Projecting three future Hall of Famers for the Seattle Seahawks

The Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2024 will officially be inducted on Aug. 3.

With less than a month until the annual event in Canton, Ohio, we're examining which players — past and present — on the league's 32 teams we think will one day receive a similar honor. 

Here are three Seattle Seahawks who should eventually receive football immortality: 

Running back Shaun Alexander

There are two paths players can take into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The first is by simply having a long, successful career (ideally on a good team) that allows you to rack up significant counting stats and milestones.

The other path involves briefly being a dominant superstar, otherwise known as the Gale Sayers, Kurt Warner or Terrell Davis path.

Alexander might be closer to the latter because while he may not have reached the 10,000-yard milestone or finished as one of the top overall rushers in NFL history, his peak was as good as anybody between the 2001 and 2005 seasons. During that stretch, he topped the 1,300-yard mark four times in five years, never rushed for less than 14 touchdowns, led the league with 1,880 yards in 2005, led the league in touchdowns twice (2001 and 2005), and was both the league MVP and offensive player of the year. His star did not burn long, but it burned bright.

His 112 touchdowns are 17th all-time. The only Hall of Fame-eligible players in the top 30 who are not in the Hall Of Fame are Antonio Gates (who seems inevitable), Priest Holmes and Alexander.

Linebacker Bobby Wagner

It will not take much convincing for the Hall of Fame committee to induct Wagner. Regarding middle linebackers from the 2010s and 2020s, Wagner has been as good as it gets and is one of the elite players at his position.

His resume is honestly one of the best in the NFL right now.

Along with being the backbone of a defense that went to back-to-back Super Bowls (winning one of them), he is a nine-time Pro Bowler and a six-time first-team All-Pro. He is also a member of the 2010 All-Decade team. He was the total package as a middle linebacker who could cover, stuff the run, rush the passer, and play a truly sideline-to-sideline game.

Cornerback Richard Sherman

Another key member of Seattle’s “Legion Of Boom” defense, Sherman was one of the NFL’s best lockdown corners during his seven seasons in Seattle.

In total, he made five Pro Bowls, was a first-team All-Pro three times, and, like Wagner, was a member of the NFL’s All-Decade team from the 2010s.

Early in his career, he put up huge interception numbers, picking off 20 passes in his first three seasons, including a league-leading eight during the 2013 season. But as his dominance became apparent, his interception numbers started to drop. Not because he wasn’t good, but because teams simply stopped throwing to his side of the field and cut down on his interception opportunities. That, ultimately, is the greatest sign of dominance for an NFL cornerback.