Seattle Seahawks select TCU safety Bud Clark in second round of NFL Draft
FORT WORTH, TX - SEPTEMBER 13: TCU Horned Frogs safety Bud Clark (21) returns a fumble that gets called back during the game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Abilene Christian Wildcats on September 13, 2025 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth (Matthew Pearce / Icon Sportswire / Getty Images)
RENTON, Wash. - The Seattle Seahawks selected TCU safety Bud Clark with their second-round draft pick on Friday night.
Clark spent six years in college at TCU, getting an extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19 rules. He appeared in 61 total games with 45 starts for the Horned Frogs, earning second-team All-Big-12 honors in his final two years in Fort Worth.
"I feel absolutely amazing. I’ve been wanting to play for them for the longest," Clark said in a conference call with reporters. "I had one of my cousins, he spoke it up on me and I feel like it was a home for me when I came out there so it’s been a dream."
Clark had a visit to the Virginia Mason Athletic Center during his pre-draft process and it left a positive impression.
"When I came out there, I got to see a couple bald eagles and I feel like that was something different for me. But I can get used to it though," he said.
"That was my first time. It was absolutely beautiful. I went home and I was telling everybody the whole time."
Set to turn 24 on May 3, Clark has played safety, cornerback, and nickel corner during his time in college, and also has a background as a wide receiver.
Though he's far from the same size at just 6-foot-1, 188 pounds, Clark said he patterned his game after former Seahawk Kam Chancellor growing up. He had 15 career interceptions over the last four years with TCU along with 21 passes defended.
"He’s always brought the pop and I feel like he was the hammer, not the nail. That’s what I try to do all the time I play," Clark said.
Dane Brugler of TheAthletic.com provided the following scouting report on Clark from his annual draft guide.
A four-year starter at TCU, Clark was a versatile safety in defensive coordinator Andy Avalos’ 4-2-5 base scheme, rotating mostly between one-high and slot looks. He proved to be a ballhawk for the Horned Frogs over the past four seasons, with 35 passes defended and 15 interceptions (four most in school history).
In both coverage and run support, Clark moves with athletic twitch to get where he is going in a hurry. He understands route concepts and flows fast to wherever his instincts lead him. When the ball is in the air, he locates it and flashes the body control to make plays. His energy shows as a run defender, as well, although lackluster finishing strength will be more noticeable versus NFL ball carriers. Overall, Clark is overly responsive in coverage, but he brings range and ball skills to the back end of the defense and makes more plays than he misses. He has field-safety starting potential and can hold up in nickel.
The Source: Information in this story came from FOX 13 Seattle reporting.
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