Where Seahawks secondary ranks in the NFC West following Jamal Adams trade

The Seattle Seahawks made waves in the NFL when they traded for New York Jets safety Jamal Adams ahead of Training Camp.

The Seahawks had been rumored to be in the mix for Jamal Adams since May of this year, with some fans even calling for the trade way back into January. It wasn’t a secret that Seattle was struggling to find someone to take over in the absence of Earl Thomas, and event the rest of the Legion of Boom.

For several years, Seattle had the top secondary in the NFC West when the Legion of Boom was still dominating. But following one full season without their extraordinary secondary, the top spot has been up for grabs. Patrick Peterson still thrives in Arizona with a young defensive core around him, Jalen Ramsey now resides in Los Angeles, and Richard Sherman continues his revenge against the Seattle Seahawks in San Francisco.

But adding Adams to the roster—and Quandre Diggs and Quinton Dunbar in 2019 and 2020, respectively—certainly puts Seattle in the race for the number one secondary in the NFC West. The division is becoming tougher and tougher and continues to stack up on talent, especially at wide receiver, so these teams’ secondaries are key to each teams’ success in 2020.

In the following slides, we’re going take a look at where each team’s secondary ranks in the division. Decisions were based upon studying each player’s stats from 2019 and what teams’ unofficial depth charts are currently courtesy of ESPN. Rookies’ names will be in italics.