Top 150 free agents<\/a> and seventh among cornerbacks.<\/p>\nThe Seahawks entered the offseason with the sixth most salary-cap space in the league, according to Over the Cap. General manager John Schneider and coach Mike Macdonald wanted to re-sign as many of their players as possible within the confines of the budget, although two have already agreed to deals elsewhere: running back Ken Walker III is joining the Kansas City Chiefs, and safety Coby Bryant is headed to the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n
Jobe joined Seattle\u2019s practice squad in August 2024 and eventually developed into a reliable starter on a Super Bowl-winning defense. This past season, he started 18 of 19 games, including the playoffs. Jobe is regarded as Seattle\u2019s top press-man corner, and his usage in coach Mike Macdonald\u2019s scheme reflects that. Jobe often aligned to the boundary, playing press against the opponent\u2019s top outside receiver without much help from the safeties.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re pretty stout in the interior, pretty stout deep inside of the field, (and) really that\u2019s the only shot teams have had this year, attacking our outside,\u201d safety Julian Love said two days after Seattle defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60. \u201cSo, we put (Jobe) on islands a lot of the time, just say, \u2018All right, it\u2019s on you.\u2019 You don\u2019t have schemes \u2014 you can\u2019t Mike Macdonald your way through playing corner for us. You\u2019ve got to just line up and play ball. He had a tall task all year, and he met that task.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the regular season, Jobe allowed a passer rating of 75.2, which ranked 16th among cornerbacks to play at least 250 snaps in coverage, according to Pro Football Focus. He gave up three touchdowns and had one interception and nine pass breakups. In three postseason games, Jobe allowed a passer rating of 67.1 and no touchdowns with one pass breakup.<\/p>\n
Jobe went undrafted in 2022 and signed a rookie free-agent deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. In two seasons with the Eagles, he made three regular-season starts and played just 238 defensive snaps. He was cut after training camp in 2024. Following six starts across 10 games in 2024, Jobe re-signed with the Seahawks on a one-year deal worth $2 million. His play in 2025 warranted a raise, and he got one to stay with the Seahawks.<\/p>\n
How he fits<\/p>\n
Jobe\u2019s toughness on the perimeter matches the identity Macdonald wants to have on defense. On top of being a very good player in coverage, Jobe takes pride in his tackling. He approaches run plays and screen passes to his side of the field the same way he treats a go route or a deep post. Jobe\u2019s attitude makes him a perfect fit for Macdonald\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n
2026 roster impact<\/p>\n
Re-signing Jobe might not bode well for those hoping the Seahawks would also retain cornerback Riq Woolen, who is a free agent. Jobe took over as the starter opposite Devon Witherspoon early in the season and was part of an in-game rotation with Woolen throughout the year. Rotating Jobe and Woolen was feasible with both players playing on rookie contracts. It\u2019s harder to justify that same sort of cornerback setup with two veterans. Witherspoon is also eligible for a top-of-the-market contract extension.<\/p>\n
Cap impact<\/p>\n
The full details of Jobe\u2019s contract are not yet available. In 2022, Seattle re-signed tight end Will Dissly on a three-year, $24 million contract. His Year 1 cap hit was $4.5 million, then doubled in Year 2 (Dissly was released after the second year). Seattle had a different salary-cap specialist negotiating its contracts at the time, but it would make sense for Jobe\u2019s deal to have a similar structure. The Seahawks still have plenty of cap space in 2026 after entering the day with more than $50 million.<\/p>\n
Michael-Shawn Dugar\u2019s takeaway<\/p>\n
By average annual salary, Jobe\u2019s contract is outside the top 35 highest-paid players at his position. He\u2019s barely making more than Witherspoon, whose rookie deal averages $7.9 million per year. Jobe\u2019s deal is a steal for a starting cornerback. It\u2019s also the type of deal Seattle is more comfortable doing than some of the splashy moves being made elsewhere around the league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to re-sign cornerback Josh Jobe on a three-year contract worth $24 million, a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377540,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[7,6,84,261],"class_list":{"0":"post-803012","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-playoffs","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-nfl","10":"tag-nfl-playoffs","11":"tag-seattle-seahawks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116201199075157693","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=803012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=803012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=803012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=803012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}