A fifth-round pick out of Arkansas in 1986, Edmonds immediately established himself as one of the league’s top return men right away, leading the league with a 12.3 yards-per-return average on punt returns, piling up 419 yards, the most by a rookie in franchise history, including a touchdown. Edmonds also had 764 yards on kick returns, helping him earn first-team AP All-Pro and Pro-Bowl honors as a returner. In just three seasons with the Seahawks, Edmonds piled up 1,010 punt return yards the fourth most in franchise history, and 2,228 kick return yards, which ranks seventh.