The Seahawks enter 2026 having lost Kenneth Walker III, Boye Mafe, Riq Woolen, and Coby Bryant — four starters who combined for 2,976 snaps in 2025 — yet ESPN's Brady Henderson notes the 2025 champs return the second-highest snap percentage among Super Bowl winners since 2010. General manager John Schneider and coach Mike Macdonald also lost offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, replaced by Brian Fleury installing a similar system.

At running back, the verdict is worse: Walker departed for a three-year, $43.05 million deal with the Chiefs, forcing a first-round pick on Jadarian Price while Zach Charbonnet recovers from an ACL tear. Wide receiver stays the same after re-signing Rashid Shaheed to a three-year, $51 million contract, though Tory Horton's shin injury and Jaxon Smith-Njigba's 36% target share remain concerns. Tight end sees no changes, while the offensive line gets better through continuity — all 11 linemen return and fifth-rounder Beau Stephens pushes Anthony Bradford at right guard.

Defensive line stays same with Rylie Mills poised for a Year 2 leap behind Byron Murphy II and aging veterans Leonard Williams (32) and Jarran Reed (33). Outside linebacker grades worse: Mafe's three-year, $60 million Bengals deal leaves Dante Fowler Jr. on a one-year, $2.5 million prove-it deal. The Seahawks' championship window now hinges on whether their ascending young core can replicate the 2014 team's resilience after far heavier personnel losses.