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Beware the Pair |
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Some crafty predraft trading landed the Seahawks the third and sixth selections in the 1997 draft, choices they used to secure cornerback Shawn Springs and offensive tackle Walter Jones. This was only the fifth instance since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger in which a team exercised two of the top six selections in the draft. If history is any indicator, the Seahawks shouldn't count on both picks to pan out.
NFL Teams That Had Two of the Top Six Picks in the Draft, 1970-96 |
| Team | Selection no. | Player | Pro performance |
| 1994 Colts | 2
5 | Marshall Faulk
Trev Alberts | Two Pro Bowl selections in three years
Seven career starts in three seasons |
| 1992 Colts | 1
2 | Steve Emtman
Quentin Coryatt | Played three years for Colts; 14 starts
Entering sixth year as starting linebacker |
| 1982 Colts | 2
4 | Johnie Cooks
Art Schlichter | Six-year starter for Colts
Threw three TD passes in entire NFL career |
| 1973 Eagles | 3
6 | Jerry Sisemore
Charle Young | 11-year starter for Eagles; two Pro Bowls
Three Pro Bowls in four years with Eagles |
