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Seahawks Top 50 Players Position-By-Position: Defensive Line

While voting is open, we will take a position-by-position look at all the eligible players for the Seahawks Top 50 Players.

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In 2025, the Seahawks will celebrate their 50th season in franchise history and ahead of that season will be naming their Top 50 Seahawks Players. The 12s can vote now through December 22 for which players they think deserve to be a part of the Top 50 Seahawks Players at Seahawks50.com.

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Vote For Your Top 50 Seahawks Players

Next season, we celebrate our 50th season. Since 1976, over 1,200 players have put on a Seahawks uniform and for our 50th season, we will recognize the Top 50 Players in Seahawks history.

Vote now for your Top 50 Seahawks Players!

The eligible players include 163 players who have all played for the Seahawks at some point in their career and have met at least one of the criteria listed below.

  • Started at least 45 games
  • Voted to an AP All-Pro or NFL Pro Bowl team
  • Won Seahawks Man of the Year or the Steve Largent Award
  • Currently leads a career major statistical category, such as Most Receiving Yards in a Career
  • Part of an iconic moment in Seahawks history

For the next few weeks, on Wednesdays and Fridays, while voting is open, we will take a look at each position group of eligible players. We've already taken a look at quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends and the offensive line, and today we're looking at the defensive line.

The Seahawks have a list of 19 defensive linemen that are eligible for the Top 50, a group that includes Hall of Fame defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy, as well as fellow Seahawks Ring of Honor member Jacob Green, Pro-Bowl selections and Super Bowl champions Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril, and Joe Nash, who appeared in the most games in franchise history. Here is the full list of defensive linemen eligible for the Top 50:

DT Sam Adams
DE Cliff Avril
DE Michael Bennett
DT Rocky Bernard
DE Jeff Bryant
DE Red Bryant
DE Chris Clemson
DT Poona Ford
DE Jacob Green
DT Robert Hardy
DE Bruce Irvin
DT Cortez Kennedy
DE Patrick Kerney
DT Brandon Mebane
DT Joe Nash
DT John Randle
DT Jarran Reed
DE Michael Sinclair
DT Manu Tuiasosopo

The Seahawks franchise will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2025 so in honor of its 50th season, we are recognizing some of the greatest players to play in Seattle. The 12s have the opportunity to vote for the top 50 players in franchise history, with 163 players being eligible. Take a look at all 163 players that met the criteria for the vote and cast your ballots here.

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