The Seattle Seahawks finished 2025 with a 14-3 record, winners of the NFC West, and the #1 seed in the postseason. They led the league with a +191 point differential, finishing the regular season with 7 straight wins.

Seattle heads into 2026 with $75M of cap space against a projected $303M league threshold. This includes 41 contracts, headlined by QB Sam Darnold ($36.4M), DL Leonard Williams ($29.6M), and ED Uchenna Nwosu ($20.7M).

The Seahawks currently hold just 4 draft picks, their own selections in rounds 1, 2, & 3, plus Cleveland’s 6th-round pick. Seattle’s Future Draft Picks

Early Offseason Questions

  • QB Sam Darnold has 2 years, $63M remaining (year-to-year guarantees). Will he live with the $27.5M payday currently set for 2026, or will he look for a quick turnaround on this contract stemming from the massive success in 2025?
  • Seattle enters 2026 with 9 players north of 30 years old. Experience wins, and the draft capital is minimal, but the Seahawks may need to focus on depth to account for another 20+ week season.
  • Kenneth Walker III is a pending free agent and Zach Charbonnet will spend much of 2026 rehabbing his ACL injury. How will Seattle bolster the run game this March?

Notable Free Agents

(Spotrac Valuation APY)

S Coby Bryant ($14M)
WR Rashid Shaheed ($14M)
ED Boye Mafe ($12M)
CB Josh Jobe ($9M)
RB Kenneth Walker III ($9M)
CB Tariq Woolen ($8M)


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Option Decision

CB Devon Witherspoon

The #5 overall pick out of Illinois has been selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first 3 seasons, and has instantaneously been deemed one of the best shut-down corners in all of football. Seattle won’t think twice about exercising his projected $20M option for 2027.

WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba

JSN is now extension-eligible, but it stands to reason that Seattle will first exercise his projected $28M 5th-year-option salary before handing him the top of market contract he very clearly deserves.

Extension Candidates

WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Better every year, culminating with a 119 catch, 1,793 yard, 10 TD campaign in 2025 that vaulted JSN to the top of the WR list. The math currently calls for an extension at or around $38M per year - the eyetest says $43M-$45M makes more sense.

DL Leonard Williams

Still producing at a very high level despite heading toward his age-32 season, Williams is entering a contract year in 2026, set to earn $16.6M against a $29.6M cap hit. Seattle can tack on a few seasons (currently projecting at an $18M APY), lock in a year of guarantee, and lower his cap hit significantly.

CB Devon Witherspoon

He’s a lock to have his $20M option salary exercised, but the Seahawks may also want to get an early start on his next contract as well. Witherspoon is a classic case of silent but deadly shut-down CB. The standard statistics may never jump off of the page, but there’s a reason he’s almost never targeted. Sauce Gardner’s recent 4 year, $120M+ extension becomes the barometer here.

Bubble Candidates

ED Uchenna Nwosu

Trade/Release Candidate

It’s not often that you’ll find a player with 7 sacks in limited action on a bubble list, but this Seattle defense is deep and talented enough to withstand losing a player or two. Nwosu is entering a contract year, and there’s over $12M to free up with a trade or release.

DL Jarran Reed

Release Candidate

The 33-year-old is a formidable depth player on the D-Line, but may be expendable at this stage of his career. There’s $4.5M to be freed up before a salary guarantee kicks in on February 13th.

WR Cooper Kupp

Release/Retirement Candidate

Kupp was a much-needed safety valve target for Sam Darnold in 2025, but it’s clear his days as a full-time producing wideout are behind him. Seattle can free up $9.5M of cap space by moving on before a $9M salary guarantee locks in on February 13th.

Potential Cap Conversions

QB Sam Darnold’s 2026 compensation becomes secure on February 13th. The Seahawks can free up $20M of space by converting most of it to signing bonus (plus void years).

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