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All-22 Review: Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett's Top 5 Plays of 2019

Reaching the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in his five-year NFL career, Lockett took the baton from Doug Baldwin and emerged as Seattle's top receiver, producing highlight-reel worthy grabs each week. Which ones stood out as his best?
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Coming off a breakout 2018 season, Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett faced his toughest test yet replacing Pro Bowl talent and long-time fan favorite Doug Baldwin, who retired last May due to chronic injury issues.

But if Lockett was impacted at all by the pressure of replacing Baldwin, it didn't show in his on-field performance. Taking full advantage of his first opportunity as Seattle's No. 1 receiver, he caught a career-high 82 receptions and surpassed 1,000 receiving yards for the first time in his five-year NFL career.

Targeted by quarterback Russell Wilson 110 times, 40 more than in 2018, Lockett posted an impressive 74.5 percent catch rate and hauled in eight touchdowns, the second-highest total of his career. If not for being slowed down by a bruised shin for a few weeks in November, he may have had a shot at All-Pro consideration.

Though he did it in a far different fashion than Baldwin did during his eight seasons with the franchise, the former Kansas State standout also took on a greater leadership role for the Seahawks last season.

Without further ado, looking back at Lockett's sensational campaign, let's look back at the star receiver's top five plays from 2019. Which ones make the cut?

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Corbin K. Smith
CORBIN K. SMITH

Graduating from Manchester College in 2012, Smith began his professional career as a high school Economics teacher in Indianapolis and launched his own NFL website covering the Seahawks as a hobby. After teaching and coaching high school football for five years, he transitioned to a full-time sports reporter in 2017, writing for USA Today's Seahawks Wire while continuing to produce the Legion of 12 podcast. He joined the Arena Group in August 2018 and also currently hosts the daily Locked On Seahawks podcast with Rob Rang and Nick Lee. Away from his coverage of the Seahawks and the NFL, Smith dabbles in standup comedy, is a heavy metal enthusiast and previously performed as lead vocalist for a metal band, and enjoys distance running and weight lifting. A habitual commuter, he resides with his wife Natalia in Colorado and spends extensive time reporting from his second residence in the Pacific Northwest.

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