The Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks have six starting-caliber players who are set to become free agents when the NFL’s 2026 league year begins next Wednesday: running back Kenneth Walker III, wide receiver/returner Rashid Shaheed, safety Coby Bryant, edge rusher Boye Mafe, cornerback Riq Woolen and cornerback Josh Jobe.

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Which of those six are the Seahawks most likely to re-sign?

During Seattle Sports’ Brock and Salk on Tuesday, former NFL quarterback Brock Huard went with Jobe, giving the 27-year-old cornerback an 85% chance of re-signing with the Seahawks. After Jobe, Huard has Bryant as the next most likely at 50%.

Most of that simply comes down to cost. The Athletic projects Woolen’s value in free agency at $19 million per year, followed by Mafe at $18.25 million per year and Walker and Shaheed at $13 million per year. Jobe and Bryant, meanwhile, are projected at $10 million per year.

Jobe began the 2024 season on Seattle’s practice squad before surging up the depth chart and taking over as the team’s third cornerback midway through the season. He then re-signed with the Seahawks on a one-year, $2 million contract last offseason and served as one of Seattle’s primary outside corners in 2025.

This past season, Jobe recorded the 12th-lowest opposing completion percentage (49.5%), the 16th-fewest yards allowed per target (5.7) and the 25th-lowest opposing passer rating (77.0) among qualified NFL cornerbacks, according to Stathead.

“I think he’s the most likely, (especially if) those two sides both recognize this is the best fit for me,” Huard said. “And once again, he’s a guy that’s been a lot of other places collegiately and professionally. He’s seen the other side and knows what he has here. They signed him last year when there was not that much of a market for him. So yeah, I think he would be the most likely.”

Also, with the Seahawks highly unlikely to re-sign Woolen, retaining Jobe would leave them needing to replace just one cornerback instead of two. As Huard explained, that would put them in better position heading into April’s NFL Draft, where he said they could focus more on positions closer to the line of scrimmage.

“That would ease maybe the need a little bit as far as what you’re gonna do in this draft, and gets you back to (focusing on) line of scrimmage, line of scrimmage, line of scrimmage,” Huard said.

“If you get that done with him, you kind of narrow your sights to make sure you replenish whatever needs to be done there at the point of attack.”

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