{"id":139827,"date":"2025-06-18T14:36:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/139827\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T14:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:36:14","slug":"seahawks-place-in-bottom-third-of-league-wide-wr-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/139827\/","title":{"rendered":"Seahawks place in bottom third of league-wide WR rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/seattle-seahawks\/361\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seattle Seahawks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Seattle Seahawks<\/a> made big-time changes to their wide receiver room this offseason. The club traded disgruntled playmaker DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and followed that up by signing <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/cooper-kupp-details-nfl-defenses-162708268.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cooper Kupp;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cooper Kupp<\/a> after his release from the Los Angeles Rams. Franchise legend Tyler Lockett was also released from a bloated contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/jaxon-smith-njigba-ran-route-140038259.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jaxon Smith-Njigba;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaxon Smith-Njigba<\/a> will once again be the offense&#8217;s no. 1 receiver.<\/p>\n<p>Pro Football Focus recently ranked every wide receiving corps in the NFL. The Seahawks placed 20th of 32. It&#8217;s fair to question the depth within the room.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Seahawks\u2019 receiving corps will look much different in 2025 after they moved on from D.K. Metcalf (trade) and Tyler Lockett (free agency),&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/news\/nfl-2025-receiving-corps-rankings-eagles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Trevor Sikkema wrote;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Trevor Sikkema wrote<\/a>. &#8220;Jaxon Smith-Njigba could be in for a huge 2025 season (83.5 PFF receiving grade in 2024), and the team added veteran Cooper Kupp this offseason. Kenneth Walker III has also earned back-to-back single-season PFF receiving grades above 71.0. Throw in Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who looked great in Klint Kubiak\u2019s system last season (both now in Seattle), and it\u2019s a decent group for Sam Darnold to throw to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Even if JSN repeats his phenomenal 2024 season, the Seahawks need the aging, oft-injured Kupp to stay healthy if their receiver room is to thrive. General manager John Schneider also signed Marquez Valdes-Scantling to play a role this year. Valdes-Scantling previously played for new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, so familiarity should help.<\/p>\n<p>The Seahawks also drafted <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/seahawks-rookie-wr-tory-horton-150041391.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tory Horton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tory Horton<\/a> in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft. The reliable Jake Bobo is still around as a depth receiver. Ranking the Seahawks&#8217; receiving core as the 20th-best in the league feels about right.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/seahawkswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/seahawks\/2025\/06\/18\/pro-football-focus-seahawks-have-below-average-wr-corps\/84257304007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pro Football Focus: Seahawks have below-average WR corps;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pro Football Focus: Seahawks have below-average WR corps<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Seattle Seahawks made big-time changes to their wide receiver room this offseason. 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