Five years ago, when the world was shut down by a pandemic and the NFL offseason was particularly quiet, we decided here at Seahawks.com to undertake the fun but rather unimportant task of choosing the best player in team history to wear every jersey number. And now, with the Seahawks celebrating their 50^th season in franchise history, we've decided to refresh that list. Most of the numbers haven't changed, but several have with players like Devon Witherspoon, Jaxon Smith Njigba, DK Metcalf, Geno Smith and Quandre Diggs replacing Seahawks Legends who were on the list five years earlier.

Earlier this offseason, the Seahawks named the Top 50 Players in franchise history, and as one might expect, those players all made this list as well, with the exception of a couple of number that were worn by multiple Top 50 players like 72 (Joe Nash and Michael Bennett) and 89 (Doug Baldwin and Brian Blades).

On Monday, we kicked off this far-from-definitive definitive list with players to wear numbers 1-20, and today we look at numbers 21-40. Check back Wednesday for numbers 41-60.

21: CB Devon Witherspoon, 2023-present

2020 pick: S Paul Moyer

In just two seasons, Witherspoon has established himself as one of the NFL's elite cornerbacks and competitors, helping him become just the fifth player in team history to earn Pro-Bowl honors in each of his first two seasons. A first-round pick in 2023, acquired with one of the picks Seattle got from Denver in the Russell Wilson trade, Witherspoon has shown playmaking ability in coverage, as a pass-rusher and as a hard-hitting defensive back whose relatively slim stature belies his physicality, helping him earn a spot on the Seahawks Top 50 Players despite his youth.

22: CB Dave Brown, 1976-1986

A Ring of Honor member, Brown is the easy choice here. Acquired in the expansion draft in 1976, Brown started 159 games for the Seahawks, piling up a franchise-record 50 interceptions. A Seahawks Top 50 Players selection, Brown earned Pro-Bowl and second-team All-Pro honors as part of a 1984 defense that recorded 63 takeaways, a post-merger NFL record that still stands.

23: CB Marcus Trufant, 2003-2012

A first-round pick out of WSU, Trufant was one of Seattle's top defensive players during the Mike Holmgren era. In addition to helping the Seahawks reach their first Super Bowl in 2005, Trufant was also a Pro Bowler in 2007 after recording seven interceptions and 15 pass breakups. Trufant also was named one of the Seahawks Top 50 Players.

24: RB Marshawn Lynch, 2010-2015, 2019

Shawn Springs was another talented 24 in Seattle, but Lynch, the man who helped set a physical tone for some of the best teams in franchise history, is the clear choice here. From all-time great touchdown runs to All-Pro seasons to memorable, humorous soundbites, Lynch has truly been one of a kind throughout his career. A Seahawks Top 50 Players selection and 2010s All-Decade Team member, Lynch earned Pro-Bowl honors for four straight seasons from 2011-2014, as well as first-team All-Pro honors in 2012 and second-team honors in 2014, rushing for at least 1,200 yards and 11 touchdowns in each of those seasons. Side note: between Lynch and Ken Griffey Jr., is there a more iconic number in Seattle sports history?

25: CB Richard Sherman

Nobody talked a bigger game, then backed it up with outstanding play, quite like Sherman, a fifth-round pick turned All-Pro who was a key part of the best defenses in team history. Sherman also is largely responsible for one of the most important plays in franchise history, the NFC Championship game tip that was intercepted by Malcolm Smith to send the Seahawks to Super Bowl XLVIII. A three-time first-team All-Pro and four-time Pro-Bowler as a Seahawks, Sherman had 32 interceptions and 58 passes defensed in his seven seasons in Seattle, putting up the bulk of those numbers in his first three seasons before opposing offenses mostly stopped throwing in his direction. A Seahawks Top 50 Players selection, Sherman was a member of the 2010s All-Decade Team.

26: S Ken Hamlin, 2003-2006

A strong case could be made for Shaquill Griffin, a Pro-Bowl cornerback in 2019, but we're giving the slight edge to the hard-hitting safety known as "The Hammer." A four-year starter in Seattle's secondary, Hamlin was part of teams that went to the postseason four straight times from 2003-2006, winning the NFC West three times while advancing to Super Bowl XL in 2005.

27: CB Riq Woolen, 2022-present

2020 pick: S Jordan Babineaux

With a nickname like "Big Play Babs," Babineaux clearly had a memorable seven-year carer in Seattle, one that included one of the more memorable plays in team history, his game-saving tackle of Tony Romo to secure a playoff win over Dallas. But in just three seasons, Woolen already has more games started (46), interceptions (11) and passes defensed (41) as a Seahawk, and he earned Pro-Bowl honors as a rookie after tying for the league lead with six interceptions.

28: RB Curt Warner, 1983-1989

Warner, the No. 3 pick in the 1983 draft, had a sensational rookie season, earning Pro-Bowl honors after rushing for 1,449 yards and 13 touchdowns, and most importantly helping the Seahawks to their first playoff berth. After missing almost all of the 1984 season with a torn ACL, Warner recovered to make the Pro Bowl twice more in 1986 and 1987. A member of the Seahawks Ring of Honor and Top 50 Players, Warner finished his career with 6,705 yards and 55 touchdowns as a Seahawk.

29: S Earl Thomas, 2010-2018

A key member of Seattle's Legion of Boom secondary, Thomas was a six-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All-Pro in nine seasons with the Seahawks. Thomas didn't miss a game during his first six seasons as the Seahawks built the best defense in the NFL. With Thomas all but eliminating the deep middle of the field from opposing passing attacks, the Seahawks became the first team in the Super Bowl era to lead the NFL in scoring defense for four straight seasons, doing so from 2012-2015, a stretch that included a 2013 season in which Seattle led the league in total defense, scoring defense, passing defense and takeaways before holding the highest-scoring offense in NFL history to a single, garbage-time touchdown in Super Bowl XLVIII. Thomas was a Seahawks Top 50 Players selection as well as a 2010s All-Decade Team pick.

30: S Bradley McDougald, 2017-2019

McDougald was one of the Seahawks most consistent—and arguably underrated—defensive players during his three seasons in Seattle after signing as a free agent in 2017. In three seasons, two of them as a full-time starter, Macdonald had five interceptions, 19 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 223 tackles and eight tackles for loss.

31: S Kam Chancellor, 2010-2017

Leader, tone-setter, playmaker, Chancellor was an instrumental part of Seattle's success up until a 2017 neck injury ended his career prematurely. Chancellor was a four-time Pro-Bowler who amassed 607 tackles, 12 interceptions, nine forced fumbles and 44 passes defensed in his career, but those numbers don't fully illustrate how much he meant to the franchise. Chancellor, who had some of his best moments in the postseason, including a ton-setting hit early in Seattle's Super Bowl XLVIII win, as well as a 90-yard pick six against Carolina the following year, was selected as one of the Seahawks Top 50 Players.

32: FB John L. Williams

Seattle's fullback for eight seasons, Williams was a two-time Pro-Bowler who rushed for 4,579 yards, had 4,151 receiving yards and scored 33 touchdowns with the Seahawks. Ricky Watters also had a good Seahawks career in No. 32, and Chris Carson got off to a great start before a neck injury cut short his career, but Williams, a Seahawks Top 50 Players selection, is the obvious choice.

33: S Darryl Williams, 1996-1999

Dan Doornink could just as easily be the pick here, but Williams gets the very slight edge thanks to a Pro-Bowl season in 1997 in which he had 93 tackles and eight interceptions. Williams started 60 games over four seasons in Seattle, recording 20 interceptions, four forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and 353 tackles.

34: RB Thomas Rawls, 2015-2017

Rawls' Seahawks career was brief, largely due to injuries, but the undrafted rookie got off to a spectacular start before injuring his leg late in his rookie season, rushing for 830 yards, including 391 yards in a three-game stretch after taking over for an injured Lynch. Rawls led qualified rushers that season with a 5.6 yards-per-carry average. He returned from that injury midway through the 2016 season, and had a big performance in a playoff win over Detroit, but his career never got back to the pre-injury level that saw him perform like one of the league's top backs for half a season as a rookie.

35: RB David Sims, 1977-1979

Sims' career ended early in his third season due to injury, but he's the pick here for an outstanding 1978 season in which he led the NFL in rushing touchdowns with 14, finishing just ahead of a couple of players you've probably heard of: Earl Campbell and Walter Payton. DeShawn Shead is also worth a mention here as a player who went from the practice squad to becoming a versatile backup defensive back and special teams standout, to eventually becoming a starter at right cornerback.

36: S Lawyer Milloy, 2009-2010

The former University of Washington standout had his best seasons in New England, but he finished his career on a high note with Seattle, starting 16 games at strong safety in 2010 and recording 87 tackles, four sacks and two forced fumbles. Milloy also helped provide veteran leadership on Pete Carroll's first Seahawks team while taking a couple of rookie safeties named Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor under his wing.

37: RB Shaun Alexander, 2000-2007

The only league MVP in franchise history, Alexander scored a franchise record 112 touchdowns, rushed for a franchise-record 9,429 yards, and had five 1,000-yard rushing seasons, the most in team history. A member of the Seahawks Ring of Honor and Top 50 Players, Alexander was a three-time Pro-Bowl selection and a first-team All-Pro in 2005 when he was also named MVP after rushing for 1,880 yards and scoring a then NFL record 28 touchdowns.

38: FB Mack Strong, 1994-2007

Fittingly Alexander and Strong are right by each other on this list, because Alexander enjoyed his best seasons running behind Strong, a Seahawks Top 50 Players selection who was a two-time Pro-Bowler from 2005-2006, and a first-team All-Pro in Alexander's 2005 MVP season. Strong also won the team's Steve Largent Award five times, the most in franchise history. Strong's 14-year career, spent entirely in Seattle, saw him play appear in 201 games and block for three different 1,000-yard rushers: Alexander, Ricky Watters and Chris Warren.

39: CB Brandon Browner, 2011-2013

Browner went from the CFL to making the Pro Bowl in his first season with the Seahawks, recording six interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns, in 2011. A founding member of the Legion of Boom secondary, Browner started 36 games in three seasons with Seattle, recording 10 interceptions and 40 passes defensed, including a league-leading 23 in 2011.

40: FB Derrick Coleman, 2013-2015

Plenty of players have worn No. 40 in Seahawks history, though not for long. Coleman, a fullback and special teams standout for three seasons, as well as the first legally deaf offensive player in NFL history, is the only Seahawks player to wear No. 40 for more than two seasons.