Is he as good as Seahawks legend Bobby Wagner when Wagner was at the height of his career? No, as Wagner is worthy of being a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer. Jones isn’t far off Wagner’s best, though, and that helps the team win games now.<\/p>\n
NFL ranking Bobby Wagner ahead of Seattle Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones is wrong<\/p>\n
Jones is currently better than Wagner, however. No offense to the former Washington Commanders linebacker, but he is looking for a new team to play for, while Jones has been with Seattle for a long time for a reason. <\/p>\n
He’s better in pass coverage than Wagner ever was, too, and that’s key. This is all why the NFL listing Wagner at No. 81 among the best current players and Jones at No. 97 is ridiculous.<\/p>\n
First of all, only one of the two players heading into 2026 is definitely going to play the sport. Wagner, assuming he still wants to play, should find a new home. Seattle is fortunate to have Jones.<\/p>\n
In its reasoning for having Jones far too low on the top-100 list, the NFL site writes nothing as far as a sound reason for his ranking, but only rightfully praises the linebacker.<\/p>\n
For Wagner, the site states<\/a>, “Never out of place, Wagner was credited by Next Gen Stats with 69 run stops in 2025, second in the NFL. He\u2019s as steady of a QB for the defense as there\u2019s been in his (or any) era.”<\/p>\n
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