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Nick\u00a0Emmanwori\u00a0received the greatest honor of his young career today when he was named the\u00a0NFL\u00a0Rookie of the Week. The 21-year-old safety earned it for his play in\u00a0Seattle\u2019s\u00a044-22 blowout victory over the\u00a0Arizona Cardinals\u00a0in Week 10. He was all over the field, and the box score reflects the versatility that made him a coveted second-round pick. Emmanwori led the Seahawks with nine total tackles and four pass deflections and picked up his first sack (0.5) of the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cNick [Emmanwori] had a great game,\u201d head coach Mike Macdonald told reporters on Monday. \u201cWe\u2019re moving him from two different spots right now and thinking about maybe another spot. There\u2019s attention to detail on those things.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a frightening sentiment for the rest of the league, Macdonald said he sees ways Emmanwori can play even better.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s easy to call a lot of the things that we\u2019re putting him into because you have a lot of confidence in him being able to execute those things, and there\u2019s room for improvement,\u201d Macdonald added. \u201cI haven\u2019t talked to him since we watched the tape, but it\u2019s interesting to hear what he thinks about a couple of those plays where I think he can play a little bit better. To me right now, it\u2019s a marginal game thing with Nick. How can I just keep chiseling away at my game like with\u00a0Drake [Thomas], so I can just be that more decisive, that more anticipatory, play ahead of play is a little bit more, and then his talent will come to life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Emmanwori received another immense honor today, but this one came from Twitter. NFL Network Insider\u00a0Brian Baldinger\u00a0included Emmanwori in one of his regular film breakdowns. According to Baldy, Emmanwori reminds him of another lengthy, versatile, and highly talented safety:\u00a0Baltimore\u2019s\u00a0Kyle Hamilton.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou tell me which position Nick Emmanwori is playing,\u201d Baldinger says to start the video. \u201cLike, is he a linebacker? Is he a safety? Like, what is he? Sometimes I don\u2019t know. All I know, he gets to the ball a lot. He covers a lot of ground. I mean, he is Mike Macdonald\u2019s\u00a0Kyle Hamilton. It\u2019s exactly what he is. But he\u2019s faster, and he\u2019s more explosive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hamilton may have been the exact archetype Seattle envisioned when selecting Emmanwori No. 35 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft. Hamilton, a 6-foot-4-inch Swiss army knife, can blitz off the edge, stuff the run, and defend the pass. He was a Pro Bowler and an All-Pro in 2023 and 2024. In August, Hamilton became the highest-paid safety in the league, signing a four-year, $100.4 million contract.<\/p>\n
The Seahawks front office would be elated to one day pay Emmanwori a $100-million deal, as long as it meant his career panned out like Hamilton\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Emmanwori started the season slowly. He played just four snaps in his Week 1 debut until a high-ankle sprain sidelined him until Week 5. Since returning from injury, the 6-foot-3-inch safety has become increasingly integral to Seattle\u2019s stout defense, which is currently fifth-best in points per game allowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, [Emmanwori] can cover,\u201d Baldinger emphasizes in his video breakdown. \u201cHere he is at dime linebacker, and he\u2019s got\u00a0Bam Knight\u00a0out of the backfield, and he\u2019s excellent. When he\u2019s in man coverage, he\u2019s really good because he\u2019s so long and he\u2019s so fast\u2026I mean, he\u2019s so versatile. You watch this guy\u2019s stock rise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite missing multiple weeks, Emmanwori has made up significant ground in the race for Defense Rookie of the Year. He has the second-best odds on\u00a0BetMGM, trailing the\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u2018\u00a0Carson Schwesinger. In six games, Emmanwori has 32 tackles, four of which were for a loss, along with six pass deflections and a half sack.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the game\u2019s slowing down real well for me,\u201d Emmanwori told reporters following his career-best performance on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Jordan Mason’s moment has arrived.<\/p>\n
This is why the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u00a0traded for him this offseason from the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n
The Vikings knew Aaron Jones may not make it through a whole season after putting up a career-high workload in 2024, and so they sought out a proven ball carrier.<\/p>\n
Mason has already been that guy, and with Jones out in Week 3, Mason will be the bellcow.<\/p>\n
The 49ers and Vikings made this trade on March 18:<\/p>\n
The 49ers used this year’s fifth-rounder to take safety Marques Sigle. The Vikings used that sixth-rounder in a package with other picks to move up earlier in the draft and get wide receiver Tai Felton.<\/p>\n
The San Francisco 49ers would’ve had to pay Jordan Mason $5.35 million this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead, they opted to get that money off the books.<\/p>\n
They were showing a vote of confidence in second-year RB Isaac Guerendo as the backup to Christian McCaffrey, although they eventually traded for Brian Robinson Jr. from the Commanders to be CMC’s true backup.<\/p>\n
The Minnesota Vikings wanted Mason to give them improved depth at RB.<\/p>\n
In 2024, Aaron Jones came over from the\u00a0Green Bay Packers<\/p>\n