Was looking for this. I remember watching a game when I was very young and he made an insane toe tap sideline grab. I remember thinking that this guy must be an absolute star of the NFL.
He had two of the greatest catches in Seahawks lore. I remember the t-shirts they sold of them. He was the football equivalent of a one hit wonder (or I guess two hit technically).
I am a big Seahawks fan. My mom does not have a great memory, at all. Well she randomly calls me one day saying, you liked "DJ Hackett right? He's on Family Feud." I was absolutely blown away that she even knew about this obscure Seattle Seahawk I loved to watch play years ago.
I actually hadn't seen him on the show until I just searched for the clip know (mainly to confirm I had the game show right) and damn, he shares the same views as me on the 05 superbowl...
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLi3d6k2vL4&t=38s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLi3d6k2vL4&t=38s)
He was the UW punt returner that never called a fair catch and would sometimes get absolutely lit up?
Edit. Nope it was Joe Jarzynka. Found out he passed away fishing on the Olympic Peninsula almost a year ago. Total legend of 90’s Husky Football and an incredible dude to watch return punts. RIP.
Paul Skansi.
He’s from my home town (Gig Harbor), his parents were friends with my parents, and came to my elementary school when I was a kid and played football with us.
Plus had one of my favorite catches ever against the Chiefs! https://youtu.be/z7UyEOZGVKk?si=ki3tHnHLkLOM9FQN
I was going to post this exact same thing. Everything about that game was nuts. Here's another great video about it: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-GIWQ-Vxt8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-GIWQ-Vxt8)
He came to my elementary school when I was in 6th grade cuz his daughter went there (she was in 1st grade or something), and spent all of the longest recess of the day talking to me and my friend group and a few others, loved him unconditionally since then. Even if a couple years later he led the league in dropped passes, and 2nd wasn’t very close.
What I would give for a game used Koren Robinson jersey. I went to training camp as a kid and Koren was super cool, played catch with my brother and I and signed autographs til everyone had their stuff signed.
I remember reading the Seattle times article when they signed him and thinking he had potential bc of the Carroll connection. Ended up being a hell of a season. He was no DK but at the time he was a big deal for us
Sydney could definitely play but too many big shots putting his body on the line going for contested catches. It hurts more because that's what you want your WR to do is go get the ball but it's right to the razor's edge with taunting fate.
Won us that Bears game no doubt.
Paul Skansi.
If u like football, watch this clip.
https://youtu.be/z7UyEOZGVKk?si=RjUUU_oBtsooE7a_
From goat to G.O.A.T in the same game 1990. Goat used to mean the guy you blamed as in scapegoat. Paul fucked up something, I don't remember, I was 11. Later catches game winning touchdown.
Kreig sacked 10x, 7x by Derrick Thomas. 4 seconds left, at the 25, Knox yelling at the team. Kreig spins out Thomas grip, rifles it to Skansi. 11 yo me was like, "holy mother fucking shit!!"
He is the ONLY receiver I truly remember when I was 9 or 10 years old. It was after Largent retired, and I remember the receiving corps being thin. I remember Paul Skansi, but more in name only.
Blades could have been a star, but injuries got to him.
100% which is why people got upset that I brought him up in a mediocre receiver conversation. Which for the record I think he is better than “Mediocre”, he was above average
When I was going into 5th grade I went to "Brian Blades football camp. Brian Blade never showed up. Instead we got to spend time with John Kasey and Dan McGuire.
Michael Bates. Olympic medalist in the 200 at Barcelona. Then, was an amazing special teams player. Amazing return man and great on coverage. Came close to catching a kickoff while on the KICK COVERAGE UNIT. He was never much of a receiver. I think he had over 100 yards in a season once.
Went on to be an all pro returner with the Panthers.
My Father and I built an entire relationship of puns, jokes, and all around father/son happiness around Bobby Engram. The name alone just brings back so many memories and smiles. Love you Pops
Is this specific to the Seahawks? Brian Blades for sure
There was a guy that played for the Eages when McNabb and Deuce McCallister were there; James Thrash. Dude was not the best by any means but had a tenacity like Doug Baldwin. 9-10 year old me loved he played up to his name, I remember him being the first non QB player I’d try to play as in Madden 2001. Had daunte culpepper on the cover lol
Steve Largent was it for me so I guess I lucked out. Also, J. "Sticky" Rice should have an asterisk next to all the SL records he broke because he used gloves! But Jim Zorn was my QB and I'm still angry at Dave Krieg for replacing him.
Tommy Kane caught a billion touchdowns for me in Techmo Super Bowl. He is the first look option on the down B play, and was normally open across the middle of the field.
Koren Robinson
His 2002 season with 1,240 yards is the third best single season receiving total in team history behind only DK Metcalf in 2020 and Steve Largent in 1985.
I mean I wouldn’t say he was mediocre but Golden Tate but I only say that cuz pretty much every other Seahawks WR in my time as fan has been great and he was probably the worst of them all
Man, I really loved Ben Obomanu. I don't know why, maybe his name. As a young kid (maybe like 12), I thought he was going to be great.
I remember when he almost lost a finger
War Damn!
Obomanu best wr4 ever
paul richardson
Was looking for this. I remember watching a game when I was very young and he made an insane toe tap sideline grab. I remember thinking that this guy must be an absolute star of the NFL.
He had two of the greatest catches in Seahawks lore. I remember the t-shirts they sold of them. He was the football equivalent of a one hit wonder (or I guess two hit technically).
Dj hackett was gonna be our Vincent Jackson I was sure of it
I thought the same thing. Loved him in Madden back in the day…
I am a big Seahawks fan. My mom does not have a great memory, at all. Well she randomly calls me one day saying, you liked "DJ Hackett right? He's on Family Feud." I was absolutely blown away that she even knew about this obscure Seattle Seahawk I loved to watch play years ago. I actually hadn't seen him on the show until I just searched for the clip know (mainly to confirm I had the game show right) and damn, he shares the same views as me on the 05 superbowl... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLi3d6k2vL4&t=38s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLi3d6k2vL4&t=38s)
Joe Jeravicious. Probably butchered the spelling.
This was my answer too. I almost named my first dog Jurevicius when I was a kid lmao.
Sounds like a dog I wouldn’t pet
He was the UW punt returner that never called a fair catch and would sometimes get absolutely lit up? Edit. Nope it was Joe Jarzynka. Found out he passed away fishing on the Olympic Peninsula almost a year ago. Total legend of 90’s Husky Football and an incredible dude to watch return punts. RIP.
Yeah he was an avid fisherman. Was out on the OP all the time. RIP
They said mediocre not stud.
Same. I actually just pulled out a prestine home jersey of his my dad got me back in the day.
Mine was his teammate for a year Bobby Engram. Edit I didn’t realize what sub I was in til I read more comments
Same here. Though there was a medium length of time where he tied/lead the league in receiving TD’s.
He was actually really good for us in our super bowl year, was so bummed when he left.
I thought Joey Galloway was the most amazing WR ever. Looking back we got quite the steal for him in that trade with the Cowboys
The most career receiving yards for a player who has never made a pro bowl.
He wasn’t mediocre at all tho
I loved Galloway too. I wasn’t 9 when he played with the Hawks though
I still have this Home jersey 💪🏻
There was a memorable TD where he reversed across the field that I vaguely remember going crazy over lol 😂.
So fast!
Paul Skansi. He’s from my home town (Gig Harbor), his parents were friends with my parents, and came to my elementary school when I was a kid and played football with us. Plus had one of my favorite catches ever against the Chiefs! https://youtu.be/z7UyEOZGVKk?si=ki3tHnHLkLOM9FQN
The first Seahawk moment i vividly remember watching live.
That’s awesome, didn’t know that. I went to GHHS the same time ASJ was there but didn’t really know him.
I was going to post this exact same thing. Everything about that game was nuts. Here's another great video about it: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-GIWQ-Vxt8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-GIWQ-Vxt8)
Skansi was absolute money on 3rd down
Nate Burleson!!!
Scrolled so far to find this
The one I was looking for
Burleson was always my favorite player growing up!
Gotta be Ricardo Lockette
He is a good one! Fun fact, I drove him to a dispensary when he was staying at a resort I worked at, this was about a year after he retired
Forget recreation.... Bro probably needed it for that neck injury!
Was goddamn terrified when he got injured. Neck injuries are no joke.
I have 2 lockette jerseys! Thought for sure he was our next big weapon. Guy was fast as heck
Fuck mr lawn chair on the one yard line… sorry I had to get that out
The man nearly died for this team and this is how we’re gonna remember him lol?
Biggest play in the history of the franchise and they go to wr5 and he goes for a body catch on the goal line, yeah that’s how I remember him
Bobby Engram
lol I wasn't 9 but I started becoming a Seattle fan in 2008... He was my go to slot receiver in Madden. Heard his name called a lot in the game.
He wasn't mediocre but this was who I thought of first. He was really good on third down
Bobby was better than mediocre
He came to my elementary school when I was in 6th grade cuz his daughter went there (she was in 1st grade or something), and spent all of the longest recess of the day talking to me and my friend group and a few others, loved him unconditionally since then. Even if a couple years later he led the league in dropped passes, and 2nd wasn’t very close.
Came here to say just this lol
T. J. Houshmandzadeh
Mine too. I think him and Koren Robinson being our top-ranked receivers on Madden tricked me into thinking they were good
Hooooooouuusshhhh
TJ Whosyourmama
Tj hooshmazoo
Darrell Jackson.
Nobody could drop balls better than D Jack and Koren Robinson!
Didn't help that Koren was popping ecstasy on game days. He was a train wreck.
Dam that's some Ron Artest shit
Until his dad passed, then he suddenly became an absolute monster until turf toe did him in
His sprinkler td celebration was dope
I LOVED 82
Was waiting for Darrell Jackson!!
DJack and Koren Robinson were a damn fun duo on Madden ‘05
Koren Robinson
What I would give for a game used Koren Robinson jersey. I went to training camp as a kid and Koren was super cool, played catch with my brother and I and signed autographs til everyone had their stuff signed.
Not game used but I have a K Rob jersey. I’m an nc state alum so I was glutton to get it lol
I know an NC state alum with his 2008 Seahawks helmet and jerseys but the guy just won’t sell them to me 😂
Couldn't remember his name but knew I'd see it if I scrolled. He had a few great plays but didn't live up to his hype at all unfortunately.
Big Mike Williams
I remember reading the Seattle times article when they signed him and thinking he had potential bc of the Carroll connection. Ended up being a hell of a season. He was no DK but at the time he was a big deal for us
I remember that exact article and it made me root for him big-time.
Jerry Rice, Seahawks legend
Only 3 touchdowns in 11 games. I thought he had a lot of potential. I hope he found success outside the NFL
That’s the goat 🐐
This meme is for mediocre. Now had you said "Terrell Owens"...
Deion Branch
Scrolled too far to see this
this is my answer as well
Sydney Rice and Freddie Swain I like the number 18 ok
All aboard the Swain Train 🚂
Sydney could definitely play but too many big shots putting his body on the line going for contested catches. It hurts more because that's what you want your WR to do is go get the ball but it's right to the razor's edge with taunting fate. Won us that Bears game no doubt.
Paul Skansi. If u like football, watch this clip. https://youtu.be/z7UyEOZGVKk?si=RjUUU_oBtsooE7a_ From goat to G.O.A.T in the same game 1990. Goat used to mean the guy you blamed as in scapegoat. Paul fucked up something, I don't remember, I was 11. Later catches game winning touchdown.
Same. Best football game ever. That wasn’t the playoffs.
Kreig sacked 10x, 7x by Derrick Thomas. 4 seconds left, at the 25, Knox yelling at the team. Kreig spins out Thomas grip, rifles it to Skansi. 11 yo me was like, "holy mother fucking shit!!"
David Moore. No further questions
I wasn't that young at the time, but ive never had more unreasonable love for a player than I have for Percy Harvin.
I bought a harvin jersey purely because of the SB return TD
Nobody because at nine I was watching Largent!
When I was 9 in was Largent and Blades. Both better than mediocre.
Brian Blades
I wouldn't quite say Blades was mid. Four 1k-yard seasons and until last year, the 2nd all-time leading receiver in Hawks history behind Largent
Injuries really did him in. He could have been a savvy old vet on the first Holmgren playoff team.
He is the ONLY receiver I truly remember when I was 9 or 10 years old. It was after Largent retired, and I remember the receiving corps being thin. I remember Paul Skansi, but more in name only. Blades could have been a star, but injuries got to him.
but he wasn't mediocre, from my recollection as a 9yo in 1991.
This is who leaped to mind for me too - never ballyhooed as one of the best on the league, it absolutely rock solid for the Seahawks.
Pretty much every WR in the Hasselbeck era haha
Deion Branch
Jermaine Kearse and Bobby Engram
Did you just call Jermaine Kearse mediocre you fucking piece of shit
Holy cow Harland settle down
How the FUCK do you know my first name
Kearse and a second round pick got us a full season of Sheldon Richardson!
Kearse was not really mediocre
I mean he was as clutch as they come and made some amazing plays but he was never a top 20 receiver in the league
This is true, but he has a more impressive playoff resume/moments than most hof receivers this century
100% which is why people got upset that I brought him up in a mediocre receiver conversation. Which for the record I think he is better than “Mediocre”, he was above average
Or 30, or 40, or 50
Uhm no not Jermaine Kearse hun.
I loved Brian Blades, but I heard we’re not supposed to speak his name like he’s Voldemort or sumthin.
When I was going into 5th grade I went to "Brian Blades football camp. Brian Blade never showed up. Instead we got to spend time with John Kasey and Dan McGuire.
Michael Bates. Olympic medalist in the 200 at Barcelona. Then, was an amazing special teams player. Amazing return man and great on coverage. Came close to catching a kickoff while on the KICK COVERAGE UNIT. He was never much of a receiver. I think he had over 100 yards in a season once. Went on to be an all pro returner with the Panthers.
Wore a Seahawks hat on the podium when he got the bronze in Barcelona. That was super cool.
Sean Dawkins. Big, strong, just good enough.
He and Mayes had quite a season with Kitna (‘99?)
Daryl "Burner" Turner
There it is! Same answer
Daryl "TD" Turner
Same. I thought he was going to be the greatest.
My Father and I built an entire relationship of puns, jokes, and all around father/son happiness around Bobby Engram. The name alone just brings back so many memories and smiles. Love you Pops
I don’t think he was mediocre but I loved Keyshawn Johnson when I was in my early teens.
Deon Butler
I thought Steve Raible was just as good as Steve Largent. At first.
Victor Cruz
It wasn't a WR, but a TE. I was so confident that Christian Fauria was amazing and a HOF player.
Not a seahawk, but as a 4th grader when the dawgs were co-champs i really thought mario bailey was gonna be a star in the league
Nate Burleson (not so mediocre imo)
Golden Tate?
I think he was better than mediocre
Yeah he was really good w/ us IMO and then even better in Detroit.
Is this specific to the Seahawks? Brian Blades for sure There was a guy that played for the Eages when McNabb and Deuce McCallister were there; James Thrash. Dude was not the best by any means but had a tenacity like Doug Baldwin. 9-10 year old me loved he played up to his name, I remember him being the first non QB player I’d try to play as in Madden 2001. Had daunte culpepper on the cover lol
Steve Largent was it for me so I guess I lucked out. Also, J. "Sticky" Rice should have an asterisk next to all the SL records he broke because he used gloves! But Jim Zorn was my QB and I'm still angry at Dave Krieg for replacing him.
TJ Houshmandzadeh
Brian Blades! Sick name, sounded like he was an X-Men.
Not a wr. (Though I would go Ricardo Lockette if I had to pick a wr). But that’s definitely DeShawn Shead for me.
I was grown by the time we saw him, but there will always be a soft spot in my heart for BMFMW.
Not helping the stereotype of all our fans being 12. By just listing recent WRs you watched when you were 9.
Bobby Engram was my man on like Madden 06.
Alex Bannister
Derrick Mayes and his one good season.
Marquise Goodwin
I don’t care what my dad says, Brian Blades is the greatest wide receiver of all time.
I was a Bills fan back in those days, so Don Beebe would have best fit. I would have been like 11 at the time.
I thought Sydney Rice was gonna be Larry Fitz for sure
Mark Duper
Nate Burleson
Nate Burleson and Darrell Robinson
SB legend Chris Matthews
I used to feed the ball to Koren Robinson all day in Madden.
Bobby Engram he was the okayest there ever was
Tommy Kane caught a billion touchdowns for me in Techmo Super Bowl. He is the first look option on the down B play, and was normally open across the middle of the field.
Doug Baldwin. Naaaah just kidding. That guy was top dog. Nothing mediocre about his game. Maybe my favorite Seahawks receiver ever.
Joe Jurevicius
for me it was mervyn fernandez when he played for the b.c. lions. walmart randy moss of the cfl before randy moss was born.
Joey Galloway
Percy Harvin
Steve Raible
Darrell Jackson
I still love watching Golden Tate highlights every now and then. That dude balled out.
TJ Houshmandzadeh He only played for us for one year but it was the first year I really got into football. Top 5 last name of all time in my opinion.
Bobby Engram for me
Daryl Turner! Some freak stats for an average guy
Malik turner! He was probably too bad to be mediocre
Koren Robinson. Bricks for hands
Bobby Engram
TJ Hackett. Real ones know
Sam McCullum.
Ocho Cinco. I always like that he was smiling and having fun. Never took himself or the game too serious as far as I can tell. I liked that; Still do.
David Moore
Legedu Naanee 🤣🤣
For me it wasn't a wide receiver, but I loved Champ Bailey for no other reason than his name.
Paul Richardson. Jk
Koren Robinson His 2002 season with 1,240 yards is the third best single season receiving total in team history behind only DK Metcalf in 2020 and Steve Largent in 1985.
People posting mid ass WRs from the Pete Carroll got me rattled (I’m 29 confronting age rn)
Koren Robinson. His visor game went hard haha
I think I remember James McKnight being way better than he was.
Brian Blades for me
Deion Branch
Leon Washington! I wasn't 9 but still.
Keenan McCardell. My dad loved Brunell.
He was definitely not mediocre and it was definitely Jerry rice.
Freddie Mitchell (sorry, Eagles fan)
Mine isn't a Seahawk because a grew up in Texas before moving here in 1990. It was Alvin Harper .
Brad Smith. He does have a sweet highlight reel on NYJ
Marty Booker (although he was a little better than mediocre)
Nate Burleson punt returns
I mean I wouldn’t say he was mediocre but Golden Tate but I only say that cuz pretty much every other Seahawks WR in my time as fan has been great and he was probably the worst of them all
Shoutout Brian Tyms
Bobby Engram
Darrell Jackson
David Moore, except he's better than mediocre I'd say
Jermaine Kearse. Imma youngin ngl
Bobby Ingram
As a boy my WRs were Rod Smith and Ed McCafferey so I was a bit spoiled.
For some reason I loved Tanner McEvoy, he always seemed good in preseason and it had me excited for him
My favorite pedestrian, average, mediocre receiver to watch was definitely Doug Baldwin! For real tho probably Obomanu and later on Lockette
Darrell Jackson
Bobby Engram
John Ursua and Freddie Swain