Cornerback would have been a conceivable first-round target for the Seattle Seahawks even if they had held onto Richard Sherman for the final year of his contract.
It's why ESPN's Todd McShay projected one to the Seahawks in his second and third mock drafts, both of which were published before Seattle released Sherman earlier this month.
But Sherman's departure heightened the need for the Seahawks to solidify the left cornerback spot opposite 2017 third-round pick Shaquill Griffin. The void there remains after DeShawn Shead, who would have been at least a short-term option to replace Sherman, left in free agency.