Brian Blades

Seattle Seahawks 49th pick

WR · Miami · 1988–1998

Draft Details

Year

1988

Round

Round 2

Pick

49th overall

Team

Seattle Seahawks

Position

College

Miami

Brian Blades Career Stats

1× Pro Bowl selection.
Primary starter for 9 seasons.
Ranks 5th in the 1988 draft class in receiving yards (7,620).

Career Totals

Games	Rush Yds	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
156	156	581	7,620	34

Career span: 1988–1998.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Brian Blades is a former wide receiver out of Miami, selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 49th overall pick (round 2) in the 1988 NFL Draft. He played 156 regular-season games from 1988 to 1998. He was named to 1 Pro Bowl.

More from the 1988 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	ATL	Aundray Bruce	DE	Auburn
1	2	KC	Neil Smith	DE	Nebraska
1	3	DET	Bennie Blades	S	Miami
1	4	TB	Paul Gruber	OT	Wisconsin
1	5	CIN	Rickey Dixon	DB	Oklahoma
1	6	LV	Tim Brown	WR	Notre Dame
1	7	GB	Sterling Sharpe	WR	South Carolina
1	8	NYJ	Dave Cadigan	G	USC
1	9	LV	Terry McDaniel	DB	Tennessee
1	10	NYG	Eric Moore	OT	Indiana; Northeast Oklahoma

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