Fifth Round: Kam Chancellor and Richard Sherman
How can you pick between the two most notable Legion of Boom members not named Earl Thomas? Both Kam Chancellor (2010) and Richard Sherman (2011) were fifth round picks – perhaps the most notable example of John Schneider and Pete Carroll’s ability to identify elite secondary talent in the later rounds of the NFL draft.
Chancellor joined Seattle out of Virginia Tech in 2010, while Sherman came from Stanford a year later.
Chancellor put the boom in Legion of Boom, as a thumping strong safety for eight dominant years in Seattle before injuries prematurely ended his career during the 2017 season. He was a four-time Pro Bowler and one of the most feared hitters in the entire league.
Sherman is one of the most recognizable faces in the entire NFL, and has been for the better part of the decade. The five-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro is notorious for his trash talk, off and on the field, as well as his elite coverage skills. He made perhaps the most famous play in team history, The Tip, to help send the Seahawks to the Super Bowl in 2013.
Sherman and Chancellor are two of the best fifth round picks in NFL history, and the team has also had success with punter Michael Dickson and defensive end Quinton Jefferson – more than making up for their relatively pedestrian draft performances in the third and fourth rounds.