We’re simply hours away from the Seattle Seahawks’ preseason finale in opposition to the Cleveland Browns. As soon as the sport ends, all NFL rosters will should be trimmed from 90 gamers to 53 by Tuesday at 1 PM PT. The Seahawks have already been very busy with key roster choices, having traded cornerback Michael Jackson Sr and outdoors linebacker Darrell Taylor over the previous couple of days. These two had been speculated as potential roster cuts, and certainly they’re off the staff however with rookie linebacker Michael Barrett and a 2025 sixth-round decide acquired within the course of.
I feel a lot of the roster is already set, and I can’t actually probability guessing on Sunday when the cuts may conceivably start, so this would be the closing common season roster projection. Remember the fact that he preliminary 53-man roster is strictly that, and there could also be further strikes made earlier than the Week 1 sport in opposition to the Denver Broncos. I’m solely centered on the strikes that may get the Seahawks right down to 53.
Offense (24 gamers)
Quarterback (2): Geno Smith, Sam Howell
Lower: P.J. Walker
Working Again (4): Kenneth Walker III, Zach Charbonnet, Kenny McIntosh, George Holani (R, UDFA)
Lower: Kobe Lewis (R, UDFA), Kairee Robinson (R, UDFA)
Large Receiver (5): DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jake Bobo, Laviska Shenault
Lower: Dee Eskridge, Easop Winston Jr, Hayden Hatten (R, UDFA), Cody White, Ty Scott
Tight Finish (4): Noah Fant, Pharaoh Brown, Brady Russell, AJ Barner (R)
Lower: Tyler Mabry, Jack Westover (R, UDFA)
Offensive Line (9): Charles Cross, Stone Forsythe, Christian Haynes (R), Laken Tomlinson, Olu Oluwatimi, Connor Williams, Anthony Bradford, George Fant, Sautoa Laumea (R)
Lower: Raiqwon O’Neal, Ilm Manning, Garret Greenfield (R, UDFA), Jalen Sundell (R, UDFA), Max Pircher, Michael Jerrell (R), McClendon Curtis
PUP: Abe Lucas
Protection (26 gamers)
Defensive Line (6): Byron Murphy II (R), Leonard Williams, Jonathan Hankins, Jarran Reed, Mike Morris, Myles Adams
Lower: DeVere Levelston (R, UDFA), Kyon Barrs (R, UDFA), Mario Kendricks (R, UDFA)
PUP: Cameron Younger
Exterior Linebacker (4): Boye Mafe, Uchenna Nwosu, Derick Corridor, Dre’Mont Jones
Lower: Sunny Anderson (R, UDFA), Nelson Ceaser (R, UDFA), Jamie Sheriff (R, UDFA)
Inside Linebacker (5): Tyrel Dodson, Jerome Baker, Tyrice Knight (R), Patrick O’Connell, Michael Barrett (R)
Lower: Jon Rhattigan, Drake Thomas, Blake Lynch, Easton Gibbs
Cornerbacks (7): Devon Witherspoon, Riq Woolen, Tre Brown, Artie Burns, D.J. James (R), Nehemiah Pritchett (R), Dee Williams (R, UDFA)
Lower: Carlton Johnson (R, UDFA), Lance Boykin, Willie Roberts
Safeties (4): Rayshawn Jenkins, Julian Love, Okay’Von Wallace, Coby Bryant
Lower: Ty Okada, Marquise Blair
PUP: Jerrick Reed II
Particular Groups (3 gamers)
Punter (1): Michael Dickson
Kicker (1): Jason Myers
Lengthy Snapper (1): Chris Stoll
Normal Notes
Quarterback is clear-cut, and I count on the Seahawks to have somebody apart from Walker on the follow squad.
It’s pretty frequent to maintain 4 working backs on the depth chart; the one concern is who would be the RB3 and at this level I feel Holani wins. McIntosh seems like the higher runner however is an inferior go blocker. Holani can be a greater particular groups contributor.
I’m chopping the variety of receivers down to 5. Somewhat social media dialogue with the good cmikesspinmove had me fascinated about Dareke Younger’s future. Younger had a tough time blocking in opposition to the Tennessee Titans (right here’s one instance), and I don’t see what position he can play within the offense. Fifth receiver? He was barely focused as a rookie and missed a great chunk of 2023. Occasional fullback? Seattle might be maintaining 4 tight ends. Particular groups? New arrivals could have bounced him out of there. Easop Winston Jr. shall be this 12 months’s honorary “Seahawks preseason star receiver who will get reduce and upsets the fanbase.”
Pharaoh Brown seemingly not having a critical damage makes projecting tight finish easy. Tyler Mabry almost definitely returns to the follow squad.
I did important offensive line shuffling. Stone Forsythe stays because of Abe Lucas’ full absence from coaching camp. The truth that he’s getting backup proper deal with reps signifies to me that McClendon Curtis could also be on the best way out. Attempting him out at deal with felt extra like “new place to save lots of your roster spot” than anything. With Haynes and Bradford because the choices at proper guard, Sautoa Laumea turns into another choice at left guard behind Laken Tomlinson. Haynes additionally performs left guard, in order that types out Seattle’s guard depth. Jerrell heads to the follow squad.
Cameron Younger finally ends up both reduce or on the PUP. I feel they’ll simply PUP him and both scan the waiver wire for a backup nostril deal with or simply go with out one since Jarran Reed has expertise there. If the Seahawks/Mike Macdonald wish to get inventive with their go rush, I can see Leonard Williams and Mike Morris getting occasional reps on the skin—we already noticed Morris as a stand-up edge who drops again into protection.
If there may be to be a fifth OLB on the squad, I feel Jamie Sheriff has the most effective shot of anybody, and even that isn’t robust. The 4 on the roster are in no jeopardy of being let go.
At inside linebacker, I’ve swapped out Jon Rhattigan for Patrick O’Connell, whom I really feel has completed a greater job in go protection. Rhattigan can be on a $3 million wage, and the Seahawks already let go of their different RFAs in Darrell Taylor and MIke Jackson Sr. Michael Barrett makes the roster virtually by default, seeing as he was acquired the day of the staff’s closing follow.
As outlined final time, Dee Williams is a CB in identify solely. He’s absolutely the emergency choice however his principal job is to be a particular groups returner and a gunner. I truly consider Williams’ particular groups worth strips away a number of the justification for maintaining Dareke Younger. If there may be somebody I’m not completely sure is a lock, it’s Artie Burns.
Security is easy and I can see at the very least one in every of Okada or Blair on the follow squad.
Particular groups specialists are all set.
