A gadget defensive back who has played four different positions in the NFL, Julian Love may finally get to specialize at where he performs at his best for the Seahawks.
While the Seattle Seahawks secondary wasn’t considered a major weakness entering this offseason compared to the trenches on both sides of the ball, general manager John Schneider and new coach Mike Macdonald addressed it. Then they addressed it again.
Pro Football Focus graded Love as the 13th-best coverage safety in 2023 , while the sixth-year pro logged the 36th most coverage snaps . He finished with career highs in interceptions and pass break-ups in his first season with Seattle, which fueled his selection as a first-time Pro Bowler. Now, with Seattle shoring up the cornerback room and acquiring versatile safeties with positional flexibility in Wallace and Jenkins, Love should see a similar number of snaps at free safety that he did with the Giants in 2022, when he played close to 600 snaps at the position.
Next to Love, Jenkins, who has played a majority of his defensive snaps in the box over the last four seasons, is the likely starter at strong safety with more of a penchant for dishing punishment in the box and handling big tight ends in coverage. He also can play in two-deep sets in coverage.
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