Seahawks Draft History: Best Day 2 Selections Since 2010
A look back on the Seahawks 10 best selections on the second day of the NFL Draft under Pete Carroll and John Schneider.
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Apr 6, 2021
After trading their 2021 and 2022 first-round selections to the Jets for safety Jamal Adams, the Seahawks will have to make the most out of the second and third days of the next two drafts. Thankfully for them, the latter rounds of the draft have been rather kind to them in the Pete Carroll and John Schneider era.
Today, we re looking at 10 players they ve drafted on day two since 2010. They ve undeniably dominated this day historically, hauling in a pair of future Hall of Famers, including a franchise quarterback, and a handful of other significant contributors to their recent success. Let s dive in, going by chronological order.
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Receiver Chase Claypool, the Steelers second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft (49th, overall), was the proverbial beast in his rookie season.
That’s right, with 62 receptions for 873 yards and nine receiving touchdowns, along with two more rushing touchdowns on those very popular early-season Matt Canada motion sweeps, Claypool, the 11th receiver taken in the draft, showed the world that he was not only under-drafted but that he also had superstar potential written all over him.
Too bad Claypool’s great first season didn’t lead to him being voted NFL Rookie of the Year. That’s okay, though, because the Chargers’ Justin Herbert was more than deserving of the award. But what about the All-Pro honors? How about Pro Bowl honors (even if there wasn’t an actual game this year)? Unfortunately for Claypool, he didn’t do enough to earn either honor. He did get voted to the 2020 All-Rookie Team by the Pro Football Writers Association (not sure i
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According to the Packers, Barry has worked as an assistant coach in the NFL for 19 seasons. He comes to the Packers after serving as the assistant head coach/linebackers for the Los Angeles Rams from 2017-20. In his four seasons with the Rams, Barry was part of a defensive staff that helped the team rank No. 2 in the league over that span in in sacks (192.0), tied for No. 2 in takeaways (104) and interceptions (63), No. 7 in overall defense (329.9 ypg) and No. 9 in scoring defense (21.5 ppg). This past season marked the first time in franchise history that the Rams led the league in both scoring defense (18.5 ppg) and overall defense (281.9 ypg). The Rams also led the NFL in pass defense for the first time in franchise history and ranked No. 2 in the NFL in 2020 with 53.0 sacks.