![]() ![]() Why he’s ranked here: Diggs, whose $18.1 million cap hit is the second highest on the team, showed his worth last season by being named to the Pro Bowl for a third straight season. Potential role in 2023: Starting free safety. But Lockett has shown nothing to indicate a drop-off is near, topping the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth straight season in 2022 while becoming the only player in the NFL with at least eight touchdown catches in each of the past five seasons. Why he’s ranked here: Lockett, now 31, has no guaranteed money left on a contract that runs through 2025, and hugely escalating cap numbers the next two years – from $11.06 million in 2023 to $26.9 million in 20 – that in essence make this something of a prove-it year. Potential role in 2023: Starting receiver. Regardless, the Seahawks are banking heavily on his leadership and experience guiding the defense to smooth out some of the problems that arose a year ago. We’ll see if the inevitable march of time – Wagner is 33 – catches up to him in any way this season. Why he’s ranked here: Bobby’s back, if somehow you hadn’t heard, and expected to again man the middle of Seattle’s defense. Potential role in 2023: Starting middle linebacker. But that doesn’t mitigate that the Seahawks have paid handsomely in the short term in the hope that Jones will be the kind of dynamic playmaker up front Seattle has lacked most of the past five seasons. The contract is written in a way that Seattle could easily get out of it after the second season and $34 million. Why he’s ranked here: Seattle’s attempt to remake its defensive line for the better this season was highlighted by the signing of Jones to a three-year contract worth just over $51 million, the most the Seahawks have paid an external free agent. Potential role in 2023: Starting defensive end. But Woolen showed a little bit of rookie inconsistency, particularly in the playoff loss to the 49ers, meaning that for as good as he was a year ago, there’s still some room to grow, which can only excite the Seahawks that much more. ![]() Why he’s ranked here: Woolen, now officially known as Riq on the team’s roster, was one of the surprise players in the NFL last season, going from the 153rd overall pick to becoming the first Seahawk defensive rookie to make the Pro Bowl since Lofa Tatupu in 2005 and tying for the league lead in interceptions with six. Potential role in 2023: Starting right cornerback. Cross played all but two kneel-down snaps last year in also displaying the kind of durability the Seahawks have so desperately craved at left tackle. Why he’s ranked here: After being taken ninth overall in 2022 with a pick acquired in the Russell Wilson deal, Cross showed every sign of being the best left tackle the team has had since Russell Okung left after the 2015 season (for now, comparisons to Walter Jones are still a little unfair). Potential role in 2023: Starting left tackle. But expectations for what Nwosu can produce will be even higher after he signed a three-year contract extension on Monday, with the total deal said to be worth up to $52 million, with $32 million reported as guaranteed. Why he’s ranked here: Nwosu was everything the team hoped he’d be in the first season of his two-year deal worth up to $19.06 million he signed in 2022, tying for the team lead in sacks with 9.5 and leading the team with 26 quarterback hits, tied for ninth most in the NFL. Potential role in 2023: Starting edge/outside linebacker. He’ll be counted on to produce similarly in 2023, even though he now has the help of second-round pick Zach Charbonnet. ![]() Walker finished second in AP Offensive Rookie of the Year voting after rushing for 1,050 yards overall. And certainly, the Seahawks seemed like a better team last year when Walker was running well, going 5-1 in games in which he rushed for 97 yards or more. Why he’s ranked here: Do running backs really matter? While that debate has been raging throughout the NFL of late, head coach Pete Carroll has certainly given evidence to how much he thinks they matter with the investments the team has made in draft picks at the position through the years, including taking Walker in the second round in 2022. Potential role in 2023: Starting tailback. The Seahawks are set for their first on-field practice Wednesday afternoon. ![]() That means two things – we are about to present the top 10 players on the countdown, and that training camp is now at hand. SEATTLE – We’ve come to the end of our Seahawks roster countdown. ![]()
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