SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
2025 Record - 14-3-0
Head Coach - Mike Macdonald
2025 Offensive Rank - 351 YPG (7th); Rushing - 123 YPG (10th), Passing - 228 YPG (8th) SCORING - 28.4 PPG (3rd)
2025 Defensive Rank - 286 YPG (6th); Rushing - 92 YPG (3rd), Passing - 194 YPG (10th) SCORING - 17.2 PPG (1st)
Key Player Additions - Jadarian Price (RB), Dante Fowler, Jr. (LB), Rodney Thomas (DB), Noah Igbinoghene (DB), Emmanuel Wilson (RB)
Key Player Losses - Kenneth Walker III (RB), Coby Bryant (DB), Cam Akers (RB), Riq Woolen (DB), Boye Mafe (LB)
OFFENSE - Quarterback Sam Darnold put together a successful season in 2025, passing for 4,048 yards with 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Drew Lock is the backup quarterback. Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III left in free agency, leaving Zach Charbonnet (730 rushing yards, 4.0 YPC and 12 touchdowns) as the primary running back. Rookie Jadarian Price (Notre Dame) was the top draft pick for Seattle and will get his chances to contribute. The wide receivers are Jaxon Smith-Njigba (119 receptions for 1,793 yards and ten TD), Cooper Kupp (47, 593, two TD) and Rashid Shaheed (59, 687, two TD with both Seattle and New Orleans in 2025). The tight ends are A.J. Barner, who had 52 receptions for 519 yards and six touchdowns and Elijah Arroyo, who was limited in his rookie season with knee injuries.
DEFENSE - The defensive front has nose tackle Jarran Reed along with Leonard Williams (seven QB sacks), Byron Murphy (seven sacks) and DeMarcus Lawrence. The linebackers are Ernest Jones IV (team high 126 tackles and also five interceptions), Drake Thomas (89 tackles), Derrick Hall and Uchenna Nwosu, who had seven sacks. In the defensive backfield are cornerbacks Devon Witherspoon and Josh Jobe and the safeties are Nick Emmanwori (81 tackles) and Julian Love. Veteran cornerback Trevon Diggs was recently signed and Terrion Arnold is another possible addition in the secondary. Also looking to provide depth in the secondary are D'Anthony Bell, Noah Igbinoghene, Rodney Thomas and rookies Julian Neal (Arkansas) and Bud Clark (TCU). The Seahawks led the NFL in scoring defense last season, allowing just 17.2 points per game and had 47 sacks along with 18 interceptions.
2026 SEASON OUTLOOK - The Seahawks won the Super Bowl in dominating fashion last year and the defense showed why it was one of the best in the NFL in that victory against the New England Patriots. Head Coach Mike Macdonald came on board with a reputation as a defensive guru and he would like to see more of the same as the Seahawks look to defend their title, which won't be easy playing in the NFC West along with the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers.
The offense finished third in the league in scoring as QB Sam Darnold played well enough with a balanced attack that saw wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba lead the NFL in receiving yardage while the running attack was in the top ten in the NFL. Running back Zach Charbonnet is looking to return from a knee injury that kept him out of the post-season and rookie RB Jadarian Price will be a key piece until Charbonnet is back as a starter. The defense was tremendous and like the offense, has ten starting players from last year returning in 2026, so that should bode well for the team.
As long as the key players stay healthy and complacency doesn't set in, the Seahawks should be right there with the Rams and 49ers in the fight for the NFC West crown this year. All three of those teams could make the NFC playoffs yet again and if the Seahawks are going to go far in January, then Darnold and company must do their part on offense as they did in the Super Bowl run last year. The chances to repeat as Super Bowl champions is always difficult, so Seattle is in for a battle. The talent is definitely there to get it done again, so now is the time for them to go out and prove it.
TEAM SCHEDULE
Week One - vs. New England
Week Two - at Arizona
Week Three - at Washington
Week Four - vs. L.A. Chargers
Week Five - vs. San Francisco
Week Six - at Denver
Week Seven - vs. Kansas City
Week Eight - vs. Chicago
Week Nine - vs. Arizona
Week Ten - at Las Vegas
Week Eleven - BYE
Week Twelve - at San Francisco
Week Thirteen - vs. Dallas
Week Fourteen - vs. N.Y. Giants
Week Fifteen - at Philadelphia
Week Sixteen - vs. L.A. Rams
Week Seventeen - at Carolina
Week Eighteen - at L.A. Rams
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