After arriving in a midseason trade last October, linebacker Ernest Jones IV took over as the Seattle Seahawks’ defensive signal caller and played a major role in the defense’s second-half turnaround. Prior to the trade, Seattle’s defense ranked 19th in points allowed per game and 28th in rushing yards allowed per game. Over the final 10 weeks of the season, the Seahawks ranked fifth in points allowed per game and seventh in rushing yards allowed per game. At one point, Seattle head coach Mike Macdonald called Jones a “force multiplier” for the way he was elevating those around him.