Russell Wilson And The Best Seattle Seahawks Of 2015

By Mitchell Bley

Although the Seattle Seahawks‘ season was cut a little bit short of a third straight NFC championship game appearance, the Seahawks put together an impressive run at the end of the year to earn their fourth straight playoff berth. Some of the success for Seattle came behind some of their big names, but a lot of it came from unlikely sources. Here are Seattle’s best five players from the 2015 season. Honorable mentions go to Richard Sherman, Cliff Avril, Bobby Wagner and Thomas Rawls.

Russell Wilson And The Best Seattle Seahawks Of 2015

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Michael Bennett — While Bennett has been a destructive force on the Seattle defensive line for multiple years, he took a huge step forward this season. He set new career highs in sacks and tackles, and was a continuous pain for opposing offensive lineman. He looked like the best defensive player on the field at times even with the star-studded defense that Seattle runs out there. He earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl and it was well deserved.

Tyler Lockett — In Lockett’s rookie campaign he earned Pro Bowl, all-pro and NFL.com all-rookie team honors as a kick returner. He returned 33 kicks for 852 yards and one touchdown and 40 punts for 379 yards and a touchdown. Amongst rookies as a receiver he was fourth in receptions, third in yards and tied for first in touchdown receptions. Seattle may have found a guy who can make explosive plays in multiple facets of the game for years to come.

Doug Baldwin — Baldwin put together the best year of his career so far, eclipsing 1,000 yards for the first time. He also ended the regular season tied for most touchdown receptions in the league and showed just how much his relationship with Russell Wilson has grown. Baldwin has always argued against claims that he was a “pedestrian” receiver, and proved that he is a legitimate receiving threat this season.

K.J. Wright — Wright put together a terrific year for Seattle and may have been snubbed out of a Pro Bowl selection. He was a key contributor to Seattle’s first ranked rushing defense and league-leading scoring defense. Not to mention his abilities when he drops back into coverage. Wright also ended the year tied for second amongst linebackers in forced fumbles with four, and tied for second in fumbles recovered. He may be one of the guys lost between the big names of the Seattle defense, but he has been a key contributor and stepped his game up even more this season.

Russell Wilson — Wilson not only put together the best season of his career, but also became the first player in NFL history to throw for at least 4,000 yards, 30 touchdowns and rush for over 500 yards. Wilson went on a spectacular streak to end the year and finished with the best passer rating in football and the third most touchdown passes. He played at an MVP level this season, and took complete control of an offense that has revolved around the ground game for years.

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