There have never been more great edge rushers in the NFL than there are right now. Unfortunately, the Seahawks don’t have their fair share of the league’s high-end performers at this position.
At the end of the season, only one of their outside linebackers ranked among the top-50 graded edge defenders by PFF. That would be Uchenna Nwosu, whose strong body of work ranked him at No. 36 overall at his position, just a few spots lower than a few big names like Demarcus Lawrence and Cameron Jordan and a little higher than Khalil Mack. No other Seattle edge even made the top 60, though – underscoring their need for more depth at this spot going into the offseason.
Here are the full top 40 PFF grades at edge for the 2022 season.
Jan 1, 2023; Landover, Maryland, USA; Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) stands on the…Nov 7, 2021; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons (11) in action against the…Oct 31, 2019; Glendale, AZ, USA; San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa (97) reaches for…Jan 8, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham (55) and New York…Oct 23, 2022; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby (98) runs off…Dec 25, 2022; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Raekwon Davis (98) celebrates with…Nov 6, 2022; Landover, Maryland, USA; Minnesota Vikings linebacker Danielle Hunter (99) and Vikings linebacker D.J.…Nov 14, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Washington Commanders defensive end Montez Sweat (90) celebrates after a…Oct 16, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Haason Reddick (7) reacts after a defensive…Sep 8, 2022; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) is brought down…Oct 2, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Josh Allen (41) before action against the…Nov 30, 2020; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) avoids the rush of…Nov 20, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings linebacker Za'Darius Smith (55) looks on during the…Dec 18, 2022; Paradise, Nevada, USA; New England Patriots linebacker Josh Uche (55) celebrates after getting…Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) scrabbles away from Green Bay Packers linebacker Rashan Gary (52)…Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) warms up before an NFL Week 5 game against…Nov 17, 2022; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) tries to…Jan 1, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; New York Jets defensive end John Franklin-Myers (91) sacks Seattle…Sep 15, 2019; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Germain Ifedi (65) blocks at the…Jan 22, 2023; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) passes the…Jan 8, 2023; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Detroit Lions defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson (97) greets fans…Oct 9, 2022; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny (20) is tackled…Dec 22, 2022; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets wide receiver Jeff Smith (16)…Oct 9, 2022; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith (56) warms up…Dec 4, 2022; Baltimore, Maryland, USA;Baltimore Ravens linebacker Justin Houston (50) hits Denver Broncos quarterback Russell…Oct 20, 2022; Glendale, Arizona, USA; New Orleans Saints defensive end Marcus Davenport (92) against the…Dec 17, 2022; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (90) is introduced before…Jan 14, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Arden Key (49) against the Los…Houston Texans linebacker Ogbonnia Okoronkwo (45) pressures Indianapolis Colts quarterback Sam Ehlinger (4) in the pocket…Aug 19, 2022; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New England Patriots defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr. (91) on…Nov 22, 2018; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram (22) and…Jan 5, 2019; Arlington, TX, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) avoid the tackle of…Nov 6, 2022; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; Indianapolis Colts offensive tackle Braden Smith (72) draws a holding…Nov 27, 2022; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel (43) runs with…Nov 13, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson (3) is sacked by Tennessee…September 18, 2022; Santa Clara, California, USA; Seattle Seahawks linebacker Uchenna Nwosu (10) after the game…Oct 23, 2022; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; New York Giants defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux (5) warms up…Oct 17, 2022; Inglewood, California, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson (3) is sacked by Los…Nov 27, 2022; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets defensive end Jermaine Johnson (52)…Oct 30, 2022; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Texans defensive end Jerry Hughes (55) sacks Tennessee Titans…
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