Considering the Seattle Seahawks finished OTAs yesterday, it’s time to take our first swing at projecting their 53-man roster they’ll reach on the final roster cutdown day, Sunday, August 30th. They still have 91 players under contract for the 2026 season, 44 each on offense and defense plus three special teamers- meaning they’ll need to cut at least 38 to get down to the active roster limit before building their practice squad. Here’s an idea of how it could look, first with offense by position group, followed by the defense and special teams.
Offense (28)
Quarterback (2)– Sam Darnold, Drew Lock
Running Back (4)– George Holani, Jadarian Price, Emanuel Wilson, Kenny McIntosh
Fullback (2)– Brady Russell, Robbie Ouzts
Tight End (4)– AJ Barner, Elijah Arroyo, Eric Saubert, Nick Kallerup
Wide Receiver (6)– Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Rashid Shaheed, Cooper Kupp, Tory Horton Jr., Jake Bobo, Emmanuel Henderson Jr
Offensive Line (10)– Charles Cross, Grey Zabel, Jalen Sundell, Anthony Bradford, Abraham Lucas, Josh Jones, Christian Haynes, Olu Oluwatimi, Beau Stephens, Amari Kight
Defense (22)
Defensive Line (9)– Lenoard Williams, Byron Murphy II, Jarran Reed, Rylie Mills, DeMarcus Lawrence, Derick Hall , Uchenna Nwosu, Dante Fowler Jr
Linebacker (4)– Ernest Jones IV, Drake Thomas, Tyrice Knight, Chazz Surratt
Defensive Back (9)– Devon Witherspoon, Julian Love, Nick Emmanwori, Josh Jobe, Julian Neal, Ty Okada, Bud Clark, Nehemiah Pritchett, Rodney Thomas II
Special Teams (3)
Kicker (1)– Jason Myers
Punter (1)– Michael Dickson
Long Snapper (1)– Chris Stoll
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: 2026 NFL season: Seahawks post-OTAs 53-man roster projection
