Who will Seahawks draft in 1st round? 6 prospects to know<\/a><\/p>\n That\u2019s good news for the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, who used their own version of the controversial short-yardage play to great success this past season.<\/p>\n The \u201ctush push<\/a>\u201d \u2013 a glorified quarterback sneak where teammates line up in the backfield and push the QB forward \u2013 was popularized in recent years by the Philadelphia Eagles. With 6-foot-1, 223-pound quarterback Jalen Hurts under center, the Eagles converted 85% of their QB sneak attempts from 2022-24.<\/p>\n The Seahawks put their own twist on the play in 2025, using 6-foot-6, 251-pound tight end AJ Barner under center as the quarterback for \u201ctush push\u201d plays. Barner converted 10 of 11 short-yardage \u201ctush push\u201d attempts for Seattle this past season, all of which came on either third-and-1 or fourth-and-1.<\/p>\n The play\u2019s success earned its own nickname \u2013 the \u201cBarnyard\u201d \u2013 and it was pivotal in solving the Seahawks\u2019 short-yardage woes. In 2024, Seattle ranked 29th in the NFL with a 58% conversion rate (20 of 34) on third-and-1 or shorter and fourth-and-1 or shorter. In 2025, the Seahawks tied for ninth in the league at 72.2% (26 of 36) in those situations, according to Stathead<\/a>.<\/p>\n The \u201ctush push\u201d was nearly outlawed last offseason. After the Eagles won the Super Bowl in February 2025, the Green Bay Packers authored a rule change proposal to prohibit offensive players from pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping or encircling a runner. The ban was supported 22-10 among the league\u2019s 32 franchises, falling just two votes shy<\/a> of passing.<\/p>\n But as Schefter reported, no rule change proposal involving the \u201ctush push\u201d is on the table this year.<\/p>\n Seattle Seahawks offseason coverage<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a02 players keep coming up for Seattle Seahawks in mock drafts<\/a>
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