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Is Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett 1 of NFC’s most underappreciated players?

A look at why Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett remains one of the NFC’s most underappreciated players.

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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett remains one of the best at his position in the game today, but some still have yet to recognize the immense benefits he brings to the field.

Patrik Walker of CBS Sports recently took a look around the NFC to scout the conference’s most underappreciated players and Lockett made the list for the Seahawks.

“Do Seahawks fans love Lockett? Yes, unequivocally, but that doesn’t mean the rest of the world truly understands just how devastating he can often be for opposing defenses,” Walker writes. “With all eyes on the future of DK Metcalf in Seattle, and having now seen Russell Wilson shipped away to the Denver Broncos, it’s looking more and more like Lockett’s offense going forward.”

 

“There isn’t much he can’t do from the aspect of explosiveness — always just one move away from blowing the lid off of an NFL contest,” Walker continues. “But there also feels like there’s a part of the football fanbase who thinks he’s a product of Wilson, and that is a view he can instantly change in 2022, if he can help either Geno Smith or Drew Lock put up numbers.”

Lockett will have more than ample opportunities to prove himself this season, regardless of who is passing him the ball.

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Is Quandre Diggs the Seahawks’ most underappreciated player?

NFL Network Analytics Expert Cynthia Frelund believes cornerback Quandre Diggs could be the Seattle Seahawks’ most underappreciated player.

NFL Network Analytics Expert Cynthia Frelund recently took a look at all 32 rosters using context-based models and selected one player she believes is the most underappreciated player on the team.

For the Seahawks, Frelund singled out cornerback Quandre Diggs.

“Diggs played only five games with the ‘Hawks last season after being traded from the Lions, but in that short time, he earned three interceptions to go along with three passes defensed and a fumble recovery,” Frelund notes.

“Seattle’s injury-plagued defensive front was not a reliable pressure generator (28 sacks, tied for 29th), meaning Seattle could get even more value in 2020 out of the 20th-ranked safety in terms of pay (per Over The Cap),” she continues.

With the league still looking for a way to play football this year, Diggs could get the chance to play a full season in Seattle to pad his numbers and prove why he’s deserving of the most underappreciated title.

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