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Liz Mathews

CBS Sports ranks Seahawks rookie class No. 2 in NFL behind only Jets

Now that the Super Bowl is in the books, analysts around the league are busy with their final power rankings to assess to where teams stack up after the 2022 season. One of the more telling metrics is how each team’s rookie class performed in year one.

Chris Trapasso of CBS Sports ranked each club based on players who “hit” in their rookie seasons and the Seahawks’ class came in at No. 2 overall, behind only the Jets.

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“The Seahawks wouldn’t have sniffed the postseason without stellar play from their rookie class,” Trapasso writes. “(Kenneth) Walker got the most first-place votes for Offensive Rookie of the Year, while (Abe) Lucas and (Charles) Cross were nasty blockers from Week 1 on.”

 

“Then there’s (Tariq) Woolen, an impossibly tall, fast cornerback who was supposed to be a long-term project,” Trapasso continues. “He wasn’t super-sticky in coverage late in the season yet hauled in six interceptions early.

“Impressive city.”

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