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Grading each rookie for Seahawks through first 10 games of 2018

By Lee Vowell

SEATTLE, WA - OCTOBER 07: Punter Michael Dickson #4 of the Seattle Seahawks punts the ball in the first half against the Los Angeles Rams at CenturyLink Field on October 7, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - OCTOBER 07: Punter Michael Dickson #4 of the Seattle Seahawks punts the ball in the first half against the Los Angeles Rams at CenturyLink Field on October 7, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /
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The Cs

Again, I don’t want to give a D or F to any Seahawks rookie. None of them has been bad. But only one has been great. (More on that later.) There are more rookies with Cs than any other grade. But some of these players still show potential. Some I am going to have some fun here and grade players based on current production and guess at their future success. (Yell at me if I am wrong in a few seasons.)

Poona Ford

The one undrafted player who Seattle stuck with and is still on the active roster which could prove to be a smart move. Ford has played in only six games and been in on eight tackles. But in future years, he might be a starter at defensive tackle. Ford can stuff the run.

Future success probability of helping the team: 75 percent

Jacob Martin

Martin recorded the first sack of his career on Thursday against the Packers. He was kept by the Seahawks for the ability he showed to get to the opposing quarterback in preseason. In future seasons, and after gaining some size, he might be a lot more productive. Still, he has played in every game this year so he can at least stay healthy.

Future success probability of helping the team: 50 percent

Rasheem Green

Green, unlike Martin, hasn’t shown he can be healthy yet. But like Martin, Green got the first sack of his career against Green Bay. He has played in six games this season. The issue is that Green had injury issues in college. But we all know that Green was drafted because of his potential. He has a lot of that and just needs to prove he is worthy a roster spot.

Future success probability of helping the team: 75 percent

Shaquem Griffin

A lot of teams passed on Griffin. So far in Seattle, Griffin hasn’t done too much. He did show in the first game of the season versus the Broncos that he isn’t yet ready to make a big impact. Going from Central Florida in college to the NFL was a bigger jump than maybe he expected.

Griffin has made some big hits on special teams, though. So tackling isn’t too much of an issue for the rookie.

Future success probability of helping the team: 75 percent

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