Before the 2026 season, the Seahawks’ offense comes with a simple question attached: how much of last year’s championship run was really about the guys on the other side of the ball?
Seattle’s defense piled up six sacks and three forced turnovers against New England in Super Bowl LX, and that performance makes the easy story write itself. But the regular season told a fuller tale.
The Seahawks finished third in total points, fourth in yards per play, and cracked the top ten in both rushing and passing offense. That kind of balance doesn’t happen by accident, and it happened with Klint Kubiak calling the shots and Sam Darnold running the show.
Kubiak is gone now, which is why some around the league are asking what the offense will look like without him. Darnold is still here, though, and so are most of his main targets. The biggest loss is Kenneth Walker III, and while that absence should matter, Seattle still has enough talent to keep the machine moving.
At quarterback, the Seahawks start with a familiar formula: Sam Darnold, Drew Lock, and Jalen Milroe. Darnold is the clear headliner after back-to-back Pro Bowl seasons and a Super Bowl win, and he’s no longer being viewed as a player defined by what came before.
He still gives you the occasional interception, but the rest of his game is strong enough to offset the mistakes. At 29, he also looks like he’s still climbing.
Lock gives Seattle a reliable veteran behind him, while Milroe brings developmental upside and could see more action in year two through specially tailored packages. Grade: A-
The backfield is where the uncertainty starts. Jadarian Price, Emanuel Wilson, and George Holani make up the group listed here, with Zach Charbonnet assumed to begin the year on the PUP list.
Wilson and Holani are steady enough to keep drives alive, but they don’t change how defenses play. Walker did that last season, and Price has the job of bringing that kind of impact now.
He looked sharp working through drills in camp, but the real proof will come when the games count. Grade: B
Fullback is shaping up as a two-man race in practice and a different answer by the time the season settles in. Brady Russell is the current top option after Robbie Ouzts’ injury, but Brock Lampe is the name to watch.
The expectation here is that Lampe takes over within the first month, freeing Russell to pour his energy into special teams, where he has already been a force. Neither player brings Ouzts’s size or raw power, but Lampe is viewed as the better pure fullback and should show it.
Grade: B
Receiver is the unit with the most obvious ceiling. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, Rashid Shaheed, Tory Horton, and Cody White are the names on the board, though there’s a real chance Montorie Foster Jr. beats out White and nudges the group up a notch.
White’s value is tied more to special teams than offense, while Foster would offer more real receiving depth. Smith-Njigba, the reigning Offensive Player of the Year, gives the room a star anchor, and Kupp brings the expected level of production.
The swing factor is speed. If Shaheed and Horton both hit, Seattle could become a nightmare to handle.
Bobo hurt his knee on Friday and is expected to miss a significant amount of time, possibly the whole season. The belief here is that there’s room for growth, even if the grade doesn’t jump just yet.
Tight end is led by AJ Barner, Elijah Arroyo, Eric Saubert, and Nick Kallerup. Barner has grown into a dependable two-way option, while Saubert and Kallerup bring the kind of physical edge that helps the run game.
Arroyo is the key piece, though. The first preseason game didn’t leave a great impression, but that’s a tiny sample, and it’s still too early to know whether he’ll develop into the kind of pass catcher this group needs to reach its ceiling.
Grade: B
Up front, Seattle looks built the way contenders like to be built. Charles Cross and Abraham Lucas give the Seahawks strong bookends at tackle, both still moving toward their prime years, and Grey Zabel brings a high ceiling that adds even more promise.
The line isn’t dominant, and skeptics will keep looking for upgrades at Anthony Bradford and maybe even Jalen Sundell, but it already has championship proof on its résumé. Josh Jones gives the team a quality swing tackle, Mason Richman looks like the swing guard, and there’s enough depth behind him to keep the unit respectable, whether that comes from Christian Haynes, Bryce Cabeldue, or a veteran free agent still to be named.
Grade: not listed in the source, but the tone is clear: this is a quality group with real benefit of the doubt.
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