There is no part of the Seattle Seahawks’ roster building philosophy that’s become more famous than Pete Carroll and John Schneider’s love of length at the cornerback position. Over nine drafts in Seattle, Carroll and Schneider have drafted nine cornerbacks, and all nine have measured in with arms 32” or longer.
Early in Carroll and Schneider’s regime, their desire for long, physical cornerbacks allowed them to have the market to themselves. Within a few seasons, that all but ended, with the most famous example of teams attempting to copy the Seahawks’ model being the Saints selection of Stanley Jean-Baptiste in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft.