Seattle Seahawks: The Ten Worst Draft Picks in Franchise History

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Jan 9, 2015; Dallas, TX, USA; Former Seattle Seahawks supplemental pick Brian Bosworth speaks at a press conference at Renaissance Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Today’s Seattle Seahawks are stocked full of young talent from excellent draft picks in recent years, but it wasn’t always that way. Before the John Schneider–Pete Carroll team started digging up gold in the NFL Draft, there were plenty of duds.

The Seattle Seahawks have found gold in the draft in recent seasons, but who were the worst draft picks in the history of the Seahawks? Pete Carroll loves to rely on rookies to bolster the roster and play key roles on the team. We’ve seen it throughout his reign. C.J. Prosise (before his injury), George Fant, and others played crucial roles in 2016. But the Seahawks have a long and painful history of selecting players who haven’t turned into valuable role players.

I based these dubious rankings on several factors including ineffectiveness on the field, embarrassing off-field scandals and issues, and the draft capital spent by the Seattle Seahawks on these ten draft busts. I also considered who else in the draft was available at each bust’s position in the same draft.

I have derived my draft value/capital for all of these players using Walter Cherepinsky’s handy NFL Draft Value Chart, used by NFL General Managers to make trades on draft day. It assigns a numerical value to each draft pick of each NFL Draft:

Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
1	3,000	33	580	65	265	97	112	129	43	161	27	193	14.2
2	2,600	34	560	66	260	98	108	130	42	162	26.6	194	13.8
3	2,200	35	550	67	255	99	104	131	41	163	26.2	195	13.4
4	1,800	36	540	68	250	100	100	132	40	164	25.8	196	13
5	1,700	37	530	69	245	101	96	133	39.5	165	25.4	197	12.6
6	1,600	38	520	70	240	102	92	134	39	166	25	198	12.2
7	1,500	39	510	71	235	103	88	135	38.5	167	24.6	199	11.8
8	1,400	40	500	72	230	104	86	136	38	168	24.2	200	11.4
9	1,350	41	490	73	225	105	84	137	37.5	169	23.8	201	11
10	1,300	42	480	74	220	106	82	138	37	170	23.4	202	10.6
11	1,250	43	470	75	215	107	80	139	36.5	171	23	203	10.2
12	1,200	44	460	76	210	108	78	140	36	172	22.6	204	9.8
13	1,150	45	450	77	205	109	76	141	35.5	173	22.2	205	9.4
14	1,100	46	440	78	200	110	74	142	35	174	21.8	206	9
15	1,050	47	430	79	195	111	72	143	34.5	175	21.4	207	8.6
16	1,000	48	420	80	190	112	70	144	34	176	21	208	8.2
17	950	49	410	81	185	113	68	145	33.5	177	20.6	209	7.8
18	900	50	400	82	180	114	66	146	33	178	20.2	210	7.4
19	875	51	390	83	175	115	64	147	32.6	179	19.8	211	7
20	850	52	380	84	170	116	62	148	32.2	180	19.4	212	6.6
21	800	53	370	85	165	117	60	149	31.8	181	19	213	6.2
22	780	54	360	86	160	118	58	150	31.4	182	18.6	214	5.8
23	760	55	350	87	155	119	56	151	31	183	18.2	215	5.4
24	740	56	340	88	150	120	54	152	30.6	184	17.8	216	5
25	720	57	330	89	145	121	52	153	30.2	185	17.4	217	4.6
26	700	58	320	90	140	122	50	154	29.8	186	17	218	4.2
27	680	59	310	91	136	123	49	155	29.4	187	16.6	219	3.8
28	660	60	300	92	132	124	48	156	29	188	16.2	220	3.4
29	640	61	292	93	128	125	47	157	28.6	189	15.8	221	3
30	620	62	284	94	124	126	46	158	28.2	190	15.4	222	2.6
31	600	63	276	95	120	127	45	159	27.8	191	15	223	2.3
32	590	64	270	96	116	128	44	160	27.4	192	14.6	224	2

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The Seattle Seahawks have turned several of their most recent draft picks into gold, uncovering late-round treasures like Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor, but they didn’t always have the vision to select effective players in every draft. Everyone makes mistakes, but the following ten players made their mark by costing the Seahawks draft capital in exchange for ineptitude, injury problems, and off-field headaches. So, without further ado, here are the ten worst draft picks in Seattle Seahawks history.

Next: Number 10: An Unfortunate Offensive Tackle

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The Ten Worst Draft Picks in Seattle Seahawks History

By Ben Renner | Nov 21, 2016

Today’s Seattle Seahawks are stocked full of young talent from excellent draft picks in recent years, but it wasn’t always that way. Before the John Schneider–Pete Carroll team started digging up gold in the NFL Draft, there were plenty of duds.