We wholeheartedly believe in competition in all aspects of our

program, and the only way to compete is to show it on the field.

Were dedicated to giving all of our players a look to find out who
they are and what theyre all about so we can field the best team
possible.

-- Head Coach Pete Carroll


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Player Acquisition & Development Analysis
Player Development
Player Acquisition:
NFL Draft
Undrafted Rookie Free Agents
Free Agency
Trades
Waiver Wire
Other Leagues

Building through the NFL Draft is a key to building a consistent, champion-caliber
foundation. Depth is often built through Undrafted Free Agency and the belief in
developing players through the Practice Squad.

Its not how you are acquired but rather what you can bring when you are acquired!

Following the draft, it is imperative to understand where your undrafted client is going to
get the best opportunity. Dont let a teams W-L record factor into where to sign. Look
deeper into the facts.

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Pre-Season Opportunity
Which team is going to give your client the most opportunities to perform in the preseason?
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Undrafted FAs that were originally signed and remained with that team for at least 1 preseason game:
If your client doesnt get on the field in the preseason, he'll have a tougher time making that team's roster or any roster at
all. Last season, the Seahawks ranked No. 1 in total offensive and defensive playing time by undrafted rookies.
Team 2010 2011 2012 2013
SEA 20.1% 17.9% 20.6% 36.2%
GB 33.3% 32.6% 29.6% 33.6%
CLE 21.4% 17.2% 27.0% 32.7%
NO 21.6% 14.6% 21.5% 30.5%
NE 19.1% 17.3% 30.9% 30.5%
TB 20.1% 16.5% 25.4% 29.8%
PHI 35.0% 15.2% 25.2% 27.8%
STL 22.8% 20.9% 22.0% 27.3%
MIA 23.8% 13.4% 21.2% 27.0%
SD 23.4% 21.5% 25.5% 25.8%
CHI 13.5% 20.6% 26.3% 25.5%
DAL 30.1% 25.5% 27.5% 25.2%
CAR 11.4% 22.8% 9.5% 24.8%
BAL 30.2% 19.2% 25.3% 23.6%
Average 23.6% 18.6% 21.5% 23.5%
KC 18.3% 21.2% 18.7% 23.2%
SF 23.8% 14.8% 28.1% 23.0%
ATL 19.0% 15.9% 20.3% 22.8%
HST 16.5% 15.5% 21.3% 22.4%
JAX 24.8% 23.6% 26.4% 21.3%
DET 18.1% 24.7% 27.2% 21.3%
PIT 21.3% 14.7% 23.8% 21.3%
OAK 9.6% 16.7% 15.7% 20.3%
DEN 29.7% 7.3% 20.0% 20.1%
MIN 23.6% 21.6% 21.7% 20.0%
BUF 34.9% 24.4% 22.5% 19.8%
ARZ 26.1% 13.8% 14.8% 17.7%
CIN 27.9% 13.4% 19.1% 17.5%
TEN 25.0% 13.6% 8.7% 17.5%
WAS 27.9% 7.8% 7.3% 16.9%
IND 36.4% 24.5% 19.6% 15.8%
NYJ 16.2% 18.5% 13.1% 12.8%
NYG 21.0% 19.4% 17.1% 10.1%
Preseason Playtime Analysis of Undrafted Free Agents
Average Playtime of Undrafted FA - By Year
Offense & Defense
Pre-Season Opportunities cont.
Which team is going to give your client the most opportunities to perform in the preseason?
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Team Since 2010 2013 Team Since 2010 2013
PIT 25.2% 40.6% SEA 21.1% 37.1%
CAR 33.1% 36.2% NE 26.4% 36.5%
STL 31.2% 35.6% GB 29.9% 34.7%
CLE 28.9% 35.4% NO 21.8% 32.1%
SEA 22.8% 35.2% CLE 20.6% 30.6%
CHI 24.7% 34.8% TB 20.9% 30.1%
DAL 35.0% 33.5% SF 18.8% 29.0%
GB 35.8% 31.7% PHI 25.0% 28.6%
TB 25.4% 29.6% BAL 21.7% 28.4%
KC 24.3% 29.6% DET 21.7% 26.3%
NO 23.2% 28.7% MIA 24.4% 25.9%
SD 28.5% 28.6% SD 20.4% 20.7%
ATL 22.0% 28.5% BUF 26.2% 20.6%
DEN 26.0% 27.8% ARZ 16.8% 20.0%
MIA 19.6% 27.6% CIN 16.8% 19.8%
HST 21.4% 27.2% ATL 17.6% 19.3%
PHI 24.1% 26.7% OAK 13.0% 18.6%
MIN 26.6% 26.3% HST 17.5% 18.4%
JAX 24.5% 25.2% MIN 18.1% 16.5%
WAS 13.5% 24.0% JAX 23.4% 16.4%
OAK 21.3% 22.9% KC 16.9% 16.0%
NE 23.2% 22.8% TEN 13.9% 15.7%
TEN 20.0% 19.7% CHI 19.2% 14.4%
BUF 23.7% 19.1% STL 16.3% 14.3%
BAL 24.2% 18.8% WAS 12.0% 13.9%
IND 26.3% 18.2% NYJ 16.1% 13.6%
CIN 21.5% 16.5% IND 20.9% 13.5%
SF 23.8% 15.6% PIT 14.1% 13.0%
ARZ 17.5% 15.3% DEN 11.4% 9.8%
DET 25.2% 13.8% DAL 22.4% 8.5%
NYJ 14.2% 11.3% CAR 8.8% 5.9%
NYG 21.1% 11.2% NYG 14.1% 5.6%
Average 24.3% 26.1% Average 19.1% 21.0%
PRESEASONPlaytime Analysis of Undrafted Free Agents
Offensive Players Defensive Players
Average Playtime of Undrafted FA - By Year Average Playtime of Undrafted FA - By Year
16%
25%
Average Preseason Playtime of Claimed/Unclaimed Players - Rookie Season
(Did Not Make Opening Day Roster with Original team and were Claimed at 53 Man Cutdown)
Unclaimed
Claimed
Undrafted Free Agents on Roster
Which teams have shown an Undrafted Free Agent can make their roster?
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Fifteen players have earned a roster spot on the 53-man roster with the Seahawks as undrafted rookie free agents since 2010.
Ranks 11th in the NFL even though the Seahawks have been selective in the number of UFDAs they sign each year. The team has
signed 68 of them, which ranks 17th.
Percentage of UDFAs earning roster spots (15 of 68, for 22 percent) ranks eighth in the NFL over that span.
Team
Total
Signings
Made Active
Roster
%Made
Roster Team 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total
STL 101 29 29% STL 6 7 8 8 29
NE 58 16 28% JAX 4 7 6 5 22
HST 81 21 26% HST 4 5 4 8 21
GB 70 17 24% DAL 8 5 4 3 20
IND 67 16 24% CHI 2 9 4 3 18
CHI 78 18 23% GB 3 5 5 4 17
JAX 96 22 23% ARZ 7 1 4 4 16
SEA 68 15 22% IND 7 4 1 4 16
DAL 89 20 22% NE 3 2 4 7 16
ARZ 75 16 21% NO 2 2 5 7 16
NO 76 16 21% SEA 2 6 4 3 15
BUF 69 14 20% SD 4 3 4 4 15
OAK 62 12 19% BUF 6 3 3 2 14
KC 64 12 19% ATL 2 2 3 6 13
Total/Avg 2294 425 19% CLE 2 5 4 2 13
NYG 49 9 18% Avg 3 4 4 4 13
CAR 55 10 18% BAL 2 4 4 2 12
SD 85 15 18% KC 3 2 4 3 12
NYJ 71 12 17% NYJ 1 4 3 4 12
CLE 77 13 17% OAK 1 2 3 6 12
MIA 60 10 17% TB 3 3 2 4 12
PHL 66 11 17% PHI 1 2 4 4 11
SF 67 11 16% SF 3 3 3 2 11
DEN 68 10 15% CAR 2 4 1 3 10
CIN 62 9 15% DEN 3 3 3 1 10
BAL 84 12 14% MIA 3 1 3 3 10
WN 50 7 14% CIN 2 2 4 1 9
ATL 98 13 13% NYG 3 4 1 1 9
PIT 61 8 13% DET 2 2 2 2 8
TB 92 12 13% PIT 3 3 2 8
DET 64 8 13% MIN 2 3 2 7
MIN 72 7 10% WAS 4 1 2 7
TEN 59 4 7% TEN 1 3 4
Undrafted Free Agents Original Signing Team's Active Roster - Rookie Year
Released Draft Picks
Which teams are willing to admit their draft mistakes and, more importantly to you, do so quickly?
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Since 2010, nine players drafted by Seattle have been released during their rookie season
2
nd
highest figure in the league
Reflection of the teams singular focus on keeping the best players, no matter how those players were acquired
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Total 5th 6th 7th Total 4th 5th 6th 7th Total 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Total 3 4 5 6 7 Total
WN 1 3 4 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 WN 0 0 0 4 6 10
SEA 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 SEA 0 2 2 0 5 9
MIN 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 MIN 0 1 1 1 6 9
PIT 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 PIT 0 2 2 2 3 9
CIN 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 CIN 0 0 1 3 4 8
NE 1 3 4 1 1 1 3 1 1 NE 0 0 1 2 5 8
PHL 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 PHL 0 0 0 3 5 8
SF 2 1 3 1 1 2 3 3 SF 0 0 0 3 5 8
IND 1 1 3 3 1 2 3 IND 0 0 0 1 6 7
STL 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 1 STL 0 0 2 0 5 7
BUF 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 BUF 0 0 1 1 4 6
GB 2 2 2 2 2 2 GB 0 0 0 2 4 6
HST 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 HST 1 0 1 3 1 6
TB 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 TB 0 0 1 2 3 6
DAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 DAL 0 0 2 2 1 5
DEN 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 DEN 0 0 1 2 2 5
MIA 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 MIA 0 0 1 1 3 5
NO 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 NO 0 1 0 2 2 5
NYJ 1 1 2 2 4 NYJ 0 0 0 2 3 5
SD 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 SD 0 0 1 2 2 5
CLE 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 CLE 0 0 1 2 1 4
KC 1 1 2 2 1 1 KC 0 0 0 1 3 4
OAK 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 OAK 0 1 0 0 3 4
ARZ 1 1 1 1 1 1 ARZ 0 0 0 2 1 3
CHI 1 1 1 1 2 CHI 0 0 0 2 1 3
DET 1 1 1 1 2 DET 0 0 0 1 2 3
NYG 1 1 1 1 1 1 NYG 1 0 0 1 1 3
TEN 1 1 2 1 1 TEN 0 0 0 2 1 3
CAR 1 1 1 1 CAR 0 0 0 1 1 2
ATL 1 1 ATL 0 0 0 0 1 1
BAL 1 1 BAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
JAX 1 1 JAX 0 0 1 0 0 1
Total 1 3 4 8 28 44 6 15 29 50 3 7 14 23 47 1 3 3 10 25 42 Total 2 9 20 47 105 183
2010 - 2013 Draft Picks Released / Traded in Rookie Year
By Year - By Round
Draft Picks Released in Rookie Year
Round Round
2010 2011 2012 2013
Round Round Round
Released Draft Picks cont.
Seattle is willing to quickly move on from draft picks if needed, creating more opportunities for
Undrafted Free Agents to compete for roster spots.
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The following shows the teams that are willing to quickly move on from draft picks:
Total
Rookie
Season
Following
Seasons
% Released in
Rookie Season
SD 7 5 2 71%
WN 15 10 5 67%
MIN 14 9 5 64%
NYJ 8 5 3 63%
SEA 15 9 6 60%
HST 10 6 4 60%
PIT 15 9 6 60%
NE 14 8 6 57%
MIA 9 5 4 56%
CIN 15 8 7 53%
GB 12 6 6 50%
NO 10 5 5 50%
SF 16 8 8 50%
STL 15 7 8 47%
DAL 11 5 6 45%
DEN 11 5 6 45%
IND 16 7 9 44%
TB 14 6 8 43%
NFL Avg 338 131 207 39%
BUF 15 6 9 40%
PHL 21 8 13 38%
ARZ 10 3 7 30%
DET 10 3 7 30%
TEN 10 3 7 30%
KC 14 4 10 29%
OAK 14 4 10 29%
CHI 11 3 8 27%
NYG 11 3 8 27%
CLE 15 4 11 27%
ATL 6 1 5 17%
BAL 8 1 7 13%
CAR 16 2 14 13%
JAX 9 1 8 11%
Released Draft Picks cont.
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This list displays the details of each Undrafted FA originally signed by SEA that have played in the regular season for SEA and the
draft picks that have been released to accommodate the Undrafted FA on SEAs 53 Man Roster.
Rookie Year Name Pos Pick Rd Pick Overall Team College Transaction Date
WILSON, E J DL 2010 4 29 127 SEA N CAROLINA Waived, No Recall 11/23/2010
KONZ, JAMESON TE 2010 7 38 245 SEA KENT ST Waived, Injured, Prior to Cut to 65 8/2/2010
BROWN, MARCUS CB 2010 FA SEA ARKANSAS ST
PAWELEK, JOE ILB 2010 FA SEA BAYLOR
LEGREE, MARK SS 2011 5 25 156 SEA APPALACHIAN Waived, No Recall 9/3/2011
LEVINGSTON, PEP DL 2011 7 2 205 SEA LSU Waived, No Recall 9/4/2011
JOHNSON, JERON SS 2011 FA SEA BOISE ST
BALDWIN, DOUG WR 2011 FA SEA STANFORD
LOCKETTE, RICARDO WR 2011 FA SEA FT VALLEY ST
MORGAN, MICHAEL OLB 2011 FA SEA USC
PARKER, RON CB 2011 FA SEA NEWBERRY
PORTIS, JOSH QB 2011 FA SEA CAL PA
TOOMER, KOREY LB 2012 5 19 154 SEA IDAHO Waived, No Recall 8/31/2012
JOHNSON, RISHAW G 2012 FA SEA CAL PA
KEARSE, JERMAINE WR 2012 FA SEA WASHINGTON
MCGRATH, SEAN TE 2012 FA SEA HENDERSON ST
SHEAD, DESHAWN SS 2012 FA SEA PORTLAND ST
HARPER, CHRIS WR 2013 4 26 123 SEA KANSAS ST Waived, No Recall 8/31/2013
POWELL, TY LB 2013 7 25 231 SEA HARDING Waived, No Recall 8/31/2013
SMITH, JARED OL 2013 7 35 241 SEA NEW HAMP Waived, No Recall 8/31/2013
SEYMOUR, RYAN OL 2013 7 14 220 SEA VANDERBILT Waived, No Recall 8/31/2013
BAILEY, ALVIN OL 2013 FA SEA ARKANSAS
LOTULELEI, JOHN OLB 2013 FA SEA UNLV
MAYOWA, BENSON DE 2013 FA SEA IDAHO
Seattle Seahawks - Draft Picks released in Rookie Season / Active Undrafted Players in Rookie Season
Denotes Drafted Player that was released
Denotes Undrafted Player that made active roster
Denotes that undrafted player made active roster and draft pick was released
2010
2011
2012
2013
Roster = Proof
Proof is on the roster:

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8 current Seahawks, who came to the team as Undrafted Free Agents, contributed to
the 2013 season:
1. OL Alvin Bailey
2. WR Doug Baldwin
3. DB Jeron Johnson
4. WR Jermaine Kearse
5. WR Ricardo Lockette
6. DE Benson Mayowa
7. LB Mike Morgan
8. DB DeShawn Shead

Baldwin and Kearse combined for 12 touchdown receptions last season, including two in
the Super Bowl
Six other UDFAs signed by Seattle earned roster spots with other teams as rookies
(Ranks sixth in the NFL)





Claimed Off Waivers
Other teams around the league target players fighting for roster spots in Seattle.

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Over the past four seasons, the Seahawks have had a league-high 28 released players claimed off waivers from July 1 until the
first week of the regular season.
Signing
Club 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total
JAX 5 2 3 2 12
HST 2 6 2 10
BUF 3 3 1 2 9
DAL 3 4 1 8
SF 2 3 2 7
SEA 3 1 2 6
CHI 3 2 1 6
IND 2 4 6
SD 2 2 2 6
TB 2 2 1 1 6
ATL 2 1 1 1 5
BAL 1 2 1 1 5
DEN 2 2 1 5
MIA 1 2 2 5
MIN 1 3 1 5
NO 2 2 4
NYG 2 1 1 4
STL 1 1 2 4
TEN 2 2 4
WN 1 1 2 4
GB 1 2 3
NE 2 1 3
NYJ 1 1 1 3
PHL 1 1 1 3
CIN 1 1 2
CLE 2 2
KC 2 2
OAK 1 1 2
CAR 1 1
DET 1 1
PIT 1 1
ARZ 0 0 0 0 0
Total 42 28 35 39 144
During Rookie Season
Acquired From Orignial Signing Team
2010 - 2013 Undrafted Free Agents
Release Team 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total
SEA 5 7 5 11 28
NE 1 21 2 1 25
HST 3 3 11 7 24
PHL 6 5 7 5 23
GB 10 2 0 8 20
MIA 6 6 5 2 19
SF 0 3 5 10 18
DAL 3 11 1 1 16
IND 2 5 4 5 16
CHI 4 3 5 3 15
PIT 7 2 0 6 15
CLE 2 1 2 9 14
STL 2 9 2 0 13
BUF 1 3 4 4 12
TB 0 4 4 4 12
NO 3 1 3 4 11
JAX 1 3 3 3 10
MIN 3 0 2 5 10
ARZ 1 1 1 6 9
DEN 6 2 1 0 9
NYG 6 1 1 1 9
WN 1 1 5 1 8
BAL 1 1 1 4 7
CIN 0 2 3 1 6
DET 1 3 0 2 6
NYJ 1 3 2 0 6
ATL 1 1 0 2 4
OAK 1 1 1 1 4
SD 0 4 0 0 4
TEN 1 0 0 3 4
CAR 0 2 1 0 3
KC 0 0 0 2 2
Total 79 111 81 111 382
From July 1st Until 1st Game of Regular Season
Waiver Claims - Number of Players Claimed from Preseason Team
Practice Squad
Where do Practice Squad Players come from?


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82% of all 2013 PSQ players signed back with their original team
Its important to know what teams use their Practice Squad to develop future talent
Team
Players Elevated
from teams own
Practice Squad Rank
#of Different
Players
Starting Rank
Games
Played Rank
Games
Started Rank
Overall
Avg
Rank
IND 40 1 12 1 254 3 53 5 3
SEA 32 4 9 2 291 2 62 3 3
JAX 38 2 8 3 226 7 61 4 4
WN 27 9 8 3 322 1 49 6 5
TB 30 6 7 4 244 4 45 7 5
NYG 18 17 6 5 232 6 63 2 8
BUF 35 3 8 3 190 16 37 11 8
STL 27 9 6 5 224 9 38 10 8
CHI 27 9 5 6 192 14 44 8 9
CAR 29 7 9 2 182 18 33 12 10
DAL 31 5 3 8 225 8 20 19 10
CIN 19 16 5 6 237 5 29 13 10
SD 29 7 8 3 210 12 20 19 10
HST 28 8 5 6 217 10 22 17 10
NYJ 29 7 5 6 207 13 17 20 12
PHL 21 14 8 3 135 23 39 9 12
DEN 23 12 4 7 191 15 23 16 13
NO 19 16 4 7 122 27 72 1 13
OAK 25 10 7 4 185 17 12 22 13
CLE 25 10 6 5 132 25 25 15 14
MIN 25 10 5 6 182 18 14 21 14
MIA 24 11 2 9 215 11 10 24 14
KC 21 14 8 3 133 24 17 20 15
PIT 20 15 5 6 156 21 17 20 16
BAL 18 17 2 9 158 20 21 18 16
NE 18 17 8 3 109 28 20 19 17
SF 18 17 3 8 166 19 11 23 17
DET 17 18 5 6 67 30 27 14 17
ATL 17 18 3 8 138 22 12 22 18
ARZ 23 12 3 8 124 26 9 25 18
GB 22 13 3 8 132 25 7 26 18
TEN 17 18 4 7 104 29 11 23 19
Total 792 184 5902 940
2010 - 2013 Practice Squad Development
Conclusion
The Seahawks consistently field one of the
NFL's youngest rosters.


History has show that the Seahawks keep and develop the Undrafted Free Agents
they sign, even at the expense of draft choices.


The Seahawks are more likely than most teams to give your
Undrafted Free Agent play time in the pre-season,
giving your client the best opportunity to make the
Seahawks or other teams roster.



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