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Over the offseason, the Seattle Seahawks<\/a> lost Coby Bryant<\/a>, who left the team as a free agent to sign with the Chicago Bears<\/a>. As a result, the Seahawks need to replace a key member of the Super Bowl LX-winning team. <\/p>\n With the 2026 NFL Draft approaching on April 23, Seattle could look to find the young player who eventually fills the role Bryant once held. <\/p>\n Regarding who could be the right pick to replace the defensive back, Seattle Sports\u2019 Brock Huard shared one compelling name who actually reminds him of Bryant: Former Arizona Wildcats<\/a> star Treydan Stukes. <\/p>\n \u201cOver 2,500 snaps in his career, and he\u2019s worn those hats and worn them very, very successfully,\u201d Huard said on April 17<\/a>. \u201cThink, in some ways, Coby Bryant, but much faster\u2026 If you\u2019re going to play these teams and we\u2019re going to slow down the Rams, is status quo going to be good enough? Are we going to just roll out the same cast of characters, or maybe even a new face at safety? <\/p>\n \u201cMaybe [Ty] Okada is going to be that guy, and we\u2019re going to roll that out and think the same exact personnel is going to be able to slow down that wagon of the Rams, who are also probably going to add in this draft? Or do you need some new pieces? Where are you drafting this guy? I don\u2019t think he leaves the second round. He\u2019s likely not a first-rounder. He\u2019s going to be somewhere in that second round.\u201d<\/p>\n Seahawks\u2019 Draft Plan Ahead of 2026 NFL Draft<\/p>\n During an April 16 appearance on Seattle Sports<\/a>, Schneider offered insight into the team\u2019s draft philosophy, which has allowed them to hit on their picks.<\/p>\n \u201cIt usually ends up being a combination of [drafting for need and taking the best player available],\u201d Schneider said. \u201cThat\u2019s how we grade for our team. We don\u2019t grade for the National Football League. We say, \u2018OK, this is our best player for our team.\u2019 That\u2019s kind of where that comes into play.<\/p>\n \u201cNow, are there times when you just can\u2019t pass up a player we think is going to get drafted higher? He comes along, and we have to take him? You\u2019re just taking the best player, and that\u2019s what it comes down to. But as we build this thing, we\u2019re always building it for our team and not the league and not where the players should go.\u201d<\/p>\n Could Seattle Go RB in Round 1?<\/p>\n When it comes to a particular draft prospect, mock drafts and takes suggest that former\u00a0Notre Dame Fighting Irish<\/a> star Jadarian Price could be a fit for Seattle in Round 1. In his mailbag column, Sports Illustrated\u2019s Albert Breer explained why he could see Price being a first-round pick.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s possible that Jadarian Price, Jeremiyah Love\u2019s backup at Notre Dame, has an outside shot to sneak in the bottom of the round, on the premise that there is a big dropoff after the two Irish backs go,\u201c\u00a0Breer wrote in his April 15 article<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIn other words, if you\u00a0have a need at\u00a0the position, you may view Price as your last chance to get a ready-made starter in this year\u2019s class, so\u00a0you may push him up the board a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tEduardo Razo<\/a> Eduardo Razo is a sports writer for Heavy.com, covering the NFL, MLB, and college football. He has previously covered the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB for NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Bay Area & California, and has freelanced for PSG Talk, covering Paris Saint-Germain. He also worked as an editor at Athlon Sports, focusing on MLB and the NFL. More about Eduardo Razo<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Seahawks\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty (Photo by Justin K. 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