@MrEd315 asks, “What are you liking about this Seahawks season-opening roster?”
A: Big picture, I’d say the team’s combination of balance, depth and youth. As general manager and president of football operations John Schneider always likes to say, he and the personnel staff never feel like their job is done, they always are looking for ways to make the roster better, but heading into the 2025 season, it doesn’t feel like there are obvious holes to address. Sure, there might be some positions that are deeper than others, but the Seahawks have talented players at just about every position group.
As for the youth, the Seahawks currently have 11 rookies on their 53-man roster, tied for the fourth-most in the league, and 40 of those 53 players are heading into their first, second, third or fourth seasons, including 26 players selected by Seattle in the past four draft classes. That’s a lot of young talent on rookie contracts, a key component for success in a sport with a salary cap.
And if we’re talking specifics, I’m really excited about the secondary, which was really talented before the draft, then added a very exciting player in Nick Emmanwori in the second round, and I can’t wait to see what Ernest Jones IV can do with a full season in Mike Macdonald’s defense. The Seahawks are also really deep and talented up front with a nice mix of veterans and young players.
On offense, I think the combination of scheme, coaching and the addition of Grey Zabel could help the line make a huge leap from where it was last season, and despite the loss of a couple of great players, I really like what the Seahawks have at receiver in Jaxon-Smith Njigba, Cooper Kupp and rookie Tory Horton. Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet give the Seahawks two high-end starting caliber backs to lead the run game, and at tight end, young players like AJ Barner and Elijah Arroyo, along with veteran Eric Saubert, will have opportunities to shine in an offense that figures to lean heavily on that position group.