Bud Clark Signs Four-Year Deal as Seahawks Near Full Rookie Class
The seahawks moved one step closer to finishing their 2026 draft class on Wednesday, with second-round safety Bud Clark agreeing to a standard four-year rookie deal. That leaves Seattle with only one unsigned draft pick, Jadarian Price, as the club continues to lock in its rookie class.
Bud Clark Joins Seattle
Clark’s deal covers the first two seasons in full, and almost 70 percent of the contract is guaranteed. The former TCU safety arrives with 15 interceptions in college, a résumé that fits the kind of ball production Seattle has leaned on in the defensive backfield.
The signing also fits a broader draft pattern. Seattle was one of a handful of teams to give its second-round pick a fully guaranteed contract last year with Nick Emmanwori’s deal, and Clark’s package comes in about 10 percentage points higher than the comparable No. 64 contract situation involving Andrew Makuba and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Seattle Safety Depth
Clark enters a room that lost starting safety Coby Bryant to the Chicago Bears in free agency. That departure pushed even more attention onto the Seahawks’ draft choices in the secondary, and Clark was one of four defensive backs the team selected.
His signing narrows the remaining contract business to a single pick. For Seattle, the practical effect is straightforward: the rookie class is almost fully accounted for, and the last unsigned player is Jadarian Price.
Jadarian Price Remains
Price is now the only Seahawks draft pick not under contract. With Clark’s agreement in place, Seattle has turned a major chunk of its 2026 rookie class into signed business, and the final unsigned name stands out more clearly as the lone unresolved contract on the board.
For a team that has already mixed in fully guaranteed rookie money at the second-round level, the last step is now isolated to one player. The rest of the class is moving toward the start of camp with paperwork done and one fewer question attached to the roster.
