Toledo CB Andre Fuller selected 236th overall by Seattle Seahawks
Fuller, another in a proud line of UT defensive backs, hears his name called in the seventh round by the defending Super Bowl champions.
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren may have stolen headlines by getting drafted in the second round, but his teammate, Andre Fuller showed the depth of Toledo's secondary.
Fuller was Quinyon Mitchell's direct successor and filled the role well, earning first-team all-MAC honors at corner in 2025 after missing all of 2024 with an injury. In his senior season, he had 49 tackles, 11 pass breakups, and an interception. Across his career at Toledo and Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Fuller had 116 tackles, 6.5 TFLs, four interceptions (including three in 2021 at UAPB), and 31 pass breakups.
After an intriguing offseason which saw Fuller invited to the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, Fuller now gets set to take the next step of his football journey, getting selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 236th overall pick.
Fuller followed Miami linebacker Jackson Kuwatch as the second MAC player selected in the seventh round. Fuller is the conference's third pick in the 2026 edition of the draft, with McNeil-Warren's selection in the second round on Friday night.
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein scouted Fuller as "a long press corner with NFL-caliber size and strength" and predicted that he would fit best in zone schemes due to his lack of relative "makeup speed." NFL Draft Buzz touts Fuller's "heavy, well-timed jam at the release point" and "disciplined footwork" as strengths.
Fuller joins a loaded cornerback room, where he will learn the pro game alongside Noah Igbinoghene, Shemar Jean-Charles, Josh Jobe, Nehemiah Pritchett, and Devon Witherspoon.
In the short term, Fuller looks to fight immediately for special teams thanks to a wealth of experience on that side of the ball, while developing under the tutelege of a Super Bowl-winning coaching staff. Over the long term, Fuller presents as an above-average athlete who could refine into a subpackage cornerback.
Fuller's selection continues Toledo's well-earned bid to be the Group of Six– if not college football's– "Defensive Back U".
