The Seattle Seahawks wrapped up mandatory minicamp last week and even though it's only June, there were plenty of players making plays and turning heads. 

The rookies are still in town for the final week of OTAs, but there is no media access. Essentially, it's a wrap until training camp starts. This is the true -and only- dead period in the NFL.

So, with that in mind, let's take a look at three names everyone needs to remember until the Seahawks start training camp in late July.

Three Winners from Seahawks Minicamp

CB Mike Jackson

I mean, we have to start with the guy Pete Carroll dubbed the best player in camp, right?

"Michael Jackson's had the best camp of anybody," Carroll told reporters last week. "He had a great camp, and he's stepped up for the challenge of it, had just a really productive, almost a dominant camp for us, and so that was great to see that. We need it.”

The Seahawks certainly need it, like Carroll said. Tariq Woolen is recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery and Coby Bryant is dealing with a toe injury that kept him sidelined last week. Rookie Devon Witherspoon was finally a full-go last week, but he was getting looks at nickel with Bryant out. So, the 'Hawks needed someone to step up on the outside and Jackson delivered.

Jackson also needed last week, too. His starting job is in jeopardy with Witherspoon now in the mix. But, if the fifth-year pro continues to dominate, the Seahawks are going to have a tough decision to make when it comes to filling out their first official depth chart of the 2023 season.

WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba

The first-rounder drew rave reviews last week and looks like he’s going to be a factor in what should be a potent Seahawks offense.

JSN's offseason got off to a slow start due to a hamstring issue, but like Witherspoon, he was a full-go by week's end and showed off the smoothness and hands that made him the first wideout taken in the 2023 NFL Draft.

"He's [JSN's] really a natural athlete, gifted in his timing, in and out of breaks and things and his feel," said Carroll. "He also has… a great change of direction in him, and he's got this marvelous ability to get in and out of his turns. And his hands are just as natural as can be. He's really a bright football player too… We've already moved him all around, he'd been inside, outside and all kinds of stuff. And so that looks like it's just what we were looking for."

DL Mario Edwards Jr.

The Seahawks defensive line is undergoing some big changes this offseason and Edwards Jr. is “going to be a factor” once the rubber hits the road, per Carroll.

"He looked really quick. He gets the game and he understands it. He's going to be a factor, there's no question in my mind," said Carroll. "And he's got enough… he's weighed in 287. He's got enough versatility in his background. He's played inside and outside, played on the nose, he's done all of that. That's a real bonus for us. I was really fired up. We had to tone him down a little bit. We had to get him with the fellas.

"He was really out here to show who he is and what he can do and all of that, and made a really good impression on us for sure.” 

Edwards Jr. is a good fit for what should be a very versatile defensive line. He'll be useful in subpackages and on obvious passing downs, where he can line up on the inside and use his quickness against slower/less athletic centers and guards. 

The defensive line is also in serious need of experienced depth and Edwards Jr. also fits that bill – he's played in 99 games and logged over 2,500 defensive snaps since 2015.

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There are some other names worth mentioning. Julian Love almost made this a "four winners" article – he's had a great offseason, so far, and is offsetting the waiting game that comes with Jamal Adams' recovery timetable. Jonanthan Sutherland, Jake Bobo, and Olu Oluwatimi are other names, as well. 

It will be interesting to see how all of these guys perform once the pads come on in July. But for now, they have a lot of momentum on their side – it's just a matter of if they can keep it rolling.

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