Five edge rushers Seattle Seahawks should sign this offseason

Harold Landry III

Harold Landry has two great abilities. One is the ability to chase down opposing quarterbacks. The second is nearly as valuable: Landry stays healthy. Landry has missed one game in his four years and that was in his rookie of 2018. In the last three years, Landry has started every game for the Titans and he has produced.

In 2021, Landry had 12 sacks and 22 quarterback hits, both would have fairly easily led the Seahawks. His 14 tackles for loss would have also led the team. And it wasn’t like he was on a team full of pass rushers. Tennessee had a pressure percentage of 24.0 percent. This was 21st in the NFL. The Titans were 15th in quarterback hits. Seattle was 18th.

My point is that Landry wasn’t on a team where he was able to produce because another player or two was taking the focus off of him. He was great in his fourth season and made the Pro Bowl because of it.

But Landry doesn’t just rush the passer. He graded even better, per PFF, as a run defender (71.2 over the last two years) than as a pass rusher (61.8). This is exactly what Seattle wants in an edge rusher, one who can play the run and pass. Seattle needs to offer Landry $15-16 million a year for three seasons to entice him to be a Seahawk.