Fansided · Jan 3
Seahawks defender faces one final test in Week 18 showdown with 49ers
776323733 | Perry Knotts/GettyImages2025 has been one long coming-out party for Seattle Seahawks’ linebacker Drake Thomas. The third-year vet out of NC State is expected to start his 14th game of the year in the regular season finale against San Francisco – the first start of his career. He increased his defensive snap counts from a grand total of 41 in his first two seasons to 733 and counting this year.
It’s safe to say that Thomas has already arrived as a legitimate starter on a quality NFL defense. However, it is equally true that Saturday night will serve as something of a capstone project for his breakout season. If we’re giving that capstone a code name, it would be “stop 23.”
