The Seattle Seahawks are heading into the 2025 campaign with a remodeled offense. Second-year head coach Mike Macdonald was not satisfied with a unit that ranked 18th in points per game (22.1) and Seattle executed significant offseason moves to take on a new look.

Klint Kubiak is now the new offensive coordinator, while offensive line coach John Benton, run game coordinator Rick Dennison and quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko came over with him from New Orleans.

The player personnel changes drew even more notice, as quarterback Geno Smith and star wide receiver DK Metcalf were traded and tight end Noah Fant was released.

Their replacements for the ’25 campaign are QB Sam Darnold, WRs Cooper Kupp and Marquez Valdes-Scantling and rookie TE Elijah Arroyo.

Seattle is expected to be more of a run-heavy team on offense this year, while the defense looks formidable. Don’t expect the offense to be more explosive, yet it can be balanced and efficient.

Here are my best prop picks for the three top players in the passing game for ’25. The Seahawks will attempt to exhibit a more physical style on offense, yet they do have playmakers to consider when not running the ball.

*All odds via bet 365 Sportsbook as of July 23, 2025

Sam Darnold Over 3,400.5 Passing Yards

Odds: -115 at bet365

I would wager two units here, as this is quite a low number for a QB that should start the entire season.

Sure, Darnold won’t approach his career-high 4,319 passing yards from last season and Seattle’s offense will be built primarily around the ground game. But negative regression to the point of 900-plus yards seems just too drastic.

While the move from Smith to Darnold could prove to be a lateral one, the new Seahawks QB has seemingly improved over the version that never passed for more than 3,100 yards earlier in his career.

While Darnold still has to prove that his significantly elevated levels of play in 2024 were no fluke, passing for less than 3,400 yards would seem to indicate a true flop of a season.

Darnold is not going to lead Seattle to its fourth Super Bowl appearance, yet he has demonstrated a willingness to work on learning from mistakes and trying to become a more stable starter.

Jalen Milroe should be an eventual starter for the Seahawks, and Darnold finished last season on low notes. Be he should at least be an adequate starter in 2025.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba Over 925.5 Receiving Yards

Odds: -130 at bet365

This is another two-unit wager and might be even easier to cash out on than the Darnold prop. Smith-Njigba is coming off a breakthrough year and is now set to be Seattle’s No.1 wide receiver with Metcalf and Tyler Lockett gone.

Smith-Njigba finished with 1,130 receiving yards last season while competing with Metcalf and Lockett for targets. Yes, he will work in a less-busy passing attack now, so Smith-Njigba may not improve on that totals much at all.

But as an authentic No.1 WR for the Seahawks, it would be quite surprising to see him not reach the 1,000-yard mark in 2025.

Some observers will question whether acquiring a similar slot-type WR will cut into JSN’s production, but Seattle will attempt to find ways to optimally use both of their top two pass-catchers.

Smith-Njigba is a fine all-around pass-catcher who can catch important possession balls while also making plays downfield. Go for this low-projection prop for sure.

Cooper Kupp Over 700.5 Receiving Yards

Odds: -105 on bet365

When you wager on Kupp this season, it’s a bet on whether he stays healthy or not. For the Rams to have released him after not finding a trade partner could also be viewed as a caution signal. He is 32 years old, an age when many WRs are at risk for a true decline.

Kupp has not played a full season since 2021, yet he has finished with 700-plus yards in each of the last three seasons. This Seahawks prop doesn’t seem to be quite appealing as the other two yet is certainly still reachable. He did total 80-plus receiving yards in five of his first nine games in 2024.

I am not expecting such a sharp fall-off to the point where Kupp won’t reach 700 receiving yards. If he doesn’t get to that mark, it will be because of health concerns, and I am certainly willing to wager one unit that he plays enough to cash out on this one. A healthy Kupp can still reach 900 yards even as a second option in a run-based offense.

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