Linebacker David Hawthorne: Already rising in the opinions of the coaching staff, Hawthorne’s heavy hitting jetted him up the depth chart and may have helped him earn a roster spot as the team’s sixth linebacker if Will Herring is unable to get healthy. Hawthorne jarred the ball loose with a massive hit on Albert Young, was part of the tackle that created another fumble and had six total tackles, two for losses.

Running back Justin Forsett: The kid continues to run hard, rarely going down when he is hit for the first time. He has no qualms about driving straight into a pile of bigger players either. Even as the game was coming to a conclusion behind the third-team players, Forsett carried the ball 13 times for 58 yards, a respectable 4.5 average.

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Defensive tackle Howard Green: With Marcus Tubbs’ future uncertain, there could be a roster spot sitting there waiting to be seized. Green jumped ahead of the injured Chris Cooper and Larry Tripplett with a two-sack, one-interception, one-forced fumble game. He did that after an impressive two weeks of training camp that saw him make several noticeable plays.

Running back Maurice Morris: Morris had been average at best during training camp. But given the chance to consistently run behind the first line, he gained 62 yards on six carries, breaking off runs of 21 and 20 yards. He helped open the game for Matt Hasselbeck, and gave the offense the bursts it rarely saw last year. You’d have to think Mike Holmgren gives Julius Jones the bulk of the carries in the next preseason game.

Center Steve Vallos: For all the troubles the centers have had with their snaps during camp, Steve Vallos performed very admirably playing between Rob Sims and Mike Wahle. He did his job and did it well, getting some helps from the vetereans around him, as well as Hasselbeck.

Wide Receiver Michael Bumpus: He had three receptions for 51 yards and nearly scored, getting stopped at the 1. It set up the TD pass to Joel Filani. But Bumpus continues to make a case for a spot on the practice squad.

Safety Jamar Adams: If he is not even with C.J. Wallace right now, it is only because he may have the lead over him for the final spot in the secondary. Adams continues to make plays, the big one on Friday the hit on Maurice Hicks that sent the ball flying backward. He was in on a total of four tackles, while Wallace had just one.

Kicker Brandon Coutu: The question throughout camp has been how strong is his leg going to be in kickoffs. He scared everybody by sending his first one to the 10 yard line, but every other kickoff got decent depth – though ironically his deepest kick was the one that was returned 53 yards. Still, he proved for this game at least that he can consistently get the ball near the goalline.

Punter Reggie Hodges: I don’t know if Hodges will actually unseat Ryan Plackemeier, but he certainly is making it interesting. He had four punts for a 39.3 average, placing one inside the 20. Plackemeier is supposed to get back this week so the competition will really heat up then.