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<p>Big fan of Seattle football? Then check out this list of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-seattle-seahawks-of-all-time/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Seattle Seahawks linebackers</a> with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting linebacker from throughout <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-seattle-seahawks-running-backs/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Seattle Seahawks history</a>, including current linebackers and past ones. An important part of the Seattle defense, the LB position includes middle or inside linebackers and outside (strong side or weakside) linebackers. Featuring 2018-2019 Seahawks and&nbsp;some of the&nbsp;greatest NFL linebackers of all time,&nbsp;the best Seahawks&nbsp;LBs include Leroy Hill, K. J. Wright, Rufus Porter, Anthony Simmons, and Chad Brown.</p><p>Who are the best linebackers in Seattle Seahawks history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of Seattle Seahawks&nbsp;starting linebacker.</p>

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Bobby Wagner

Bobby Joseph Wagner is an American football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League. He played college football for Utah State. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

K. J. Wright

Kenneth Bernard Wright, Jr. (born July 23, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mississippi State.

Lofa Tatupu

Mosiula Mea'alofa "Lofa" Tatupu (born November 15, 1982) is a former American football linebacker who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL).  He was an assistant linebackers coach with the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC).  Tatupu was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft.

Leroy Hill

Leroy Hill Jr. (born September 14, 1982) is a former American football linebacker. He played high school football in Milledgeville, Georgia for the Baldwin High School Braves. He was selected with the 34th pick of the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Clemson University by the Seahawks.

Bruce Irvin

Bruce Pernell Irvin, Jr. is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted in the 1st round of the 2012 NFL Draft, 15th overall by Seattle Seahawks. Irvin, who played in both Super Bowl XLVIII and Super Bowl XLIX, became the first player ever to be ejected from a Super Bowl when he was ejected on the penultimate play of the latter.

Rufus Porter

Rufus Porter (born May 18, 1965) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Fredd Young

Frederick Kimball Young (born November 14, 1961) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for seven seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and the Indianapolis Colts. He was selected to four Pro Bowls - two on the special teams and two as linebacker. He was renowned as a heavy hitter and was featured in the NFL film 'The NFL Crunch Course.'

David Wyman

David Matthew Wyman (born March 31, 1964) is a former professional football player, a linebacker in the National Football League for nine seasons with the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos.

Chad Brown

Chadwick Everett Brown (born July 12, 1970) is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado.

Julian Peterson

Julian Thomas Peterson (born July 28, 1978) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons.  He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft.  He played college football for Michigan State University.  Peterson also played for the Seattle Seahawks and the Detroit Lions.

Terry Wooden

Terry Wooden (born January 14, 1967)  is a former American Football linebacker who played for three teams, the Seattle Seahawks, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Oakland Raiders from 1990 to 1998.
Wooden played college football at Syracuse University and is currently a scout for the New Orleans Saints.  Attended Farmington High School in Connecticut.

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson (born July 15, 1957) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for eight seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).
Jackson was born in Pasco, Washington.  A 1975 graduate of Pasco High School, he has enjoyed greater success and accumulated more career achievements than any other Bulldog. A three-year/three-sport letterman, he was the team captain in both football and baseball while garnering All-State honors and receiving the Denning Award for Outstanding Athlete by the Pasco Jaycees as a senior.At the University of Washington, Jackson earned four varsity letters and was named to their All-Centennial Football Team. He was also selected as the Inland Empire Amateur Athlete of the Year in 1977, a season in which he helped lead the Huskies to the Rose Bowl. The eyes of the nation were on him during that game as he made a vital end zone interception that helped seal Washington ’s victory over the University of Michigan.Jackson holds several defensive school records for the Huskies, including single season (210) and career (569) tackles. Among the several honors he received for the U of W include Sports Illustrated Player of the Week (11-12-77), Husky Team Captain (1978), All Pac-8 & Pac-10 Linebacker (1977–78) and several All-American selections.
In 1979, he was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the NFL Draft, where he began an eight-year career as a starting linebacker. One of the team’s all-time defensive greats, he led the Seahawks in tackles for a number of seasons and is among the career leaders in that category. He also earned 21 game balls for his outstanding play and has received numerous other awards including team MVP, Most Improved Player and the Seattle P.I.’s Sports Star of the Year.
Jackson is active off the field with charities including the March of Dimes, Special Olympics, and the United Way. He has had 14 movie and television roles and was voted into the Pasco High School Hall of Fame in 1996.

Anthony Simmons

Anthony Lamont Simmons (born June 20, 1976) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons.  He played college football for Clemson University, and earned All-American honors.  He was drafted in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Seattle Seahawks, and briefly, the New Orleans Saints of the NFL.

Brian Bosworth

Brian Keith Bosworth (born March 9, 1965), nicknamed "The Boz," is an American actor and former professional football player who played linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League (NFL).
Bosworth played High school football for the Sunnyside Grizzlies, and was a two-time consensus All-American. He gained fame and notoriety through his flamboyant personality, controversial comments about the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and radical hair cuts. Bosworth was less successful in the NFL, and injuries forced him to retire after three seasons.

Brian Bosworth made a name for himself during the 1980s as one of the bad boys of football. In interviews, he described himself as an entertainer, and his brash, punk persona seemed to have been cultivated with that in mind. Fortunately for "The Boz," he was also a terrific inside linebacker and a two-time winner of the Butkus Award. He distinguished himself to such an extent while a member of the Oklahoma Sooners, that Bosworth was the Seattle Seahawks' number one draft pick. He accepted a then record $11 million offer from that National Football League team, making one of the splashiest professional sports debuts seen up to that time.

Keith Butler

John Keith Butler (born May 16, 1956) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).  He played for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks for ten years and retired after the 1987 season.

Bruce Scholtz

Bruce Scholtz (born September 26, 1958 in La Grange, Texas) is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for seven seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and one season for the New England Patriots.
Scholtz attended David Crockett High School in Austin, Texas. During his senior year, he was a captain of the varsity football team and played as both linebacker and center. He won the Central Texas 26AAAA Defensive Player of the Year award. Scholtz also played on the varsity basketball team. He averaged 19 points per game and led the team in rebounding. He graduated from Crockett in 1977 and attended the University of Texas at Austin. He was drafted in 1982, Round 2, Pick 6 (33 Overall) by the Seattle Seahawks.

David Hawthorne

David Hawthorne (born May 14, 1985) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at TCU.

Tony Woods

Stanley Anthony Woods (born October 11, 1965) is a former professional American football linebacker and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Seattle Seahawks from 1987 to 1992, as well as the Los Angeles Rams and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh.

Orlando Huff

Orlando Huff (born August 14, 1978) is a former American Football linebacker. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State.
Huff was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, and New York Sentinels.

Greg Gaines

Greg Gaines may refer to:

Greg Gaines (defensive lineman), defensive lineman for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams
Greg Gaines (linebacker), former NFL linebacker and coach

Shaquem Griffin

D. D. Lewis

De'Andre De'Wayne "D. D." Lewis (born January 8, 1979) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Texas and high school football at Aldine High School in Houston. In between his two stints with the Seahawks Lewis also played for the Denver Broncos.

Darren Comeaux

Darren Comeaux (born April 15, 1960 in San Diego, California) is a former professional American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos (1982–86), San Francisco 49ers (1987) and Seattle Seahawks (1988–91) of the NFL.
He helped the Broncos win the 1984 AFC West Division and the 1986 AFC Championship, the 49ers win the 1987 NFC West Division and the Seahawks the 1988 AFC West Division.
Darren Comeaux grew up in California playing basketball and running track didn't start playing football until he was in high school. Once out of high school Darren attended Mesa Community College and eventually went to Arizona State University. Darren was undersized while in college weighing only 195 pounds, this being the main reason scouts weren't looking at him. He bulked up to 240 pounds and ended up on the Denver Broncos in 1982. While on the Broncos, he helped his team get to Super Bowl XXI but they would lose to the Giants 39-20. When he was on the San Francisco 49ers he suffered a knee injury which left him on injury reserve. While on injury reserve he was taken by the Seattle Seahawks in 1988 and replaced Brian Bosworth when he had a shoulder injury. Darren led the Seahawks in tackles consecutively and retired after spending 10 years in the league. He finished his NFL career in 1991, in 10 seasons he had over 100 tackles, 3½ sacks, 3 interceptions and he even returned 1 kickoff.

Dean Wells

Dean Wells (born July 20, 1970 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former American football linebacker who played in the NFL from 1993 to 2001.  He played for the Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, and New England Patriots.  Wells played college football at the University of Kentucky.

Isaiah Kacyvenski

Isaiah J. Kacyvenski ( KAZ-ə-VIN-skee; born October 3, 1977) is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Harvard and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School after he retired.Kacyvenski also spent time with the St. Louis Rams and Oakland Raiders.  After spending the 2007 season out of football trying to return from microfracture surgery, Kacyvenski officially announced his retirement in 2008.
Isaiah is currently the Founder and Managing Partner of Will Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on sports technology opening up large, adjacent markets.

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