Seahawks have rarely found their stars in the first round of the NFL draft

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SEATTLE, WA – SEPTEMBER 17: Middle linebacker Bobby Wagner #54 of the Seattle Seahawks intercepts Quarterback Brian Hoyer #2 of the San Francisco 49ers, pursued by wide receiver Marquise Goodwin #11 in the first quarter of the game at CenturyLink Field on September 17, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /

Seahawks landed their greatest players ever after the first round

In fact, Carpenter is one of their most successful first-round choices, despite his relatively low value compared to Wright and Sherman. Let’s look at the following year. In 2012 Seattle chose Bruce Irvin with their first pick – after moving down three spots to add fourth and sixth round picks. Irvin was and still is a fine player, with a career AV of 43 points. Again, a nice first-round pick. No Hall-of-Famer, but hardly a bust either.

No one on the planet would say Seattle didn’t do even better with their second and third-round picks that year. At the end of the 2018 season, those two players had five Pro Bowl selections each. The second-round kid has a career AV of 98 points, while the third-rounder is riding high at 114 points. By the time they hang up their cleats, Bobby Wagner and Russell Wilson will quite likely be the two greatest Seahawks ever.

2013 was basically the year we might as well not have drafted at all. At least Seattle didn’t burn a first round pick on Christine Michael. To his credit, sixth-round pick Spencer Ware is still in the league. Of course, fifth-rounder Luke Willson is still a favorite of the 12s, even though he’s found a new home in Detroit. I can’t say either of them have been stars, but they’ve both had better careers than the second round choice Michael.

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