The Seahawks lost to the Saints on Sunday 39-32, dropping to 2-3 on the season. Nevertheless, it’s tough to get too discouraged when the quarterback situation is far better than anyone could have hoped this year and young contributors like Tariq Woolen are making big plays every week. Geno Smith and Woolen were both among the team’s highest-graded players this week according to Pro Football Focus.
Here are their top and bottom five on offense and defense.
Top five grades on offense
QB Geno Smith: 91.3 overall, 91.0 passing grade
WR Tyler Lockett: 79.0 overall, 78.6 passing grade
TE Noah Fant: 77.0 overall, 77.7 passing grade
LT Charles Cross: 67.0 overall, 78.9 pass blocking grade
RB Rashaad Penny: 64.7 overall, 64.4 rushing grade
Bottom five grades on offense
C Austin Blythe: 39.8 overall, 27.0 pass blocking grade
TE Colby Parkinson: 50.9 overall, 55.4 run blocking grade
WR Dee Eskridge: 51.0 overall, 51.2 passing grade
RB Ken Walker: 57.8 overall, 65.2 rushing grade
RB DeeJay Dallas: 58.1 overall, 59.6 rushing grade
Top five grades on defense
DT Shelby Harris: 76.9 overall, 70.2 run defense grade
DT Al Woods: 74.7 overall, 67.5 pass rush grade
LB Cody Barton: 73.8 overall, 83.2 tackling grade
CB Tariq Woolen: 73.0 overall, 76.6 coverage grade
CB Artie Burns: 69.5 overall, 64.4 coverage grade
Bottom five grades on defense
DT Bryan Mone: 44.2 overall, 46.1 run defense grade
OLB Darrell Taylor: 47.5 overall, 48.0 pass rush grade
OLB Uchenna Nwosu: 52.4 overall, 57.0 pass rush grade
LB Christian Jones: 53.6 overall, 24.8 tackling grade
DT Myles Adams: 54.2 overall, 45.1 run defense grade
