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Richard Seymour

Georgia · Edge Rusher · 1997-2000

PRS
79
SPD
74
STR
73

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Seymour was a first-team All-American on at least one selector's team in 2000 and a 2-time first-team all-conference pick (1999 and 2000).

Seymour was the No. 6 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft, a top-10 selection.

In 17-0 that career earns a 80 overall, the 5th-highest edge rusher rating at Georgia since 1990 and No. 27 among all edge rushers of the 2000-2004 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1999
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2000
    • First-team All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2001
    • No. 6 overall pick, NFL Draft

Rating by Era

  • 1995-1999 eraEDGE80
  • 2000-2004 eraEDGE80

Georgia Teammates

  1. 95Champ Bailey1996-98CB
  2. 91David Pollack2001-04EDGE
  3. 86Thomas Davis Sr.2003-04LB
  4. 80Boss Bailey1999-2002LB
  5. 80Sean Jones2001-03S
  6. 74David Greene2001-04QB
  7. 74Leonard Pope2004-05TE
  8. 74Odell Thurman2003-04LB
  9. 74Randy McMichael1999-2001TE
  10. 74Reggie Brown2000-04WR

Full Georgia all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2000-2004 Era

  1. 95Julius PeppersNorth Carolina · 1998-2001EDGE
  2. 91John HendersonTennessee · 2000-01EDGE
  3. 91Terrell SuggsArizona State · 2000-02EDGE
  4. 91Tommie HarrisOklahoma · 2001-03EDGE
  5. 90Andre CarterCalifornia · 1997-2000EDGE
  6. 90Dave BallUCLA · 2000-03EDGE
  7. 90Dwight FreeneySyracuse · 1998-2001EDGE
  8. 90Jamal ReynoldsFlorida State · 1997-2000EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Richard Seymour) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.