The Seattle Seahawks have been a train rolling down the tracks for the past few weeks. Outside of a tough loss against their divisional rival, the Los Angeles Rams, they've been beating the brakes off of their opponents.
Sam Darnold has had a few up-and-down weeks as of late, as has Jaxson Smith-Njigba, who looks primed to finish the season as the OPOY.
The one constant that Seattle has exhibited over not just the last few weeks, but the entire season, has been their dominance on the defensive side of the ball.
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Their defensive line has been an absolute force with both interior linemen leading the league in sacks among their position, with Jarran Reed just now coming back to add to the fun.
Ernest Jones IV and Boye Mafe have been holding down the middle of the field, with Jones IV leading the team in tackles by a wide margin.
Arguably, the scariest part of that defense, however, is their secondary. Between Riq Woolen, star rookie Nick Emmanwori, and the safety pairing of Julian Love and Coby Bryant, they pose a problem for any defense.
PFF just announced today that the highest graded defensive back in the entire league resides within that unit.
Devon Witherspoon is PFF's highest graded DB
When you look at Devon Witherspoon's raw stats, nothing really jumps off the page. He's only got 33 tackles, one interception, and only five passes defended?
How could he be the highest graded defensive back in the league?
PFF looks beyond the raw stats. The play that isn't quantified by statistics.
The highest-graded DB in football:
— PFF (@PFF) December 10, 2025
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Witherspoon being graded so highly speaks to his low statistics, actually. By being graded so high, it means he's doing all the little things at such a high level in coverage that are leading to him not being targeted all that much.
He's only been targeted 40 times this season, which is 16th in the NFL among DBs who have started all 13 games. According to PFF, he's also second in pressures among defensive backs.
If Witherspoon keeps this up, he could be looking at his third straight Pro-Bowl selection in as many years.