Seahawks Mt. Rushmore: Running backs
Here at Seahawks Wire, we are continuing our latest on-going summer series: Seahawks Mt. Rushmore, where we will look at the top four players at each major position in franchise history.
Last week we naturally started with quarterbacks. Now, we’re on to what Seattle is arguably best known for when it comes to offense: running backs. Every great Seahawks team has been defined by an elite ground attack, led by some of the best backs to ever play.
Interestingly, while he appeared last week on the quarterbacks list, Russell Wilson is actually No. 5 all time in franchise rushing yards at 4,689.
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Shaun Alexander
Quite frankly, it is rather absurd Shaun Alexander is not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame yet. He absolutely should be. To this day, Alexander is Seattle’s lone league MVP, and the second player in franchise history to score 100 touchdowns.
Rushing Yards – 9,429 (1st)
Rushing Touchdowns – 100 (1st)
Games Played – 119
Marshawn Lynch
Unleash the Beast! To say Marshawn Lynch was a defining character in the Legion of Boom era is an understatement. Beast Mode was the heart and soul of the offense. His legendary backbreaking touchdown in the 2010 Wild Card win over the defending Super Bowl champion Saints will forever be regarded as one of the best runs in league history.
Rushing Yards – 6,381 (4th)
Rushing Touchdowns – 58 (2nd)
Games Played – 83
Curt Warner
The first great running back in franchise history. Curt Warner (no, not THAT one) was an early face of the fledgling Seahawks in the 1980’s as they rose to their first taste of relevancy. To this day he is one of only three running backs to be drafted by the Seahawks in the first round all time. Shaun Alexander is one, but can you guess the third?
Rushing Yards – 6,705 (3rd)
Rushing Touchdowns – 55 (3rd)
Games Played – 93
Chris Warren
The 1990’s were not kind to the Seattle Seahawks, often regarded as the historic low point of the franchise’s history. But one of the few bright spots was running back Chris Warren. A three-time Pro Bowler, when Warren’s seven years in Seattle were finished he was the best running back in team history up to that point.
Rushing Yards – 6,706 (2nd, one yard more than Warner)
Rushing Touchdowns – 44 (4th)
Games Played – 123
