The Seattle Seahawks had such a straightforward free agency period coming out of their Super Bowl winning season. Every free agent was accounted for well before the NFL Draft, and while there were some notable departures like Kenneth Walker III, Coby Bryant, Riq Woolen, and Boye Mafe, Seattle re-signed the majority of its players.
We’re in the dregs of the offseason but there’s always time worth carving out to look ahead just a little bit. What does the 2027 Seahawks free agent class look like? I’ve
separated the notable free agents into three sections: veterans, 2023 draft picks, and undrafted players who’ve managed significant playing time. We’re not including cheap one-year contract signings on outside free agents like Emanuel Wilson, Dante Fowler Jr, Rodney Thomas II.
The Veterans
Leonard Williams
“Big Cat” has his coveted Super Bowl ring and he’s got a Lil’ Cat to add to the family. He has been an instrumental part of Seattle’s defense since his midseason acquisition in 2023, and at 31 years old he’s shown no signs of slowing down. Williams is in the final year of his three-year, $64.5 million contract, and he’s been worth every penny.
Uchenna Nwosu
As one of the building blocks of Seattle’s retooled defense, Nwosu turned his inexpensive two-year contract in 2022 into a three-year, $45 million extension in the 2023 offseason. Injuries robbed him of most of 2023 and 2024, but he played nearly every game in 2025 and sealed the Super Bowl with his pick-six. Nwosu is still only 29 years old until December.
Jason Myers
Myers has a chance to be the longest tenured kicker in Seahawks history. Norm Johnson holds the record with nine seasons from 1982-1990, and Myers is entering year eight with the ‘Hawks. He has the second-highest cap number of any kicker this year, but some recent extensions elsewhere have Myers outside the top five for most expensive kickers. The 35-year-old is Seattle’s all-time leading scorer and will distance himself further from Norm Johnson and everyone else, but for how much longer will he be a Seahawk?
Drew Lock
He signed a two-year contract to be a backup quarterback. In his return to Seattle, Lock has had the delight of almost exclusively handing the ball off in garbage time. With Jalen Milroe entering his second of four seasons, there’s some intrigue as far as the QB pecking order behind Sam Darnold for 2026 and beyond. Otherwise, he’s low on the priority list in terms of possible retention.
The 2023 rookie class
Derick Hall, EDGE
With Boye Mafe gone, attention turns to Derick Hall. He was a star in the Super Bowl and literally doubled his sack total for the season. After no sacks in 2023, he had eight in 2024, then just two last regular season. Advanced metrics indicate Hall was better than the lack of sacks indicated, but is Seattle willing to pay north of $20 million for a non-superstar pass rusher? If they aren’t, then Seattle is effectively looking at a wholesale rebuild of the core of their edge rushing group in 2027.
Anthony Bradford, G
Well, I probably shouldn’t even bother writing anything here. He’s been a lightning rod for criticism even when he has his bright spots, but the next person to unseat him as starting right guard will be the first. It’s not highly likely that he’s re-signed unless he has the season of a lifetime, but I’d think we’d be delighted if his contract year coincided with a big leap in performance.
Zach Charbonnet, RB
Charbonnet has been anywhere from an RB2 to a sort of split-time RB1 with Kenneth Walker during his Seahawks career. Just as he was hitting his stride with a career-best season in 2025, he tore his ACL against the San Francisco 49ers. While Charbonnet is likely to be available later this season, it’s a brutal way to enter a contract year.
Olu Oluwatimi, C
ESPN’s Brady Henderson has speculated Oluwatimi as a possible trade candidate, which could make sense for any team in need of a starting center. Oluwatimi has starting experience but simultaneously has never grabbed the Week 1 job. It doesn’t seem likely that Jalen Sundell will cede
Kenny McIntosh, RB
Unfortunately, McIntosh has had two of his three seasons heavily hampered by knee injuries. He barely played as a rookie due to a knee injury at the Lumen Field scrimmage, and tore his ACL during last season’s training camp. There’s as much a chance he’s not on the roster come September as he is staying with the team until free agency starts next March.
Mike Morris, DL
While Morris has never grabbed a foothold in the defensive rotation, he’s a regular on special teams. He might be a roster bubble candidate entering a contract year, or he’ll just see it out in generally the same role he’s played in previous Seahawks seasons.
The undrafted gems
Jalen Sundell, C
As a UDFA, Sundell has just a three-year contract as opposed to the standard four for drafted players. From virtually third on the depth chart in 2024, Sundell has risen to starter level. Here’s the catch with Sundell: he’s a restricted free agent. Seattle can tender him for another one-year contract or just extend him to avoid any situation where an outside team signs him to an offer sheet.
Ty Okada, S
Okada has only one accrued season under his belt, which means he’s eligible to be tendered as an Exclusive Rights Free Agent again at the end of this season. The reserve safety has found his footing under Mike Macdonald and has a real shot to replace Coby Bryant in the starting lineup.
George Holani, RB
Much like Okada, Holani is another UDFA who’s accrued just one season and will be an ERFA again at the end of this year. Holani could be in for a bigger role in the offense this year, whether as a third-down back or something more.
The full list of free agents can be found here. I think you’ll find that the Seahawks do not have a particularly extensive list of high profile FAs this season, and that number could dwindle in the event Seattle opts to extend the likes of Williams or Hall early.
