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Which Seahawks can move into the all-time NFL leader board in defensive statistics?
If you ever play in Madden Franchise mode, it is fun to check the NFL Career Stats Leaders and see if any of your current franchise players have a chance at jumping into the top NFL career stat leaders. Well, in real life that is just as fun. With that, let us look at where current (and some former) Seattle Seahawks rank in their career stats, and where they could end up by the end of the 2025 NFL Season. This article will look at defensive statistics, specifically tackles, and sacks for defense. A previous article looked at passing, rushing, and receiving yards on offense.
The Seahawks defense is relatively young, so there are not many players who chart in the top 250 of NFL career defensive stat Leaders (barring a trade for Trey Hendrickson or Jalen Ramsey). However, there are two members of the Seahawks defense to look at for sacks (Leonard Williams and Demarcus Lawrence). Meanwhile, there are two former Seahawks to watch out for (Jadeveon Clowney for Sacks, and Bobby Wagner for Tackles).
First, with sacks. Leonard Williams is currently ranked 185th in NFL history with 54.5 sacks. Williams had a very strong 2024 season (arguably an All-Pro snub). If Williams were to replicate his sack production from 2024 (as many Seahawks fans would love to see), that would raise him to 126th in NFL history with 65.5 sacks.
Meanwhile, Demarcus Lawrence is currently ranked 215th in NFL history with 61.5 sacks. Lawrence only recorded three sacks in 2024, so Seahawks fans would seemingly be disappointed if he replicated that stat line. However, with another three sacks, Lawrence would rise up to 194th in NFL History with 64.5 sacks.
Meanwhile, former (and potentially future) Seahawk, Jadeveon Clowney just makes the top 250, being ranked 247th in NFL history with 58 sacks. Clowney had a solid 5.5 sacks in 2024. Though he is yet to be signed, Clowney surely will be a part of an NFL roster in 2025. That roster could even be the Seahawks if Clowney were to want to reunite with Mike Macdonald who helped him reach his career high of 9.5 sacks in 2023. For purposes of this exercise, if Clowney were to match his 2024 season (with the Seahawks or another team), that would raise him to 199th in NFL history with 63.5 sacks.
Now, to talk about Bobby Wagner, arguably the greatest Seattle Seahawk of all time. Wagner is Mr. Tackle master himself. He is currently ranked 10**th in NFL history with 1,071 tackles. Wagner is not letting up either. In 2024 alone Wagner had another 100 plus tackle season with 132 tackles. In fact, Wagner has never had a season with less than 100 tackles, and he does not seem ready to slow down any time soon. If Wagner were to replicate his 2024 season in 2025, that would raise him to 4**th *in NFL history (that’s right,...
