Ranking the five best Seattle Seahawks draft picks since 2010

Malcolm Smith, MLB, USC (242nd overall in 2011) Value Grade=363

While doing my research, I knew I would find at least one outlier, and that outlier turned out to be Malcolm Smith.

With as high as his value grade was, he would have easily made the top 5 in my list, but since it is my list, he was never a pro bowler, and he only played 4 seasons in Seattle, I took the personal liberty of leaving him out of the top 5.

With that being said, the only Super Bowl MVP in the history of the franchise was still deserving a mention.  Even though he was never a Pro Bowler or an All-Pro, and he was kind of a one-game wonder, going from the 242nd overall pick to a Super Bowl MVP as a linebacker is extremely impressive, and I know that his super bowl performance is a performance that has a special place in every 12s heart.

Tyler Lockett, WR, Kansas State (69th overall in 2015) Value Grade=89.7

After getting outlier Malcolm Smith out of the way, we come to the player who just missed out on the top 5, Tyler Lockett.

Lockett, the 1-time Pro Bowler and All-Pro comes in with a value grade of 89.7.  Lockett has been a rock for the Seattle receiving core, bridging the gap between the Doug Baldwin-Jermaine Kearse era and into the current Lockett-Metcalf era of Seahawks receivers.

Getting a player of Lockett’s caliber at pick 69 was an absolute steal.  He started as more of a return specialist, but quickly blossomed into a solid number 2 option for Russel Wilson, and eventually into the number 1 option.

Lockett is one of the smartest wide receivers that I’ve ever seen, as he always seems to figure out how to get open against bigger and stronger corners and find open pockets in zone coverages.  DK Metcalf will only continue to get better learning from a receiver of Lockett’s caliber.