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Updated · Seattle Sports · Aug 24

Huard Lifts 3 Seahawks Defenders, Dings WR Depth After 19-16 Titans Preseason Loss

Updated

Updated · Seattle Sports · Aug 24

Huard Lifts 3 Seahawks Defenders, Dings WR Depth After 19-16 Titans Preseason Loss

Q: Which rising defensive star just cemented his spot on the Seahawks roster after a fiery preseason performance?

The player was **Connor O’Toole**. Brock Huard identified O’Toole as Seattle’s biggest stock riser after the Seahawks’ preseason loss to Tennessee, praising the edge rusher for playing “with his hair on absolute fire.” Huard said O’Toole repeatedly got into the backfield and finished with a key late third-down stop. The game details supported that assessment. O’Toole was active off the edge throughout the night, including a **7-yard sack of Mitchell Trubisky**, and consistently disrupted Tennessee’s offense. Among the defenders Huard highlighted, O’Toole received the strongest endorsement, making him the clearest answer to which rising defensive player boosted his case most significantly. While Huard also praised **Rylie Mills** and **Chazz Surratt** for strong showings, O’Toole stood out as the defender whose preseason performance most clearly strengthened his chances of locking down a Seahawks roster spot.

3 articles · Updated · Seattle Sports · Aug 24

Three Seahawks defenders — Connor O’Toole, Rylie Mills and Chazz Surratt — got Brock Huard’s biggest stock-up marks after Seattle’s second preseason game, a 19-16 loss at Tennessee.
O’Toole stood out for edge pressure and a late tackle for loss, while Huard said Mills showed stronger block destruction than in Game 1 and Surratt flashed the kind of impact Tyrice Knight showed a week earlier.
The bottom of Seattle’s wide receiver rotation took the sharpest hit after false starts, an offensive pass interference call and poor ball-fight technique undercut the group’s roster case.
Cody White’s fumbled punt added to that concern as Seattle, the defending Super Bowl champion, was outscored 16-0 from the second quarter on in its second of 3 preseason games.
The review comes with depth-chart pressure already rising after Jake Bobo was ruled out for the season and coach Mike Macdonald said Tory Horton will miss more time.