The War Room · 2026
Seattle Seahawks offseason brief
The roster state the front office faced entering the offseason, reconstructed from last season's snaps and the contract ledger. Needs predict behavior; the risk bands are odds, never verdicts.
QB room · franchise-vet
Franchise veteran on a market deal; the room is settled.
Need board
Ten position groups ranked against the other 31 teams. Draft prior is the measured chance a team in this need state spends a top-100 pick there; corner priors deliberately ignore rank because corner drafting is need-insensitive, and the QB prior reads the room class above.
| Rank | Group | Need | Returning snaps | Cap committed | Age | Draft prior | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CB | +4.2 | 24% | 0.8% | 26.8 | 25% | |
| 2 | RB | +1.0 | 51% | 0.4% | 25.1 | 13% | |
| 3 | WR | +0.1 | 80% | 2.4% | 27.7 | 34% | |
| 4 | LB | +0.1 | 62% | 1.6% | 26.0 | 22% | |
| 5 | ED | -0.2 | 76% | 2.1% | 28.9 | 21% | |
| 6 | QB | -0.8 | 100% | 11.6% | 29.0 | 9% | starter returns |
| 7 | S | -1.1 | 54% | 1.2% | 25.6 | 11% | |
| 8 | TE | -1.4 | 82% | 0.4% | 25.2 | 8% | |
| 9 | OL | -1.7 | 80% | 1.6% | 25.7 | 32% | |
| 10 | IDL | -3.3 | 92% | 4.1% | 28.8 | 25% |
Own expiring contracts
Keep is the incumbent re-sign band; walk is the projected compensatory selection his departure earns two drafts out, gross of the net-loss formula.
| Player | Pos | Expiring cap | Gtd | Keep | Walk | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquill Griffin | CB | 1.1% | 58% | Low | R7 comp | |
| Eric Saubert | TE | 0.9% | 32% | Elevated · ret 0.89 | R7 comp | age-cliff |
Market targets
Free agents at this team's top-3 need groups, screened to external-buy bands below Severe. External buys keep under 80% of platform production 43% of the time; the band prices that ladder.
| Player | Pos | From | Expiring cap | External band | Forecast retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshon Lattimore | CB | WAS | 10.6% | High | n/a |
| James Bradberry | CB | PHI | 5.6% | High | n/a |
| Darius Slay | CB | PIT | 3.6% | High | n/a |
| Chris Olave | WR | NO | 2.3% | High | 0.95 |
Built from the team needs ledger (validated against ten years of revealed draft and free-agency behavior) and the second-contract risk model. Odds, not verdicts. Browse the full free-agency class or return to the team page.