Seahawks Offensive Star Makes 2022 All-Underrated Team

Of course you could make the case that Lockett is overshadowed by teammate D.K. Metcalf. But receiving tandems feed off of each other. Certainly Metcalf benefited from joining a team that had Lockett in place. And for Lockett, he recorded his first 1,000-yard season when Metcalf was a rookie. The 2021 season represented the third straight 1,000-yard year for Locket.

Lockett played at Kansas State as a collegian, following in the footsteps of his father Kevin, who also went to K-State and played wide receiver in the NFL. As a rookie Tyler shined as a return-specialist, and as a receiver as well. But it was as a return specialist that he made the All-Pro Team as a rookie, and was twice recognized as NFC Special Teams Player of the Month.

Lockett and Metcalf make in interesting pair, standing at 5’10” and 6’4”, respectively. They’re like the Laurel and Hardy or C-3PO and R2-D2 or Siskel and Ebert and pass-catching tandems. 

In his article, Farrar said this about Lockett:

“Lockett was particularly dangerous last season on deep over routes, where he uses his sneaky speed and ability to take zones apart, even if the ball comes in late. Lockett is a good contested-catch receiver, even at 5-foot-10 and 182 pounds, because he understand coverages so well.”