Super Bowl Champs Are Looking Hard at This LSU Safety and It Makes Total Sense
The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks are gearing up for the draft in a few weeks, and it looks like they're zeroing in on the secondary. The team just hosted LSU safety A.J. Haulcy for an official pre-draft visit, and based on his resume, you can see why Seattle is interested.
Who Is A.J. Haulcy and Why Should You Care
Haulcy is no joke. The guy is listed at 6'0 and 215 pounds, and he's played safety at three different schools. At LSU, he was first-team All-American and first-team All-SEC. Before that, he was first-team All-Big 12 at Houston and second-team All-Mountain West as a freshman at New Mexico. Not bad for someone who wasn't even a five-star recruit coming out of high school, right?
Over four seasons, Haulcy racked up 10 interceptions, 19 passes defensed, and 4.5 tackles for loss. The dude can play ball. At the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, he ran a 4.52-second 40-yard dash with a 1.62 split, though he didn't participate in any other drills. He's not going to blow you away with straight-line speed, but he's got the size you want in a safety.
What the Scouts Think
Here's Lance Zierlein's take on Haulcy: he's a throwback safety with a compact, densely muscled frame and a pro feel for reading the field. He's a rare mix of ballhawk and enforcer who can get into passing lanes for takeaways or run through a receiver to break up a pass. His pattern recognition and instincts are top-notch, and he's decisive in his reactions. The knock is that his lack of sustained top-end speed could create mismatches in man coverage. He's more effective playing forward than guarding large spaces in deeper coverages. He's a solid finisher, but his missed tackle total ticks higher as an open-field tackler. Still, his frame and game are pro-ready, and he projects as a good NFL starter in a zone-heavy scheme.
Where the Seahawks Fit In
Haulcy is projected as a second or third-round pick. The Seahawks currently have picks at No. 64 and 96, so he could very well be on the board when they pick. Seattle has other defensive back visits lined up too, including cornerbacks Andre Fuller from Toledo, Chris Diego State's Chris Johnson, Georgia's Daylen Everette, and South Carolina's Jalon Kilgore. They're also bringing in Kennesaw State running back Coleman Bennett and Washington Huskies star Jonah Coleman for a local visit.
With only four picks at the moment, the draft might not have as much intrigue as previous years, but watch the secondary. That's where Seattle's focus seems to be right now, and Haulcy could be the guy they target.
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