Ranking John Schneider, Seahawks’ Draft Weekend Trades Since 2010
One of the most respected general managers in the NFL by his peers, John Schneider has rightfully earned a reputation for his propensity to engineer draft weekend trades in 15 seasons calling the shots for the Seattle Seahawks.
Since being hired in tandem with long-time coach Pete Carroll in 2010, Schneider has executed 35 trades during draft weekend for Seattle. This includes making a ridiculous seven trades during the 2019 NFL Draft, turning four picks into 11 new players, including now former Seahawks star receiver DK Metcalf.
While many of these trades executed by Schneider and the front office have paid off by bringing in talented players to add to the roster, he's also had his share of misses and whiffs that didn't work out as planned for various reasons.
With his 16th draft at the helm for the Seahawks coming up later this month and a chance to add to this list with 10 draft picks in his arsenal for 2025, which trades stand out as Schneider's best over the years? And which ones proved to be most regrettable?
35-33. Trade trifecta that leads to drafting Malik McDowell (2017)
Players Added: McDowell, Lano Hill, Chris Carson, Tedric Thompson, Mike Tyson
When it comes to miscues made by Schneider and Carroll during their long courtship together, the decision to use a second round pick in McDowell stings the worst, in part because of the process that led to the selection in the first place. Seattle traded down not once, not twice, but three times before finally making a pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, eventually choosing to pick the talented, yet enigmatic Michigan State defensive tackle.
While a two-time 1,000-yard rusher in Carson came from a seventh round pick acquired in one of those trade downs, that’s the only positive from this trio of deals. McDowell suffered career-altering injuries in an ATV accident only a few months after being drafted and never played a down for the franchise. Replacing Earl Thomas at free safety, Thompson struggled mightily before being released, while Hill battled frequent injuries primarily as a special teams player and situational third safety and Tyson never played in a game for the team either, making this collection of trade downs a four alarm fire that set the franchise back on several fronts and forced them to overhaul their approach with character further prioritized.
32-31. Atrocious draft set in motion by Christine Michael selection (2013)
Players Added: Christine Michael, Jesse Williams
At the time, the decision to invest their first pick in an heir apparent for an aging Marshawn Lynch made plenty of sense for the Seahawks. Michael tore up the combine in Indianapolis and had drawn comparisons athletically to Adrian Peterson, so it didn’t come as a surprise that he heard his name called in the second round. But in two stints with the team, he never emerged as a viable NFL starter to replace “Beast Mode” and struggled in all facets, rushing for just 926 yards in 26 games with the team.
Meanwhile, two other picks acquired in Seattle's first trade down with Baltimore were flipped to Detroit to move up for Williams, who never dressed for a regular season game due to chronic knee issues. The two failed trades headline the worst overall draft in Schneider's tenure with few short or long-term difference makers being added to the roster.
30. Seahawks acquire picks No. 123, 199 from Bengals for pick No. 111 (2014)
Players Added: Kevin Norwood, Garrett Scott
Flipping around a trio of day three picks doesn't usually lead to unearthing All-Pro or Pro Bowl talents, but this trade blew up in Seattle's face. Norwood contributed some as a rookie, catching nine passes for 102 yards, but the team moved on from him after only one season and he washed out of the league by 2016. As for Scott, due to an unknown heart condition that was unfortunately discovered after the draft, the tackle from Marshall was forced to step away from the game before even participating in a practice.
With the pick acquired trading up, the Bengals got a quality center in Russell Bodine, who stepped right into the lineup and started 64 games over four seasons with the franchise. Since high picks weren't involved, this one isn't on par with the McDowell or Michael misfires, but it belongs in the discussion with such minimal contributions from the pair of players drafted after the fact.
29. Seahawks flip third and fourth rounders with Broncos, draft pair of guards (2023/2024)
Players Added: Anthony Bradford, Christian Haynes
It’s still far too early for the jury to reach a verdict on whether a pair of trades with the Broncos worked out for Schneider or not, but so far, the Seahawks have not received a quality return on either deal due to the struggles of Bradford and Haynes as part of a maligned offensive line. During the 2023 draft, the team masterfully moved back from the third to fourth round to acquire a third-round pick for the following year, adding a valuable asset while drafting a player in Bradford that they believed could be a cornerstone for the interior of their offensive line. Interestingly, the extra selection for 2024 was used on Haynes, doubling down on the guard spots with two young foundational pieces.
To this stage, however, neither Bradford nor Haynes have looked like an average starter, let alone a building block as hoped. Bradford has started 20 games in his first two seasons, yielding a whopping 56 quarterback pressures and eight sacks with a dismal pass protection efficiency rate under 96 percent while also drawing 14 penalties. As a rookie, Haynes lost out on a starting job to Bradford and even after the latter went down with a year-ending ankle injury in November, the Seahawks showed little confidence in him by opting to roll with another rookie - sixth-round pick Sataoa Laumea - as the starter for the remainder of the season. A new coaching staff on offense will look to get far better results out of both players, but for now, these two deals haven’t paid off at all.
28-27. Shipping future capital for seventh-round selections (2019/2020)
Players Added: John Ursua, Stephen Sullivan
Shipping a future late round pick to another team to acquire an additional seventh round pick to select a player who may not sign as an undrafted free agent isn't necessarily a bad strategy. The hit rate on picks that late in the draft already is quite low as it is, so it's not an expensive flier. But Ursua and Sullivan combined to play in four regular season games with the Seahawks, combining for one catch for 11 yards and a fumble recovery between the two of them. It's safe to say betting future sixth round picks on the two seventh round selections didn't pan out in either instance.
26. Reuniting Pete Carroll with Lendale White doesn't pan out (2010)
Players Added: Lendale White, Kevin Vickerson, Walter Thurmond, Anthony McCoy
While caught in the shadow of Heisman Trophy winner and future first-round pick Reggie Bush throughout his college career, White still put up phenomenal numbers playing for Carroll at USC, rushing for over 3,100 yards and 52 touchdowns in three seasons with the program. Banking on him being a game-changer in their backfield, the Titans invested a second round pick in him and two years later, he rushed for over 1,000 yards in his second NFL season.
In one of his first moves after jumping back to the NFL, with the veteran back falling out of favor in Tennessee, Carroll hoped to make White into the Seahawks new feature back to lead the ground attack and the team acquired him in a draft weekend trade. But he ultimately never played a snap for the team and shockingly was cut barely a month after the trade. Vickerson didn't see any regular season snaps either, getting released in September, while Thurmond and McCoy missed a ton of games due to a litany of injuries in their tenures with the team.
25-23. Trio of trade downs from No. 21 overall to eventually select Marquise Blair (2019)
Players Added: Marquise Blair, Ugo Amadi, Ben Burr-Kirven
This cluster of trades would have been even lower on the list if not for the fact that one of the picks acquired from Carolina in a third trade down by Schneider eventually was included in yet another trade in the same draft for a future All-Pro.
A much-hyped selection at the time, Blair never emerged as the hard-hitting safety Seattle hoped he would in large part due to injuries, as he played in just 22 games over three seasons. His struggles learning the playbook as a rookie also led to the costly decision to trade two first round picks and additional compensation to the New York Jets for Jamal Adams, which might not have happened if Blair displayed better preparation out the gate. Whiffing on a second round pick the same year that netted another underwhelming performer in L.J. Collier in the first round, it wasn't Schneider's finest hour in the Pacific Northwest.
Away from Blair, Amadi proved to be a serviceable special teams player and saw significant playing time at nickel cornerback because of Blair's injuries, but he was cut before the final season of his rookie contract. Burr-Kirven, a former Washington standout, excelled on special teams for two seasons before suffering a severe knee injury in the preseason in 2021 and has since been released by the team twice, signaling the end of the linebacker's NFL career.
22. Seahawks acquire picks No. 158, 233 from Chiefs for pick No. 145 (2022)
Players Added: Tyreke Smith, Dareke Young
In a classic Schneider day three trade down, the Seahawks turned a fifth-round pick into two assets in the final three rounds, using those selections on a potential rotational pass rusher in Smith and a Division II athletic phenom in Young. Neither of those late round swings have amounted to much in the grand scheme of things, though Young did provide valuable special teams contributions in two of his first three seasons.
As an offensive player, however, Young has hardly contributed, catching two passes as a rookie and not producing another one since. As for Smith, he has bounced around a bit, playing in a few games for the Cardinals as a rookie after being signed off the Seahawks practice squad. He made his way back to Seattle last summer and spent the entire season on the practice squad, not dressing for a single game. Both players remain on the 90-man roster with a shot to make this trade down look a little better, but it’s been a typical result with a late fifth and mid-seventh round pick.
21. Seahawks acquire picks No. 120, 204 from Vikings for pick No. 114 (2019)
Players Added: Gary Jennings Jr., Travis Homer
One of what seemed to be a billion trades made by Schneider during the 2019 draft, the Seahawks dialed up a second deal with the Vikings to add another day three selection. The sixth round pick acquired as part of the deal was used on Homer, who became a core special teams player in four seasons with the organization and also contributed nearly 1,000 all-purpose yards on offense in limited action before leaving as a free agent to sign with the Bears. For a pick in the 200s, the team got solid value out of that pick for a reserve running back who still remains in the league.
However, this trade gets dragged down several notches with the mid-round pick wasted on Jennings, who joined Chris Harper in an infamous group of fourth round receivers who didn't even play in a regular season game in Seattle. He bounced around with several NFL teams before washing out of the league and now has embarked on his second stint with the St. Louis Battlehawks in the UFL.
20-19. Two draft day trades keep Seattle at a mere three total picks (2021)
Players Added: Tre Brown, Stone Forsythe
The Seahawks already were backed into a corner heading into the 2021 NFL Draft after Schneider dealt a king’s ransom to the Jets for Adams, including two first-round picks and a third-round pick, entering the festivities with just three selections and only one selection in the first 100. That didn’t stop him from moving up and down the board, however, as he traded back to recoup a day three pick before selecting Brown out of Oklahoma and later flipped that pick as part of a deal to move up for Forsythe in the sixth round, leaving with only three new players.
Out of the gate, Brown flashed potential as a starter, performing at a high level in five starts as a rookie before suffering a season-ending patellar tendon injury. From that point on, he bounced in and out of the lineup, never fully rediscovering his first-year spark and opting to sign with the 49ers after losing his job to Josh Jobe midway through the 2024 campaign. Forsythe wound up starting 14 games in four seasons due to injuries in front of him and though he had some decent starts mixed in there along the way, opposing rushers dominated him much of the time, leading to his exit to join the Giants after his rookie contract ended. Given where both players were selected, they provided decent contributions, but it doesn’t make the sting of that draft any better.
18. Another trade down with Broncos boars better fruit (2024)
Players Added: AJ Barner, Nehemiah Pritchett, Mike Jerrell
Between the blockbuster Russell Wilson trade and a pair of draft day deals, Schneider and Broncos general manager George Paton seem to have each other on speed dial, and the two once again worked together during the 2024 NFL Draft to orchestrate a day three trade. The Seahawks packaged a fourth and seventh rounder to their former AFC rivals in exchange for a fourth, fifth, and sixth-round pick, adding an extra selection while ultimately moving down 17 spots in the fourth round.
Now one year after making the trade, Seattle should feel pretty good about the haul it brought in with those three picks. Barner finished second among all rookie tight ends with four touchdown receptions and looked the part of a future No. 1 at his position with a well-rounded skill set, while Jerrell started four games just one season after being at Division II Findlay and showed some promise amid expected struggles acclimating to a major jump in competition. Even Pritchett could wind up being a significant contributor down the road, making this a trio of selections that could rise up this list in future seasons.
17-16. Two trade downs from the second round backfire, again, this time due to injury misfortune. (2014)
Players Added: Paul Richardson, Cassius Marsh, Kiero Small
Holding the final pick of the first round after winning the Super Bowl, Schneider hoped to transform Seattle's top selection into several extra lottery tickets. First, he dealt from 32 down to 40 to recoup an extra fourth-round pick. Moments later, he traded down five spots for fourth and seventh round selections, eventually picking the speedy Richardson at No. 45 overall to team up with Doug Baldwin and Jermaine Kearse.
Unfortunately, while he was a decent No. 2 receiver when healthy, persistent injuries prevented Richardson from reaching his potential catching passes from Russell Wilson. He did enjoy a bit of a breakout season in 2017, including catching a touchdown pass in a playoff win over Detroit, using that performance to land a multi-year contract from Washington in free agency. That fact salvages an otherwise lackluster pair of trades, however, as Marsh never emerged as anything more than a special teams contributor and Small didn't play a snap in the NFL.
15. Seahawks acquire picks No. 88, 209 from Vikings for picks No. 92, 159 (2019)
Players Added: Cody Barton, Demarcus Christmas
The first trade made with the Vikings in 2019 may not have unearthed a star, but Barton did enjoy a steady run with the Seahawks before leaving in free agency prior to the 2023 season. Along with being a super sub at all three linebacker spots, he thrived as a special teams stalwart in his first three NFL seasons. Then in 2022, he took over as a starter following the departure of Bobby Wagner and amassed more than 130 tackles and two interceptions, playing better than most fans were willing to acknowledge.
While Barton's selection as a third round pick would have been better value if he emerged as a multi-year starter, the pick still should be viewed as a decent one for Schneider. Christmas, the other player acquired in the deal, never made the team as a seventh-round pick and now plays for the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League.
14. Seahawks acquire picks No. 31, 94 from Broncos for pick No. 26
Players Added: Germain Ifedi, Nick Vannett
Some fans may scoff at this trade ranking this high on the list because Ifedi became the punching bag of choice for many 12s during his four penalty-filled seasons playing right tackle for the Seahawks. But in fairness to the player, he served as a marginal starter at the position for four seasons, which is better than some late first round picks muster in the league and certainly better than Seattle has had at the position for most of the past half decade, and he probably received more criticism than he deserved.
Acquiring a four-year starter who has lasted nearly a decade in the NFL puts this trade right in the middle of the pack, even if Vannett didn't make it through his rookie deal as an underwhelming third round pick before latching on with several other teams.
13. Seahawks acquire pick No. 147, 243 from Patriots for pick No. 225 and a future fourth-round pick (2016)
Players Added: Quinton Jefferson, Kenny Lawler
In terms of flashiness, this trade probably shouldn't be quite this high. Lawler never played a snap in the NFL as a seventh round pick and has spent most of his time playing north of the border in the CFL, where he became a star in that league.
So why does this deal fall just outside of the top 10? Even though his career started off rough with injuries and a brief stint with the Rams practice squad, Jefferson wound up becoming an excellent fifth round find along the defensive line for the Seahawks. In his final three seasons in Seattle, he produced at least 30 quarterback pressures, four sacks, and seven swatted passes, providing consistent interior pressure as a pass rushing presence. In terms of value, it may be the most underappreciated day three selection by Schneider and the scouting department and ended up having a quite successful career.
12-11. A pair of trades headlined by the controversial selection of Rashaad Penny (2018)
Players Added: Rashaad Penny, Rasheem Green, Jacob Martin, Alex McGough
Now that Penny has retired, there's closure on one of the tougher draft trades to evaluate under Schneider. On one hand, the dynamic runner performed like a top-tier back when healthy, averaging nearly six yards per carry and looking the part of a first round-caliber talent in spurts. The end of his 2021 season was scintillating, as he led the NFL in rushing over the final six weeks and ripped off explosive run after explosive run, showing why the team took a chance on him as a first-round pick years earlier.
Unfortunately, Penny had the worst injury luck imaginable and missed 40 regular season games in five seasons in Seattle, eventually being forced to retire because of the constant injuries. One can only wonder what he would have been able to accomplish if he could have enjoyed a clean bill of health for at least one full season. Since he showed star flashes, Schneider was a victim of misfortune rather than poor scouting in this instance and the fact Green became a serviceable rotational defensive lineman boosts the ranking a bit.
10. Seahawks acquire picks No. 69, 148 from Panthers for pick No. 64 (2020)
Players Added: Damien Lewis, Alton Robinson
In terms of overall value added, Schneider made out quite well during the COVID-impacted 2020 NFL Draft, which was done virtually due to the pandemic. While making trades was a bit tougher due to the unprecedented process, the Seahawks swung a pair of deals, including moving down five picks in the third round to recoup a fifth-round pick. Back on the clock for their third selection, they picked Lewis, who became an immediate day one starter at guard and ended up starting 61 games in four seasons with the franchise before bolting for Carolina. That's rock solid value for a third round selection and the team certainly missed him after he departed.
Unfortunately, though Robinson impressed as a rookie with four sacks and five tackles for loss in limited action, the fifth-round pick out of Syracuse wasn't as effective in his sophomore season and missed the entire 2022 season with a knee injury, leading to his eventual release. He has not played for a team in any league since, likely signaling his football career is over.
9. Seahawks acquire pick No. 48 from Jets for picks No. 59, 101 (2020)
Player Added: Darrell Taylor
Five years ago, Schneider's decision to trade up for Taylor likely would have had a flag firmly planted in the same zip code as the dreadful McDowell deal, as he missed his entire rookie season recovering from a stress fracture in his leg. Some wondered if the defender would ever return to the form that made him a top prospect coming out of Tennessee, putting another stain on the general manager’s resume.
However, while Taylor's run defense left much to be desired and led to a demotion from the starting lineup both in 2022 and 2023, he proved to be worth the investment made by Seattle from a pass rushing standpoint. After producing 6.5 sacks in his pseudo-rookie year in 2021, he overcame a sluggish start in 2022 to nearly hit double digit sacks, tying for the team lead with 9.5. He also forced four fumbles, showing a penchant for the strip sack. He couldn’t replicate those numbers in 2023 and wasn’t a good fit for Mike Macdonald’s scheme, leading to him being traded to Chicago in August 2024, but he still generated 21.5 sacks and 34 quarterback hits in three healthy seasons with the franchise.
8. Seahawks acquire pick No. 149 from Broncos for picks No. 156, 226 (2018)
Player Added: Michael Dickson
When the Seahawks traded up with the Broncos and drafted a punter, members of Denver's front office reportedly broke out in laugher. But seven years later, the vast majority of the people who were in that draft room aren't employed by the franchise anymore and certainly none of them are laughing.
Arguably the best punter in franchise history at this point, Dickson earned First-Team All-Pro distinction as a rookie, immediately making the decision to trade up for him look like a home run. While he mystifyingly hasn't been selected to a Pro Bowl or named an All-Pro in any of that past four seasons, he still has been one of the very best at his position, consistently pinning opponents inside the 10-yard line with his punting wizardry and ranking among league leaders in net yardage.
7. Seahawks acquire picks No. 15, 114, 172 from Eagles for pick No. 12 (2012)
Players Added: Bruce Irvin, Jaye Howard, Jeremy Lane
In the immediate aftermath of the 2012 draft, experts put Schneider on a skewer, panning him for a draft class that received poor grades from most media outlets. One pick that drew the most ire from experts was Seattle's decision to reach for Irvin in the first round, as many viewed him as a day two talent with character question marks galore.
But while Irvin never made a Pro Bowl, he immediately made an impact for a rising Seahawks defense, registering eight sacks as a rookie. Enjoying an 11-year career with three different stints with the franchise and stops with three other teams, he produced 344 tackles, 56.5 sacks, and three interceptions, putting up a quality stat line for a former first round pick and proving naysayers wrong by becoming a valued veteran locker room leader along the way.
This trade also receives a bump from Lane's impact as a sixth-round pick. Though he only started 21 games in six NFL seasons and primarily played defense as a sub-package specialist, the feisty slot corner proved to be an integral special teams player for Seattle's two Super Bowl teams.
6. Seahawks acquire RB Leon Washington, pick No. 236 from Jets for pick No. 139
Players Added: Leon Washington, Dexter Davis
While Seattle's trade for White drew the most attention during the 2010 NFL Draft due to his prior connection with Carroll, it was a different deal for another back that ended up making a far bigger splash. Coming back from a broken leg that some thought might be career ending, the Jets decided to move on from Washington, who had been one of the NFL's best return specialists prior to the injury.
Rebounding and then some, Washington returned three kickoffs for touchdowns in 2010, providing constant fireworks on special teams to help lead the Seahawks to an NFC West title and wild card upset over the Saints. In three seasons with the team, he returned four kickoffs and one punt for a touchdown, re-emerging as one of the league's most feared special teams playmakers while earning a Pro Bowl and Second-Team All-Pro honor. Not a bad return for a fifth-round pick.
5. Seahawks acquire pick No. 49 from Bears for picks 56, 124 (2016)
Player Added: Jarran Reed
While Schneider has earned his reputation mostly for trading down to gain picks, he actually has a far more sterling track record in the rare instances where he has traded up to acquire a player. In just another example, the decision to vault back into the middle of the second round to draft Reed wound up being an excellent value, as the former Alabama standout evolved from a run stuffer into an excellent all-around 4-3 defensive tackle, including becoming only the third defensive tackle in franchise history to eclipse 10 sacks in a season in 2018.
Even if Reed has never been a Pro Bowler, his 33.5 sacks and 85 quarterback hits over seven seasons with the Seahawks in two separate stints coupled with his long track record of stout run defense and leadership on and off the field make him one of the better value additions made by Schneider in his tenure. Re-signing in 2025, he has a chance to climb this list with further production.
4. Seahawks acquire pick No. 64 from Patriots for picks No. 77, 118 (2019)
Player Added: DK Metcalf
Continuing to master the art of the day two trade up, Lockett wasn't the only star receiver Schneider got his hands on moving up the draft board. On the heels of multiple trade downs to pick Blair, the Seahawks reversed course after Metcalf, who had turned heads with a remarkable combine performance, somehow plunged to the bottom of the second round.
Seeing an opportunity to land an elite talent in free fall, Schneider dealt a third and fourth round pick to the Patriots to climb back into the second round and ended Metcalf's free fall. It turned out to be a brilliant move, as the 6-4, 228-pound receiver became a day one starter across from Tyler Lockett, joining Randy Moss as only the second receiver in the NFL history to post at least 50 catches, 900 receiving yards, and five touchdowns in each of his first six seasons. Unfortunately, he won’t be adding any more stats in a Seahawks uniform after being traded to the Steelers in March 2025, but that doesn’t diminish the incredible value Schneider acquired moving up to snag him.
3. Seahawks acquire pick No. 69 from Redskins for picks No. 95, 112, 167, 181 (2015)
Player Added: Tyler Lockett
Midway through the 2015 draft, Schneider went all in, making a rare move dealing not two, not three, but four picks to slide up from the tail end of the third round into the top 70 with his eyes on one player in particular. This allowed the Seahawks to nab Lockett, one of college football's most productive receivers and return specialists, who had fallen into the third round in large part due to his smallish size at under 180 pounds.
Making Schneider look like a genius for rolling the dice, Lockett proved himself to be more than worth the cost of trading up, immediately earning First-Team All-Pro honors as a returner in his rookie season. H evolved into a top-tier receiver in the league, posting more than 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns in four consecutive seasons from 2019 to 2022. Released as a cap casualty days before Metcalf was traded, his time in Seattle likely is over, but he departs ranked second in franchise history in catches, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns behind only Hall of Famer Steve Largent.
2. Seahawks acquire picks No. 75, 107, 154, 205 from Lions for picks No. 57, 157, 209 (2011)
Players Added: Richard Sherman, John Moffitt, Kris Durham, Pep Livingston
When the Seahawks made this trade moving down nearly 20 picks from the second to third round to gain three day three selections, nobody could have envisioned they would have a future Hall of Famer fall into the their laps with one of those picks. But while Moffitt, Durham, and Livingston didn't do anything at the next level, at least in Seattle, Sherman arose as one of the pillars of the "Legion of Boom," arguably the greatest secondary ever assembled.
Becoming a starter midway through his rookie season, the vocal, uber-confident Sherman became a no-fly zone for quarterbacks, intercepting 20 passes in his first three NFL seasons. In seven years with the Seahawks, he picked off 32 passes and returned two of them for touchdowns while producing a ridiculous 99 passes defensed, earning First-Team All-Pro honors three times and four Pro Bowl nods. Securing one of the best fifth round picks in NFL history, a case can be made for this trade being Schneider's best...
1. Seahawks acquire picks No. 47, 154, 232 from Jets for pick No. 43 (2012)
Players Added: Bobby Wagner, Korey Toomer, Greg Scruggs
But while a case can be made for the trade that landed Sherman belongs atop this list, for as great of a player as he was, Schneider's best draft pick ever came on the heels of a trade down one year later. At the time, Seattle was weighing between picking California linebacker Mychal Kendricks and Wagner, ultimately deciding to swap down four picks with the Jets. After making the deal, Philadelphia drafted Kendricks 46th overall, a move that wound up being a blessing in disguise.
With Wagner still on the board after an illness prevented him from working out at the combine, the Seahawks quickly turned in the draft card and the rest is history. Becoming a day one starter and never looking back, the ex-Utah State star ranks first in franchise history in tackles (1,566) and First-Team All-Pro selections (six) while making nine Pro Bowls. With 11 All-Pros on his resume, including two with the Rams and Commanders sandwiched around an encore season back in Seattle, he should be a first ballot Hall of Famer whenever he decides to hang up his cleats as one of the greatest linebackers to ever play the game.
