The Seahawks have released an unofficial depth chart ahead of their season-opening game next Monday night against the Broncos. While these things are labeled unofficial for a reason, there are still some interesting developments, including three rookies being listed as starters.
Here is a look at the team’s Week 1 depth chart for all three phases.
Offense
| WR | DK Metcalf | Marquise Goodwin | Dareke Young | |
| LT | Charles Cross | Stone Forsythe | ||
| LG | Damien Lewis | Phil Haynes | ||
| C | Austin Blythe | Kyle Fuller | ||
| RG | Gabe Jackson | Phil Haynes | ||
| RT | Abe Lucas | Jake Curhan | ||
| TE | Will Dissly | Noah Fant | Colby Parkinson | |
| WR | Tyler Lockett | Dee Eskridge | Penny Hart | |
| QB | Geno Smith | Drew Lock | ||
| FB | Nick Bellore | |||
| RB | Rashaad Penny | Ken Walker | Travis Homer | DeeJay Dallas |
There are no real surprises on this side of the ball.
The coolest thing you’ll see is first-round pick Charles Cross starting at left tackle and third-round pick Abe Lucas on top at right tackle. If the Seahawks really have found two long-term starters at these spots then their 2022 draft class should be a smashing success no matter what happens with the other seven picks. So far, it looks like they will be…
Defense
| OLB | Uchenna Nwosu | Boye Mafe | ||
| DE | Shelby Harris | Quinton Jefferson | ||
| NT | Al Woods | Bryan Mone | ||
| DE | Poona Ford | Myles Adams | ||
| OLB | Darrell Taylor | Alton Robinson | Darryl Johnson | |
| ILB | Jordyn Brooks | Nick Bellore | ||
| ILB | Cody Barton | |||
| RCB | Tariq Woolen | Artie Burns | Isaiah Dunn | |
| SS | Jamal Adams | Ryan Neal | ||
| FS | Quandre Diggs | Josh Jones | Joey Blount | |
| LCB | Mike Jackson | Coby Bryant | Sidney Jones | Justin Coleman |
On defense Mike Jackson being named LCB1 is something of a surprise even though he did perform very well during the preseason. The sweet spot here is on the other side, where Tariq Woolen appears to have worked his way into the starting lineup despite having a raw game and a rough preseason debut. That speaks both to his improvement and absolutely ridiculous athleticism. Woolen may have the highest ceiling in his class.
While there’s no slot position listed, it’ll be Justin Coleman starting there with Coby Bryant backing him up.
Special teams
| K | Jason Myers | |
| P | Michael Dickson | |
| H | Michael Dickson | |
| PR | Dee Eskridge | Tyler Lockett |
| KR | DeeJay Dallas | Ken Walker |
| LS | Tyler Ott |
Here the picture looks the same as last year except having Eskridge replace veteran wide receiver Freddie Swain (who was waived) as punt returner. Eskridge hasn’t been able to play much since he was drafted but while at Western Michigan he posted 467 yards and a touchdown on 17 kick return attempts as a senior.
