Nick Emmanwori holds the NB · Starter spot in Seattle Seahawks’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Nick Emmanwori played 17 games in 2025 with a 86% snap share.

Nick Emmanwori is a 6'3", 227-pound safety for the Seattle Seahawks selected 35th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft. At South Carolina, he appeared in 37 games with 36 starts over three seasons, recording 244 tackles and six interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns. As a junior in 2024, he started all 13 games and led his team with 88 tackles while posting four interceptions and earning unanimous first-team All-SEC honors. In his rookie 2025 season, Emmanwori started 11 of 14 regular season games and all three playoff contests, finishing with 81 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and 15 passes defensed. He became the first Seattle player ever to record a sack, blocked field goal, and interception in the same game.

South Carolina2022 – 2024

Seahawks2025 — present

CollegeSouth CarolinaDraftRound 2 · No. 35 overall · 2025 · SEAHometownIrmo, SC