Cornerback might be the deepest position in the 2017 NFL Draft, and that's great news for the Seahawks.
Three-time first-team All-Pro Richard Sherman has been a constant on the left side of Seattle's defense since 2011, but the franchise has faced slow attrition at the cornerback position since 2013. Brandon Browner, Walter Thurmond and Byron Maxwell left in free agency, while replacements like Cary Williams, Will Blackmon and Browner -- back for a second sting -- simply didn't pan out. Neither did draft picks Tharold Simon and Tye Smith.
DeShawn Shead, who rose from undrafted rookie to earn the starting right cornerback job in 2016, played well enough in his first year as a starter to think he might be a long-term solution on the outside.