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Kenny Easley with the Seattle Seahawks, 1987
With the Seattle Seahawks, 1987. Photo: Seattle Seahawks/Washington State Crime Prevention Association/Kiwanis International/Coca-Cola, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Safety, UCLA, 1977–⁠80

Kenny Easley

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Kenny Easley played safety at UCLA (1977–⁠80). He finished ninth in the 1980 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1978, 1979 and 1980. The Seattle Seahawks took Easley in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 1981 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991.

Best season
1980
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Pac-10
Heisman vote
9th
In the 1980 vote
Drafted
No. 4
Overall, 1981 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Honors

The teams in those years

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Before the draft

MVP of the 1981 Hula Bowl.

Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 5 (1982–⁠85, 1987) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (1983–⁠85)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1983–⁠85; Pro Football Writers first team 1983–⁠85; Sporting News first team 1984–⁠85; NEA first team 1982–⁠85; Pro Football Weekly first team 1982–⁠84; NEA second team 1987.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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