8th Round Picks

Overthecap.com finally has all undrafted rookie bonuses posted.

Every year I like to point out the "8th round draft pick", or the highest paid undrafted rookies. In the past, these guys have had a good shot to make the team -- in the past players like D.D. Lewis and Doug Baldwin have had this honor.

This year, RB Thomas Rawls and CB Triston Wade both received $15,000 bonuses, so keep an extra eye on those guys.

LS Nate Boyer was paid the lowest bonus of all the undrafted players at $2,000.

For a full list of current Seahawk contracts: http://overthecap.com/salary-cap/seattle-seahawks

Triston Wade looks pretty legit. Semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, breaking just about every school record that FS can break: UTSA’s all-time leader in tackles (288), pass breakups (34), interceptions (12), and forced fumbles (8). Seems to have long arms.

Sherman had some good things to say about both Wade and Keenan Lambert, who is a SS and Kam's younger brother.

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Triston Wade looks pretty legit. Semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, breaking just about every school record that FS can break: UTSA’s all-time leader in tackles (288), pass breakups (34), interceptions (12), and forced fumbles (8). Seems to have long arms.

Sherman had some good things to say about both Wade and Keenan Lambert, who is a SS and Kam's younger brother.

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Sounds like Pete's kinda guy.

The field is looking pretty crowded for backup safeties. DeShawn Shead is seen as the primary backup at both safety positions, as well as a leader on special teams and with enough versatility to play in the nickel or dime. Lambert and Wade have already shown some promise during OTAs. Dion Bailey has been around the team for nearly a year and is a very good special teams prospect. Ronald Martin is a hard-hitting SS prospect with similar athleticism and skill set that Kam brought as a rookie. And then there is Ryan Murphy, whom the coaches thought enough of to draft. Just going by the quantity of prospects, you have to hope some of these guys will eventually make the PS.

I'm probably unfair in taking any Lambert news with a grain of salt. Him being related to Kam makes me especially critical.