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If you’re ready for mock draft season, then this is the right time to familiarize yourself with top NFL prospects. The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl champions and only have four draft picks, so there probably won’t be as much intrigue around their draft outside of how they can maximize limited draft capital.
Nevertheless, ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper has released his pre-combine mock, which obviously will be rendered obsolete by the end of the week. previous mock (prior to the Super Bowl) had the Seahawks taking South Carolina corner Brandon Cisse at No. 32. This time around he still has the Seahawks selecting a corner, but from the more prestigious football school in South Carolina.
Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
Let’s close out Round 1 with a talented cornerback to replace free agents Riq Woolen and Josh Jobe, giving this Super Bowl champion defense yet another playmaker. The brother of A.J. Terrell Jr., Avieon Terrell can fly in coverage, and he had 27 pass breakups over three seasons. He could slide into the lineup opposite Devon Witherspoon, with Nick Emmanwori in the slot.
Ideally, the Seahawks don’t lose both Jobe and Woolen as seemingly inferred by Kiper. There would have to be free agent investment in addition to whatever they do in the draft.
Anyway, if you’re thinking it, then you’re correct. Avieon Terrell is the younger brother of Atlanta Falcons cornerback A.J. Terrell, who starred at Clemson and won a national championship with the Tigers back in 2018. While Avieon didn’t get to experience the team success that his brother did, he looks like he’ll be a similar level of draft prospect. Listed at 5’11 and 180 pounds, Avieon upgraded from All-ACC second-team in 2024 to first-team in 2025, and although he didn’t record an interception last season, he had three sacks, nine passes defensed, and a ridiculous five forced fumbles.
Seahawks Draft Blog’s Rob Staton’s rundown of players to know ahead of the NFL Draft included an analysis of Terrell, of which I’ve quoted a snippet below:
Terrell always seems to be in the hip-pocket in coverage. He has a very natural feel for the position, which isn’t a surprise given his NFL bloodlines. He’s very comfortable in zone, triggering to the throw while showing great closing speed. He just looks like he can seamlessly play at the next level.
He was used as a blitzer with some success (had three sacks in 2025). He reads play well, can work through traffic and he’s capable of planting a hit on an opponent even at his size.
He will come off his man to make instinctive plays in coverage successfully. He times his contact well when in close coverage to avoid being penalised (flagged only twice in 2025).
There’s plenty of evidence of him running routes for receivers. He can cover large areas of the field and you can see him taking one half of the field away in unsupported 1v1 coverage from a snap taken at the opposite hash.
Terrell is a very talented, competitive cornerback with natural ability. He should go in the top-40 in this class and round one is a distinct possibility.
A lot of the old “rules” regarding what the Seahawks used to do at certain positions under John Schneider should probably be disregarded at this point, even more so without Pete Carroll in the building. They didn’t draft corners in the first round until they did with Devon Witherspoon. Guards in the middle of the first round? Okay, maybe that one time with James Carpenter (who was a tackle moved to guard in Seattle) but otherwise not a thing until Grey Zabel happened. Just about all pathways are an option for the Super Bowl champions.
Here are some highlights from Terrell’s Clemson career: