Seahawks Eye Top Corners for Draft

0:00On April 8th, Seahawks are in full swing prepping for the 2026 NFL Draft, hosting top 30 visits with some prime cornerback prospects. Their eyeing South Carolina's Brandon Sissy and Tennessee's Colton Hood to fill a big need after losing Ric Willen in the offseason. Sissy, a 20-year-old transfer from North Carolina State, is set to visit this week, while Hood already hit Lumen Field. These guys are athletic standouts, perfect for Seattle's scheme. Sissy boasts a 9.24 relative athletic score with explosive upside, even if his stats were modest, 27 tackles, one forced, fumble, and one pick. Hood meanwhile ran a 4.4440 yard dash and leaped a 40.5 inch vertical at the combine, backing it up with 50 tackles, one interception, and eight past breakups in his breakout junior year. Fans and mocks are buzzing, with plenty projecting one of these corners to the Seahawks at pick number 32. Sissy's got their raw speed team's crave, and Hood brings intensity at 6 feet and 195 pounds, shining in press man and run.

1:06Support, he even earned all SEC second-team nods, and Jim Thorpe's semi-finalists honors. Both echo past successes, like Seattle's hit with South Carolina's safety, Nick Emanwari, or Tennessee-Edge Darryl Taylor back in 2020. Their visit signals serious interest in bolstering the secondary, without major trades. As draft talk heats up, keep watching these two. They could lock down Seattle's back end, come April and slide right into the rotation. Football news, powered by AI. This is NFL News Today.