
It’s been a while since the Seahawks had one of the top secondaries in the NFL, but the group they’ve put together going into 2023 certainly looks like a top-five unit on paper. Like their Legion of Boom days, Seattle has a few Pro Bowlers on the back end of their defense, including safeties Quandre Diggs and Jamal Adams, as well as a top-five overall draft pick in rookie cornerback Devon Witherspoon.
However, the rock star of the group is second-year cornerback Riq Woolen, a fifth-round draft pick who took the league by storm as a rookie. While he didn’t win the Defensive Rookie of the Year award, Woolen’s athleticism and the potential he showed in 2022 makes him one of the best breakout candidates in the sport.