Seattle Seahawks Depth Chart 2026 — Starters & Backups

Sam Darnold is the Seattle Seahawks starting quarterback for 2026, with Drew Lock as the backup — he played 82% of the offensive snaps in 2026.

The starting receivers are Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR1), Cooper Kupp (WR2) and Rashid Shaheed (WR3), with AJ Barner at tight end.

The 2026 depth chart lists 12 starting jobs on offense (primary personnel: 11) and 15 on defense. The defense lines up in a 3-4 base with a nickel sub-package.

Seattle Seahawks 2026 depth chart: offense
Position	Starter	Second	Third
QB	Sam Darnold	Drew Lock	Jalen Milroe (O)
RB	Emanuel Wilson	George Holani	Velus Jones Jr.
FB	Brady Russell
WR1	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Tory Horton	Emmanuel Henderson Jr.
WR2	Cooper Kupp	Irv Charles	Ricky White III
WR3	Rashid Shaheed	Montorie Foster Jr. (O)
TE	AJ Barner	Eric Saubert	Elijah Arroyo (Q)
LT	Charles Cross	Josh Jones	Logan Brown
LG	Grey Zabel	Christian Haynes	Beau Stephens
C	Jalen Sundell	Olu Oluwatimi	Federico Maranges
RG	Christian Haynes	Beau Stephens
RT	Abraham Lucas	Bobby Hart

Seattle Seahawks 2026 depth chart: defense
Position	Starter	Second	Third
LDE	Leonard Williams	DeMarcus Lawrence	Mike Morris
LDT	Byron Murphy II	Brandon Pili (O)
NT	Byron Murphy II	Jarran Reed	Brandon Pili (O)
RDT	Leonard Williams	Jarran Reed	Rylie Mills
RDE	Byron Murphy II	Derick Hall	Jarran Reed
WLB	DeMarcus Lawrence	Uchenna Nwosu	Dante Fowler Jr.
LILB	Drake Thomas (O)	Tyrice Knight	Chazz Surratt (O)
MLB	Ernest Jones IV	Chazz Surratt (O)
RILB	Ernest Jones IV	Patrick O'Connell
SLB	Drake Thomas (O)	Uchenna Nwosu	Derick Hall
LCB	Devon Witherspoon	Nehemiah Pritchett	Michael Dansby
RCB	Josh Jobe	Trevon Diggs	Avery Smith (O)
Nickel	Nick Emmanwori
FS	Julian Love	Ty Okada	Rodney Thomas II
SS	Ty Okada	Rodney Thomas II	Nick Emmanwori

Seattle Seahawks 2026 depth chart: special teams
Position	Starter	Second	Third
K	Jason Myers
P	Michael Dickson
LS	Chris Stoll
H	Michael Dickson
KR	Rashid Shaheed	George Holani	Emmanuel Henderson Jr.
PR	Rashid Shaheed	Tory Horton

Frequently asked questions

Who is the Seahawks' RB1?

Emanuel Wilson starts at RB for Seattle — 39% of snaps in 2026 so far. George Holani is second and Velus Jones Jr. third.

Who starts at QB for the Seahawks?

Sam Darnold (year 9) starts at QB for Seattle in 2026. Drew Lock is QB2.

Who are the Seahawks' starting WRs?

The Seahawks' starting wide receivers in 2026 are Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR1), Cooper Kupp (WR2) and Rashid Shaheed (WR3).

Who starts on the Seattle Seahawks offensive line?

The Seattle Seahawks starting offensive line: Charles Cross (LT), Grey Zabel (LG), Jalen Sundell (C), Christian Haynes (RG) and Abraham Lucas (RT).

Who are the Seattle Seahawks kicker, punter and long snapper?

Seattle Seahawks specialists: Jason Myers (kicker), Michael Dickson (punter) and Chris Stoll (long snapper).

Which Seattle Seahawks starters are injured or unavailable?

Injured or unavailable on the Seattle Seahawks depth chart: Drake Thomas (O), Robbie Ouzts (IR), Amari Kight (IR), Jalen Milroe (O), Zach Charbonnet (PUP), Anthony Bradford (IR), Mason Richman (IR), Jake Bobo (IR), Montorie Foster Jr. (O), Robert Henry Jr. (O), Chazz Surratt (O), Brandon Pili (O), Julian Neal (IR), Terrion Arnold (O), Bud Clark (IR), Avery Smith (O) and Jadarian Price (IR).