{"id":47253,"date":"2025-05-13T17:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/47253\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T17:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:05:11","slug":"encouraging-sign-for-seattle-seahawks-their-26-free-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/47253\/","title":{"rendered":"Encouraging sign for Seattle Seahawks? Their ’26 free agents"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Seattle Seahawks\u2019 2025 NFL Draft class has been reviewed well<\/a>, but the same can\u2019t be said for how they\u2019re viewed as a team for the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

Does Seahawks\u2019 draft class move needle for \u201925? An insider\u2019s view<\/a><\/p>\n

In FOX Sports\u2019 NFL power rankings<\/a> released after the draft, the Seahawks came in at No. 17 in the league, behind all three of their NFC West rivals: the Los Angeles Rams (No. 7), San Francisco 49ers (No. 11) and Arizona Cardinals (No. 15). And that\u2019s in line with what Vegas is thinking about the Hawks<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n

Seattle Sports\u2019 Brock Huard<\/a> has a hard time accepting that at the same time as something else he\u2019s been seeing.<\/p>\n

Asked by co-host Mike Salk on Monday\u2019s edition of Brock and Salk about encouraging signs for the 2025 Seahawks season, the longtime football broadcast analyst and former NFL quarterback had an interesting answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe encouraging lists are top running backs of the 2026 free agent class \u2013 oh, there\u2019s Ken Walker,\u201d Huard said. \u201cTop right tackles in the 2026 class, there\u2019s Abe Lucas. Top edge rushers in the 2026 class, there\u2019s Boye Mafe. Top safeties in the 2026 class, Coby Bryant cracks that list.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo in just about every one of these too-early-to-look-at 2026 free agent classes by position, you know what you see? A Seahawk, a Seahawk, a Seahawk, a Seahawk.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not only are those players talented enough to be on those lists, but it stands to reason that they\u2019ll be motivated to do all they can on the field in 2025 in order to cash in next year in free agency.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Those) signs point to how in the world can this be a team at 18th or 20th (in the NFL) when those players, those ascending players going into their contract year, are viewed around the league as some of the top free agents to be,\u201d Huard continued. \u201cTo me, that\u2019s a positive sign moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brock Huard answers three football questions at 7:45 a.m. during each edition of Brock and Salk<\/a>, which airs from 6-10 a.m. weekdays on Seattle Sports.<\/p>\n

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