Just a few miles northwest of the VMAC is Montlake, home of the Washington Huskies. The Seattle Seahawks, under Pete Carroll and John Schneider, have been keen on the talent coming out of the University of Washington.

Husky coach Chris Petersen recently sat down with 710 ESPN Seattle’s “Brock and Salk” to discuss, amongst other things, his former defensive backs’ NFL futures.

“Let me tell ya, we have three first-rounders, we really do. So we got Budda [Baker] I say this guy’s like the most unbelievable football player, he can do it all. Got Sidney Jones, who’s the most technically-sound, most coachable guy. If you tell him how to do something, he’s gonna get it and he’s gonna do it to a T. That showed up the last couple years. And then you’ve got Kevin King, who might have the biggest upside out of all of them because he’s 6-3 and he can run and all the numbers can back it up.”

Petersen gave his thoughts on whether the Seahawks should select Kevin King with their 26th pick in the first round of this year’s draft.

“Heck yes!” Petersen exclaimed. “What are we missing here? Is this a trick question? We had him as a safety but he can run like a corner that’s 6-3, so I think heck yeah they should draft him.”

The Seahawks are in need of cornerback depth with DeShawn Shead not probable to start the season, and of the three Husky defensive backs, King would seem the likeliest to suit up for the Seahawks next season.

Surgery was great ✊🏾

The doctor said that I will for sure be playing this upcoming season 😎 #DontCountMeOut 💯 — Sidney Jones IV (@SidneyJonesIV) March 21, 2017

Jones suffered an Achilles injury during his pro day that required surgery but did say via Twitter he would play next season.

Baker is a free safety in the mold of Seahawks’ Earl Thomas and finding him playing time as a starter would be difficult.

King has been projected as a second or third round selection, but his draft stock has risen due to his impressive combine numbers.

Seattle might not have King on their radar for the first round, but as we have learned from previous drafts, the Seahawks don’t always follow the beaten path and the road to Montlake is a short one.