Uchenna Nwosu

Seattle Seahawks

Pos EDGE

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

72.4 MODEL

2018

75.1

2019

74.2

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

2022 Seattle tier 3 (#22) breakout to tier 8 (#72) pec injury year to tier 6 (#46) in 2025 puts Nwosu in the post-injury recovery band. The USC pedigree plus the 48th overall draft slot plus the 2022 breakout proves a top-25 ceiling exists. The 2026 question is whether Nwosu returns to tier 4 territory now that the pec recovery is two years removed or whether the structural injury wear closes the elite chapter.

Nwosu came out of USC as the Los Angeles Chargers' 2nd-round pick (48th overall) in 2018 and spent four years in Los Angeles before signing with the Seattle Seahawks in 2022 free agency. He delivered a tier 3 (#22) Seattle breakout in 2022, then tore his pec midseason in 2023 and has been recovering since. His STTM career runs tier 4 (#25) in 2020, tier 6 (#41) in 2021, tier 3 (#22) in 2022, tier 8 (#72) in 2023 pec year, and tier 6 (#46) in 2025.

Strengths

2022 Seattle tier 3 (#22) breakout confirms a top-25 EDGE ceiling exists in the right scheme fit.
Eight years of NFL survival across two systems plus the post-pec recovery gives him real veteran market value.

Concerns

2023 pec injury plus the multi-year tier 6-8 recovery trajectory flags the structural ceiling has compressed.
Seattle's broader defensive identity transition plus the multi-year rebuild compresses the structural support around Nwosu's recovery.

What to watch: Whether Nwosu returns to tier 4 or better in 2026 plus crosses 8 sacks, the threshold for confirming the post-pec ceiling can recover to the 2022 level.