The Seahawks selected TCU safety Bud Clark with their second-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, adding a versatile playmaker to their secondary.

Clark, who was selected with the 64th overall pick, was a three-time team captain for the Horned Frogs and a two-time second-team All-Big 12 selection. Clark, who is 6-foot-1, 188 pounds, recorded 15 interceptions over the past four seasons, including four interceptions and a pick-six last season, and has the versatility to play safety or nickel corner, having played both of those roles in college.

“I’m versatile and I’m a ballhawk,” Clark said on a conference call with reporters. “I’m getting to the ball every chance I get. I compete; I’m a competitor always.”

Clark added, “I’ve played safety, nickel and corner before… I can play multiple spots, but I’m going to leave it up to them. I’m trying to play everything they want me to play, really.”

Clark expressed enthusiasm for playing for the defending champs and head coach Mike Macdonald, who he called, “the best defensive coach in the NFL.”

He is also looking forward to joining a secondary that includes standouts like Devon Witherspoon, Nick Emmanwori, Julian Love, Josh Jobe and Ty Okada who helped lead the Seahawks to a title last season.

“It’s a blessing, a dream come true,” Clark said. “I get to help them boys in every way that I can.”

Clark came to Seattle for a pre-draft visit with the Seahawks, and he left hoping he would get a chance to end up back in the Pacific Northwest.

“I’ve been wanting to play for them for the longest,” he said. “… I felt like it was a home for me when I came out there, so it’s a dream.

“I got to see a couple of bald eagles, that was something different for me. I could get used to it though.”

On getting the call from the Seahawks, Clark said, “First, my heart dropped to my butt, honestly. It was a dream come true.”

In addition to enjoying the idea of playing for the defending champs, not to mention the scenery on the shores of Lake Washington, Clark also likes the idea of playing for the Seahawks because he grew up patterning his game after Seahawks Legend Kam Chancellor.

“He always brought the pop,” Clark said. “He was the hammer, not the nail, and that’s what I try to do all the time I play.”