Back to the Seattle Seahawks Newsfeed

Seahawks select safety Marquise Blair in second round of NFL draft

The Seahawks may have confidence in the young defensive backs they took two years ago.

But Friday they showed they aren’t done remaking the now-departed Legion of Boom, drafting safety Marquise Blair out of Utah in the second round with the 47th overall pick.

The 6-1, 180-pounder primarily played strong safety for the Utes, where he had two interceptions last year as a senior.

“Live

“NFL

Lindy’s Draft Preview listed Blair as a sleeper, noting that his stats were not “eye-popping’’ but that “he boasts an intriguing combination of size and speed to suggest that his best football could be ahead of him.