At Oklahoma State, Russell Okung won the Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year, cementing himself as a top draft pick for 2010.  He went sixth overall, going to Seattle and was the second Offensive Lineman taken behind likely Hall of Famer Trent Williams.  Okung did not have Williams’ career, but it was still pretty good.

Okung won the starting Left Tackle job as a rookie, starting the first 10 Games before a season-ending ankle injury took him out.  It was the same as a sophomore, only this time, after 12 Games, it was a pectoral injury that ended his year.  A healthy Okung went to his first Pro Bowl, but again in 2013, he missed significant time due to injury.  That did not take away from what was the best moment of his professional life, as Okung and the Seahawks won that year’s Super Bowl.  He played two more years with Seattle before testing free agency and landing with the Denver Broncos in 2016.

The Lineman was only a Bronco for one year and joined the Los Angeles Chargers, wherein, in 2017, he went to his second and last Pro Bowl.  After three years in L.A., he was traded to the Carolina Panthers and had one last NFL campaign.

Okung started all 131 of his NFL Games.

Russell Okung came from Oklahoma State as a First Round Pick (Sixth Overall) in 2010, and he was immediately slotted in as the Seattle Seahawks’ starting Left Tackle.  Okung played for Seattle for five years, and as long as he was wearing a helmet, he was starting.  He provided stability to Russell Wilson's left side, and he was a significant factor in the Seahawks back-to-back AFC Championships, and their Super Bowl XLVIII win.