In Seahawks news today, Seattle Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright has been picked as the 18th best draft pick in the history of the franchise by the Seattle Times.
According to Seattle Times writer Bob Condotta, "Wright is one player who was picked about where everyone thought — he was generally considered a third-to-fourth round pick."
"Still, give the Seahawks credit for being the team that picked him, getting a player who contributed earlier than many speculated he would, starting 12 games as a rookie and every game for which he has been healthy since then, becoming an anchor of a linebacking corps that probably doesn’t get as much acclaim as it should given the attention heaped on the secondary."
Per Condotta and ProFootballReference.com, Wright has the third-most tackles out of any defensive player from the 2011 NFL Draft. His 164 tackles places him behind Tampa Bay's Mason Foster and Houston's J.J. Watt (192) on the list.