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Legends from 50 years of Seahawks football unite under one virtual roof in honor of the 50th season.
The Seattle Seahawks have finally finished releasing their top 50 compilation to honor the 50th season in franchise history.
The list was “Voted on by the 12s and a jury of Seahawks Legends, front office stage, and Seattle media members”, and has its own dedicated page here.
Spanning the decades, welcome to your official ranking of the best 50 players in Seahawk history.
QB (4) - Zorn, Wilson, Krieg, Hasselbeck
RB - (4 + 2 fullbacks) Alexander, Lynch, Warner, Warren, Strong, Williams
WR (7) - Baldwin, Lockett, Metcalf, Engram, Largent, Jackson, Blades
TE (0) - well this is awkward.
OL - (7) Unger, Tobeck, Jones, Millard, Hutchinson, Gray, Bailey
DT (3) - Nash, Mebane, Kennedy
DE (5) - Avril, Bennett, Bryant, Green, Sinclair
LB - (7) Young, Wright, Wagner, Tatupu, Porter, Butler, Chad Brown
S - (5) Chancellor, Harris, Easley, Robinson, Earl
CB - (4) Spoon, Trufant, Sherm, Dave Brown
Special Teams (2)
Dickson and Ryan, both punters.
And there we have it! 24 on offense, 24 defense, and two punters. Numerically, linebacker and wide receiver have been the most historically strong groups for Seattle.
Impressive of Witherspoon to make the list after two seasons. If you’d like, you can view the entire list of nominees and debate below why the likes of Jimmy Graham, Jordan Babineaux, Steven Hauschka or Joey Galloway didn’t make the cut.
