Seahawks Player Rankings: Nos. 91-81
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Back when the Seattle Seahawks did not have the best roster in the NFL, I consistently pointed out that they didn’t even in the face of so many content creators and other fans saying that they did and anyone like me who spoke to the contrary was “just a hater”. I stuck to that story—for more years than any of us had hoped—because it was the truth, but also for moments like this:
So that when I finally say that the Seahawks have the best roster in the NFL, you know I actually mean it.
The Tournament of THE Champions practically ranked half of the roster for us already (vote in the quarterfinals NOW), so why not finish the job and rank all 91 players who are on the 90-man roster right now?
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91: WR Rashad Rochelle
Call it “Last in, first out” syndrome. Seattle signed the undrafted free agent out of Indiana State on May 14, making him the most recent rookie added to the roster. Rochelle, who can also return kicks, had 644 yards in his last five college games, including a school-record 224 against Youngstown State.
90: NT Uso Seumalo
Like most of the names on today’s part of the list, Seumalo’s ranking suffers from something that he can’t help: He’s a complete unknown because he hasn’t even had his first day of training camp yet.
As Alexandre Castro wrote for Field Gulls, Seumalo has an uphill battle at defensive tackle—arguably the best defensive line in the NFL, both among starters and depth—but fighting his way onto the practice squad this year would be more than good enough.
89: LB Ja’Markis Weston
This will not be Weston’s first training camp. He was on the Jets last year and activated for three games in 2025, but then later picked up by Seattle in December.
He’s a little bit lower because of the depth at linebacker in front of him, but Weston’s positional flexibility could make him a more ideal backup to Nick Emmanwori than most other reserves.
88: RB Velus Jones, Jr.
Anyone who pays attention to the combine every February should remember the name because Jones ran a 4.31 in 2022. But now he’s 29 and there’s enough depth at the running back position to think that the Seahawks should have other players in mind for both the roster and the practice squad.
87: CB Tyrone Broden
The Seahawks moved Broden from receiver to cornerback this offseason. As fascinating as it is when a player attempts to transition from offense to defense or vice versa, the decision itself implies a last-ditch effort by the Seahawks.
Even in the best case scenario, does Broden appear in a game with the Seahawks sooner than 2027?
86: WR Montorie Foster, Jr.
Foster is in his second offseason with Seattle, after the team signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Michigan State in 2025. Even in college, Foster was not that productive, averaging 580 yards over his last two (and best) seasons, which were also his fourth and fifth years in college.
Maybe before NIL, we could see a young player on the practice squad and think, “Hey, just give him time, he could get better.”
But Foster is almost 25. These practice squad rookies/second-year players are often not “young guys” anymore. They’re spending five or six years in college collecting as much NIL money as they can get, and I certainly don’t blame them for that. It just tells me that there may not be a lot of room left to grow.
(Apologies to Rashad Rochelle, but I have a limit of 5 poll options. You can make him your write-in vote.)
85: S Maxen Hook
An undrafted free agent out of Toledo in 2025, Hook signed with the Eagles and was released at final cuts. He spent last season on Seattle’s practice squad.
Sam Teets called Hook “easy to watch” going into the 2025 draft, and cited him as a great one-on-one tackler and that he has a lot of special teams experience already:
“Overall, Hook is a high motor veteran safety with impressive range, instincts in zone coverage, and competitive toughness. He projects best as a team’s third option at safety who primarily contributes on special teams early in his career. Hook needs to improve his coverage versatility and processing to compete for defensive snaps.”
But Hook is considered an average athlete, at best. And again, though he is in his second year, Hook is a month older than teammate AJ Finley, a safety entering his fourth season who already has NFL experience.
Maybe two months from now, I’ll be talking about Hook as one of the best surprises in training camp. As of today, it looks like all of his specialties are already taken care of on the roster.
84: TE Lance Mason
Creating this list is difficult, including (and maybe especially) the back-end of it. Because it’s as though the built-in implication is that I think these players are bad. They’re on the Seahawks. They’re in the NFL. They couldn’t be that bad.
The NFL reports that only 1.6% of NCAA players reach the NFL. Well, 2% of Americans have a PhD. You’re more likely to become a doctor than you are a tight end on a practice squad.
I touched on Mason last week when highlighting some under-the-radar players, but I was focusing on Nick Kallerup. Mason’s specialty is more as a receiver, less as a blocker, making it harder for him to make the roster given the options Seattle already has in that regard.
83: CB Shemar Jean-Charles
Although there was a lot of intrigue about Jean-Charles when the Seahawks signed him last year, the corner never got off of the practice squad. Now he’s 27 and he doesn’t have much NFL experience. His value to Seattle could depend on how well the two late-round rookie corners do in camp.
82: OLB Marvin Jones, Jr.
If you’re optimistic about Jones, an undrafted free agent out of three different colleges, it’s probably only because he was a five-star recruit out of high school. But to put it in perspective why he’s actually not “low” despite being ranked 82nd:
Jones is probably OLB10 on the Seahawks right now. That’s 10 with a “Ten”.
For Jones to transfer from Georgia to Florida State, then transfer to Oklahoma, then go undrafted, makes it clear that he’s had a hard time connecting with any coaches or teams so far. I’m not saying he’s uncoachable, I’m just pointing out that he’s got traits that a team would definitely draft if they were given literally any excuse to do it.
81: C Federico Maranges
The Seahawks may end up choosing Maranges over Olu Oluwatimi, and then he moves at least 30 spots up on this list. But all we know about Maranges so far is that he’s a part of the International Pathway Program (born and raised in Puerto Rico) and he was on the practice squad last year.
He could be the backup center, but I don’t know that. We don’t know that. Seattle is also working out Mason Richman at center, a clue that coaches are not comfortable with the depth there.
Someone had to be 81st and it just really felt like it was time to get an offensive lineman on the list. Others were drafted or have more experience, so Maranges—perhaps the most probable player to be on the practice squad because he has an exemption—kind of defaulted here.
Next: 71-80
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So many of these players were on the Ready Squad last year. If they are ranked correctly, and I am not going to question these rankings, that means a big improvement is coming to the Ready Squad this year! Hooray!
I would only note that HawkBlooger mentioned Uso as a possible challenger to Pilli. Based, I guess, on what he saw in padless camp, but also on the way he's built. Pilli is, apparently, a bit high-cut and Uso has (potentially) a better anchor.
But, yeah. We're talking about the end of the Ready Squad.
It is June, isn't it!