With the NFL offseason almost wrapped up and training camp coming to a close soon, it’s a good time to take a look at each NFL team’s offseason recap as we get just a few weeks away from the start of the regular season. Let’s take a look at the Seattle Seahawks’ new team and analyze the team’s incoming and outgoing players as they shape up for the 2026 season.
The Seattle Seahawks are fresh off a Super Bowl LX victory against the New England Patriots and are entering the new season with immense confidence and belief in their new regime led by Mike McDonald. The 2025 Seahawks went 14-3 and were dominant all season long and throughout the playoffs, and general manager John Schneider has every intention of running it back in 2026, with the offseason priority of retaining their championship squad and core players.
While the main priority for Seattle coming off their Super Bowl victory was to retain their own players during free agency, they did bring in a couple new signings.
Their biggest offseason signing was Dante Fowler Jr. to a one-year deal worth up to $5 million. Fowler had a solid 2025 season with Dallas and gives the Seahawks another seasoned edge rusher to pair alongside DeMarcus Lawrence, Uchenna Nwosu and Derick Hall. Fowler’s presence is also notable as he’ll likely replace the role left by Boye Mafe, who signed with Cincinnati in free agency.
The Seahawks also signed running back Emanuel Wilson to a one-year deal worth up to $2.1 million. Wilson may not have a huge role with the Seahawks as they already have rookie Jadarian Price and Zach Charbonnet, but he was productive in his limited role with the Packers last year, where he ran for 496 yards and three touchdowns.
The main target of the Seahawks’ offseason was keeping their championship core, and the front office was able to re-sign or extend numerous key players such as Rashid Shaheed, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jake Bobo, Josh Jobe, Derick Hall, Devon Witherspoon and Leonard Williams to new deals to remain with the Seahawks.
The biggest loss of Seattle’s offseason was losing Kenneth Walker in free agency to the Kansas City Chiefs. Walker signed a three-year, $43 million deal with Kansas City and had an excellent last season in Seattle, where he ran for over 1,000 yards in the regular season and 313 yards in the playoffs en route to also winning Super Bowl LX MVP. Walker and his 2025 form will be missed, but the Seahawks have the combination of Jadarian Price, Zach Charbonnet and Emanuel Wilson to replace his production.
Boye Mafe was another significant departure in free agency, signing a three-year, $60 million contract with the Bengals. Mafe totaled 20 sacks in his four seasons with the Seahawks and will be replaced by the new signing of Fowler. Besides Walker and Mafe, the Seahawks also lost cornerbacks Riq Woolen and Coby Bryant. Woolen, who was one of Seattle’s most productive cornerbacks with 12 interceptions in four seasons, signed a one-year, $12 million deal with the Eagles. Bryant signed with the Bears on a three-year, $40 million deal, leaving Seattle without two of their top cornerbacks from the 2025 season.
The Seahawks entered the 2026 NFL Draft with only four picks, but like previous years, GM John Schneider worked his magic and followed his pattern of trading back in the draft, giving Seattle a total of eight picks. The Seahawks used their first-round pick on running back Jadarian Price, who will step into the role of Kenneth Walker and will likely be the Seahawks’ starting running back come Week 1 due to Charbonnet starting the season on the PUP list.
Their other main selections include safety Bud Clark in the second round, cornerback Julian Neal (pick 99), and guard Beau Stephens (pick 148).
The Seahawks are in a prime position to run it back in the 2026 season. They were able to retain most of their key veterans and were able to replace their few main losses through the draft and free agency. The Seahawks are one of the deepest teams in the league, but it will be interesting to see how their secondary fares after the departures of Riq Woolen and Coby Bryant and their new replacements.
GM John Schneider has had a very successful summer and put the Seahawks in an excellent position to remain major threats in the NFC and possibly run it back, especially with Mike McDonald entering his third season as the Seahawks’ head coach.
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