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Key Players Returning:
QB Geno Smith, RB Kenny Walker III, WR/RS Tyler Lockett, WR DK Metcalf, TE Noah Fant, OG Damien Lewis, OT Charles Cross, OT Abraham Lucas, LB Jordyn Brooks, LB Boye Mafe, LB Uchenna Nwosu, LB Darrell Taylor, CB Mike Jackson, CB Riq Woolen, FS Quandre Diggs, SS Jamal Adams, KR/PR DeeJay Dallas, PK Jason Myers and PT Michael Dickson.
Key Players Departing:
OC Austin Blythe (retired), OG Gabe Jackson (Raiders), DE Poona Ford (Bills), DE Shelby Harris (UFA), DT Quinton Jefferson (Jets), NT Al Woods (Jets), LB Cody Barton (Commanders), SS Ryan Neal (Buccaneers) and KR Godwin Igwebuike (UFA).
Key Players Added:
OC Evan brown (Lions), DE Dre’Mont Jones (Broncos), DE Jarran Reed (Packers) and LB Bobby Wagner (Rams).
Draft Picks:
Round 1: Pick 005 – CB Devon Witherspoon (Illinois)
Round 1: Pick 020 – WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (Ohio State)
Round 2: Pick 037 – EDGE Derick Hall (Auburn)
Round 2: Pick 052 – RB Zach Charbonnet (UCLA)
Round 4: Pick 108 – OL Anthony Braford (LSU)
Round 4: Pick 123 – DL Cameron Young (Mississippi State)
Round 5: Pick 151 – EDGE Mike Morris (Michigan)
Round 5: Pick 154 – OC Olusegun Oluwatimi (Michigan)
Round 6: Pick 198 – DS Jerrick Reed II (New Mexico)
Round 7: Pick 237 – RB Kenny McIntosh (Georgia)
2022 Results:
W01 BRONCOS W 17-16
W02 @ 49ers L 7-27
W03 FALCONS L 23-27
W04 @ Lions W 48-45
W05 @ Saints L 32-39
W06 CARDINALS W 19-9
W07 @ Chargers W 37-23
W08 GIANTS W 27-13
W09 @ Cardinals W 31-21
W10 BUCCANEERS L 16-21
W12 RAIDERS L | OT 34-40
W13 @ Rams W 27-23
W14 PANTHERS L 24-30
W15 49ERS L 13-21
W16 @ Chiefs L 10-24
W17 JETS W 23-6
W18 RAMS W | OT 19-16
Team Info:
2022 Overall: 9-8 (2nd in NFC West)
Home: 5-4
Away: 4-4
West: 4-2
NFC: 6-6
AFC: 3-2
Head Coach: Pete Carroll
Seattle: 138-90
Career: 172-123-1
Playoffs: 11-11
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Geno Smith (399-572, 4282 yards, 69.8%, 7.5 avg., 30 TD, 11 Int.)
Rushing: Kenneth Walker III (228 car., 1050 yards, 4.6 avg., 9 TD)
Receiving: DK Metcalf (90 rec., 1048 yards, 11.6 avg., 6 TD)
Yards After Catch: Tyler Lockett (274)
Sacks: Uchenna Nwosu/Darrell Taylor (9.5)
Tackles: Jordyn Brooks (161)
Interceptions: Riq Woolen (6)
Pass Deflections: Riq Woolen (16)
Tackles For Loss: Uchenna Nwosu (12)
Forced Fumbles: Coby Bryant/Darrell Taylor (4)
Kick Returns: DeeJay Dallas (12 ret., 270 yards, 22.5 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: DeeJay Dallas (14 ret., 102 yards, 7.3 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Jason Myers (34-37 fg/fga., 92%, 41-42 xp/xpa., 95 pts.)
Punting: Michael Dickson (66 punts, 3199 yards, 48.5 avg., 22 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 7 Geno Smith
RB: 9 Kenneth Walker III
WR: 14 DK Metcalf
WR: 16 Tyler Lockett
WR: 11 Jaxon Smith-Njigba
TE: 87 Noah Fant
LT: 67 Charles Cross
LG: 68 Damien Lewis
OC: 63 Evan Brown
RG: 6- Phil Haynes
RT: 72 Abraham Lucas
KR: 31 DeeJay Dallas
PK: 5 Jason Myers
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 55 Dre’Mont Jones
NT: 91 Bryan Mone
DE: 90 Jarran Reed
LB: 52 Darrell Taylor
LB: 56 Jordyn Brooks
LB: 54 Bobby Wagner
LB: 10 Uchenna Nwosu
CB: 21 Devon Witherspoon |R|
CB: 27 Tariq Woolen
FS: 6 Quandre Diggs
SS: 33 Jamal Adams
PR: 31 DeeJay Dallas
PT: 4 Michael Dickson
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: A
Running Backs: B
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: B
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: A
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: B
Punt Returners: C
Kicking: A
Punting: A
Schedule:
09/10 RAMS | Seattle leads the series 27-24. The Seahawks are 9-11 since 2013 and their last series home loss (17-26) was in 2021.
09/17 @ Lions | Seattle leads the series 12-5. The Seahawks are 5-0 since restarting the series in 2015 and their last series loss (24-28) dates back to 2012.
09/24 PANTHERS | Seattle leads the series 10-5. The Seahawks are 6-3 since 2013 and their last series win (30-24) was in 2019.
10/02 @ Giants | The series is tied 10-10. The Seahawks are 4-1 since 2013 and their last series loss (12-17) was in 2020.
10/15 @ Bengals | Seattle trails the series 10-11. The Seahawks won (21-20) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
10/22 CARDINALS | Seattle leads the series 25-22-1. The Seahawks are 12-8 since 2013 and their last series home loss (13-23) was in 2021.
10/29 BROWNS | Seattle leads the series 13-6. The Seahawks won (37-28) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
11/05 @ Ravens | The series is tied 3-3. The Seahawks lost (16-30) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
11/12 COMMANDERS | Seattle trails the series 9-13. The Seahawks lost (15-17) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
11/19 @ Rams | The Seahawks last series road loss (10-20) was in 2021.
11/23 49ERS | Seattle leads the series 30-20. The Seahawks are 16-6 since 2013 and their last series home win (30-23) was in 2021.
11/30 @ Cowboys | Seattle trails the series 10-11. The Seahawks won the last meeting between teams in 2020.
12/10 @ 49ers | The Seahawks last series road loss (23-30) was in 2021.
12/17 EAGLES | Seattle leads the series 16-14. The Seahawks are 2-3 since restarting the series in 2014 and their last series win (17-11) was in 2021.
12/24 @ Titans | Seattle leads the series 9-6. The Seahawks lost (17-20) the last meeting between teams in 2021.
12/31 STEELERS | The series is tied 8-8. The Seahawks won (24-20) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
01/07 @ Cardinals | The Seahawks last series road loss (10-17) was in 2021.
Predictions:
Home: 7-1
Away: 3-6
DIV: 5-1
NFC: 7-5
AFC: 3-2
Overall: 10-7 (1st IN NFC West – Eliminated by Lions in Wild Card)
Series Histories: Histories are from the inception of the first Super Bowl season through present day. Meetings prior to 1966 are not included. Playoff wins are included in the year the season took place. For example, if a team won a wildcard game in January of 2023, the game will be listed under the 2022 season.
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