Seahawks draft versatile TCU safety Bud Clark at No. 64

The Seattle Seahawks selected Texas Christian safety Bud Clark with the No. 64 overall pick in second round of the NFL Draft on Friday night, giving head coach Mike Macdonald another versatile playmaker to deploy on defense.

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The 6-foot-1, 188-pound Clark showed impressive range, speed, anticipation and ball skills at TCU, totaling 15 interceptions, two pick-sixes and 21 pass breakups over his final four college seasons.

At the NFL combine, he ran a 4.41-second 40-yard dash and posted a 38-inch vertical jump.

And he offers plenty of positional flexibility, logging more than 1,200 snaps in the slot, 700 snaps in the box and 400 snaps at free safety over his six-year career at TCU, according to Pro Football Focus.

Clark can help Seattle replace playmaking safety Coby Bryant, who departed in free agency to sign a three-year, $40 million deal with the Chicago Bears. He’ll join a Seahawks safety room that includes Julian Love, Ty Okada and former Indianapolis Colts starter Rodney Thomas II.

With his versatility, Clark could open even more creative options for Macdonald’s cutting-edge defense. He joins three-time Pro Bowl cornerback Devon Witherspoon and 2025 Defensive Rookie of the Year runner-up Nick Emmanwori as another position-flexible player in Seattle’s secondary.

Here’s what NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein wrote about Clark in his scouting report:

A sixth-year senior, Clark’s traits won’t pop but his tape most certainly will. Clark is a coverage-versatile safety in a cornerback’s body with the talent to range over the top or man up on the slot. He plays with an overriding desire to do everything all at once – which produces spectacular takeaways and occasional breakdowns – but the good outweighs the bad. He triggers downhill in run support and tackles with proper technique, but a lack of size could lead to broken tackles/durability concerns. He might need time to acclimate to the speed/skill of his opponents but his instincts and ball skills give him a good chance to punish mistakes on the next level as an alignment-flexible option.

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