The Seattle Seahawks’ defense is off to an absurd start to the 2025 season, and it’s mostly thanks to the play of the big guys up front. Mike Macdonald’s squad is putting more pressure on quarterbacks than any other team in the league while blitzing less than most other defenses.
Of course, Seattle’s pass rush is only just starting to get its flowers. Outside of veterans Leonard Williams and DeMarcus Lawrence, the rest of the NFL seems to disregard the youth of the defensive front.
But one of the team’s first-round picks is starting to come into his own.