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Seahawks best ever draft picks by round

By Lee Vowell

SEATTLE, WA - NOVEMBER 13: Seattle Seahawks legend Walter Jones surpises fans in support of Blue Friday hosted by American Express at McDonalds on November 13, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images for American Express)
SEATTLE, WA - NOVEMBER 13: Seattle Seahawks legend Walter Jones surpises fans in support of Blue Friday hosted by American Express at McDonalds on November 13, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images for American Express) /
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(Mandatory Credit: Otto Greule Jr. /Allsport
(Mandatory Credit: Otto Greule Jr. /Allsport /

Round Six

36. . Defensive end. 1992-2001. Michael Sinclair. 70. player

Round six does not have a history of producing great Seahawks. Michael Sinclair is the best of the group. It says a lot that his next closest competitor for who was Seattle best ever sixth-round choice is not that close to him.

Sinclair last played in Seattle 18 years ago but still ranks second in Seattle’s history with 73.5 sacks. That number includes a combined 41.5 between 1996 and 1998 with 16.5 of the sacks coming in 1998. That year Sinclair led the NFL in sacks. Sinclair also forced a league-leading six fumbles in 1998 to go along with 55 tackles.

Sinclair was a three-time Pro Bowler, all between his best years of 1996-98. After his playing career he was an assistant coach in the Canadian Football League for five seasons and then spent one year as the defensive line coach of the Chicago Bears in 2014. Sinclair has been out of professional coaching since.

Honorable mention

Beyond Sinclair, the next best sixth-round pick for the Seahawks was probably Byron Maxwell. Maxwell spent parts of five years in Seattle. In 2013 he had four interceptions and in 2013 he started 12 games. He returned again in 2017 but had his career cut short because of injury.

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