One month from now, the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks will be on the clock in the 2026 NFL Draft. With only four picks (at least for the time being), there may not be as much intrigue as we’ve seen in previous Seahawks drafts, but it’s still going to be interesting to see what Seattle does picking at the bottom of the order again.
Over the next few weeks the pre-draft visit reports will pile up, and the early theme for the Seahawks appears to be in the secondary. The latest report from Ryan
Fowler is that the Seahawks will meet with former LSU safety A.J. Haulcy.
Listed at 6’0, and 215 pounds, Haulcy is a very accomplished draft prospect who’s played at three schools. He was first-team All-American and SEC at LSU, first-team All-Big 12 at Houston, and second-team All-Mountain West as a freshman at New Mexico. Not bad for someone who was not a five-star recruit out of high school. Over four seasons he played 12 games apiece and racked up 10 interceptions and 19 passes defensed, as well as 4.5 tackles for loss.
At the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Haulcy ran a 4.52-second 40-yard dash with a 1.62 split, but otherwise didn’t participate in any other drills. He’s not a speedster, but he is one of the bigger safeties in this class in terms of weight.
Here’s Lance Zierlein’s scouting report summary on the post safety:
Haulcy, aka Mr. Give Me That, is a throwback safety with a compact, densely muscled frame and a pro feel for reading the field. He’s a rare blend of ballhawk and enforcer who can scurry into passing lanes for takeaways or run through a receiver to break up a pass. His pattern recognition and instincts are top-notch and he’s decisive in his reactions. A lack of sustained top-end speed could create mismatches in man coverage. He’s more effective playing forward than he is at guarding large spaces in deeper coverages. He’s rock-steady as a finisher but sees the missed tackle total tick higher as an open-field tackler. Haulcy’s frame and game are pro-ready, though. He projects as a good NFL starter in a zone-heavy scheme.
At the moment, Haulcy projects as a second or third-round pick, and the Seahawks do have selections at No. 64 and 96. While Ty Okada has filled in quite well for Coby Bryant (now with the Chicago Bears) and Julian Love in the past, safety depth may still be reinforced beyond just signing Rodney Thomas II.
The other reported Seahawks pre-draft 30 visits include cornerbacks Andre Fuller (Toledo), Chris Johnson (San Diego State), Daylen Everette (Georgia), and Jalon Kilgore (South Carolina), as well as Kennesaw State running back Coleman Bennett. Washington Huskies star Jonah Coleman also visited the Seahawks but counts as a local visit. We will have a draft visits tracker coming later this week to get you all geared up for what’s to come in Pittsburgh.
