just one season of CB experience at Toledo, Fuller could have plenty of growth and play his best ball at the NFL level. That’s definitely worth a late-round flier.
Rookie season prediction
Fuller isn’t guaranteed to make the 53-man roster out of training camp, but I think the odds are in his favor. Seattle kept five CBs initially last season, and only three of those players are returning in Devon Witherspoon, Josh Jobe, and Nehemiah Pritchett. Of those three, Pritchett’s spot may also be in jeopardy. Julian Neal is a lock, leaving Fuller to compete with Pritchett, Igbinoghene, other fellow 2026 draftee Michael Dansby (who we’ll get to in a few weeks), and a few more names for likely two openings. I feel like the fact that Seattle used a draft pick on Fuller after having him in for a visit bodes well for his chances.
Fuller will make the final roster and push Nehemiah Pritchett for reps as the fourth CB while using his safety versatility to train at nickel. He’ll end up with 15 total tackles and be a mainstay on special teams. Maybe we’ll even see one of these in preseason…
