Second Round: Bobby Wagner
The Seahawks have made a lot of second round picks in the past 20 years, as their tendency to trade back and out of the first round frequently gives them multiple second round picks in any given year.
The results over the last 20 years have varied, but this round has probably had the most success of any other, and last year’s selection of DK Metcalf is another in a long line of successful second round picks for Seattle.
The creme of the crop, however, is star middle linebacker Bobby Wagner. Wagner came to Seattle in the excellent 2012 NFL draft, which also netted the team Bruce Irvin in the first round, Russell Wilson in the third and Jeremy Lane in the sixth – more on those two later on.
While Wilson is the face of the franchise, and perhaps Seattle’s most iconic athlete, Wagner is no slouch in his own right. A potential future Hall of Famer, Wagner earned his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl nod in 2019, along with his fourth straight All-Pro award. He is the league’s best middle linebacker, and was an absolute steal at No. 47 overall.
Center Max Unger, linebacker Lofa Tatupu, wide receiver Golden Tate and of course Metcalf round out an exceptional string of second round picks in the past two decades for the Seahawks.