Similar to their first-round choice, the Seattle Seahawks used their native decide within the second spherical of the 2026 NFL Draft, choosing TCU security Bud Clark at No. 64. Clark brings Energizer Bunny-like angle and a penchant for grabbing interceptions to an already stacked Seahawks secondary.
Relative Athletic Rating (RAS)
Very like Jadarian Value, Bud Clark will get knocked down a peg in his RAS for his weight at solely 197 lbs. Clark has a lanky construct, trying extra like a standard cornerback than a security. He has loads of inexperienced in that chart, nonetheless, together with an excellent 40-yard sprint time of 4.41 seconds and a “great” explosion grade.
There’s no comps actually value mentioning in both Mockdraftable or RAS so as soon as once more I made a decision to search for some enjoyable ones.
These three comps current a Goldilocks situation by way of weight for Clark. He’s 15 lbs lighter than Byard, who has an identical athletic profile albeit slower than Bud. Clark is 9 lbs heavier than Dawkins with a markedly higher RAS, which stunned me. Then we’ve Rod Woodson, who’s excellent, each by way of measurement and caliber of athlete. I’ll be aware that Woodson’s ridiculous 4.33 second 40-yard sprint is a noticeable step up from Clark.
I’ll state this warning each time – we’re simply these comps to get an concept of the general athletic profile, not the model or aptitude of the participant. Though it might be fairly candy if Bud Clark had even half nearly as good of a profession as both Dawkins or Woodson!
Now that we’ve performed the random NFL comps at security, let’s go over the Seahawks-specific ones. Up first could be the person that Bud Clark is predicted to finally substitute in new Chicago Bear Coby Bryant.
As we will see right here, the one factor that Coby has on Bud is a few top. After floating between a number of secondary positions, Bryant discovered his footing as a superb all-around security by the point he was ending his Seahawks profession. Clark will hopefully have the ability to use his athleticism to his benefit in finally changing the favored Bryant.
Whereas we’re on the subject of athleticism, I’ve heard some lazy narrative about how Bud Clark will unseat Ty Okada because the beginning security reverse Julian Love sooner slightly than later based mostly on his athletic benefit. Would it not shock you to know that Okada from little ol’ Montana State really has a better RAS than Bud Clark?
Yeah, a few of these “experts” didn’t do their analysis…what else is new? Perhaps Clark will take Okada’s spot by the point the common season kicks off, nevertheless it gained’t occur as a result of Okada is a poor athlete. He’s additionally grown up on this system and performed very well final season after he settled in when accidents hit the secondary. Let the competitors start!
Listed below are another previous Seahawks comps to your perusal.
Clark’s construct actually jogs my memory of Marquise Blair, and I had excessive hopes for him early on. Does anybody keep in mind when he practically decapitated a member of the Denver Broncos in his first preseason?
Bud says he appears as much as Kam Chancellor and needs to put the wooden. Blair confirmed that you are able to do that with an identical bodily stature. The Earl Thomas RAS is loopy contemplating how good he was at erasing all the center of the sector. It reveals that RAS isn’t the end-all be-all. I needed to throw the Eugene Robinson one in there simply due to the dimensions similarities. I actually want we had an athletic profile on him for comparability functions. This is similar factor that occurred a number of years in the past with Byron Murphy and John Randall, who additionally didn’t have testing information. The primary level right here is that Clark has an excellent athletic profile to pair together with his ball abilities which makes for a really intriguing mixture.
I’ll be trustworthy, I wasn’t acquainted with Bud Clark. As soon as Gabe Jacas went off the board at No. 55, I didn’t actually have a canine within the struggle and was leaning towards a commerce down for extra bites on the apple. Once more, John Schneider tried his greatest, however there wasn’t a deal that made sense. In spite of everything, the Seahawks wanted assist in the secondary after dropping each Coby Bryant and Riq Woolen within the offseason. Taking all that into consideration, the choice of Bud Clark match certainly one of Seattle’s few remaining wants similar to first-round operating again Jadarian Value. Then, I used to be capable of be taught just a little extra about Bud and shortly jumped all the best way on board as ball abilities like it will play properly within the Pacific Northwest.
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These are fairly neat…and look, a Kevin Byard sighting! Perhaps I wasn’t to this point off with my comps in spite of everything.
Oh yeah, there’s additionally the truth that Bud Clark is a Mike Macdonald favourite.
If the wunderkind Tremendous Bowl successful coach is a fan of Bud, rely me in. All of us noticed how he was ready to make use of Nick Emmanwori as a rookie final season, so I think about Macdonald has a transparent imaginative and prescient for Clark.
Though I favored a commerce again (and JS in all probability did as properly), I’m not going to complain about choosing Bud Clark. He’s received the best temperament to slot in with the Darkish Aspect protection, and could have the chance to deliver some much-needed turnover potential to the secondary in a publish Coby Bryant and Riq Woolen world.
Final 12 months, I undersold Nick Emmanwori in my predictions not pondering he would have such a heavy function early on. Understanding that Mike Macdonald was so fired up about Bud Clark, ought to I roll with the concept that he’ll be on the sector an terrible lot come September?
I actually do assume that Clark will find yourself supplanting Ty Okada, in all probability because the calendar rolls into November. Earlier than that, Clark will likely be a part of the dime bundle, primarily changing Riq Woolen. Clark can play the nickel spot that Devon Witherspoon was enjoying in Dime, permitting Spoon to remain outdoors. Witherspoon, Josh Jobe, Clark, Emmanwori, Love, and Okada may all be on the sector on the similar time in these Dime appears. That surplus of versatility will enable Macdonald to name some depraved coverages and strain packages.
In relation to concrete numbers, Clark will find yourself beginning six video games with 50 tackles, 2 INTs, 1.0 sacks and 1 fumble restoration which is roughly equal to what Okada put up final season. Bud will deliver much more juice to the secondary, serving to trigger extra turnovers and making a enjoyable vibes dynamic with Spoon.
How will you not be enthusiastic about this man??
