Seahawks draft primer part 7: Secondary

This is the seventh part of an eight-part series examining each position in the NFL draft and what the Seattle Seahawks’ needs are at those positions. The players listed are the top prospects in the draft at their positions, with their college, height and weight provided:

CORNERBACKS

1. Vernon Hargreaves III, Florida, 5-10, 204

2. Eli Apple, Ohio State, 6-1, 199

3. Mackensie Alexander, Clemson, 5-10, 190

4. William Jackson III, Houston, 6-0, 189

5. Artie Burns, Miami, 6-0, 193

SAFETIES

1. Jalen Ramsey, Florida State, 6-1, 209

2. Karl Joseph, West Virginia, 5-10, 205

3. Vonn Bell, Ohio State, 5-11, 199

4. Keanu Neal, Florida, 6-0, 211

5. Jeremy Cash, Duke, 6-0, 212

Seahawks’ situation: Seattle spent the offseason signing cornerbacks to go along with All-Pro Richard Sherman, and the Seahawks have a pair of Pro Bowlers at safety in Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas, so Seattle would seem set. It’s possible it’s time to start searching for Chancellor’s replacement, though he and the team seem to have made their peace after last season’s acrimonious holdout. But despite the large number of players already under contract, the Seahawks believe it’s impossible to have too much depth in the secondary, especially at cornerback.