The Seattle Seahawks are on the cusp of their preseason finale against the Kansas City Chiefs at Lumen Field. After Friday night’s game, the real work begins: cutting the massive 90-man roster down to the initial 53 players for the regular season by Sunday afternoon. This unofficial depth chart, hot off the presses for August, gives us a sneak peek at who’s looking up and who might be on the bubble, even if it’s already a little bit obsolete with linebacker Chris Paul Jr. waived and offensive tackle Kellen Diesch joining from the waiver wire.
Offensive Line Shake-Ups and Receiver Surprises
Okay, let’s talk offense because there are some head-scratchers here. Irv Charles, a guy who’s never seen an NFL target in four seasons and was supposedly a special teams pickup, is shockingly high on this unofficial depth chart. And get this: he’s put up exactly zero preseason snaps! That just feels *wrong* when you consider Montorie Foster Jr. I’m telling you, Foster should be way higher up the ladder, no matter what this paper says. The offensive line also has some drama, especially with Mason Richman on IR. Will Bryce Cabeldue truly be the go-to at left guard for the Chiefs game over Beau Stephens? Stephens was with the third-team alongside Cabeldue in preseason, but when Richman went down, Cabeldue snagged those left guard snaps. At the back of the line, Zach Charbonnet is obviously sidelined for injury reasons and is set to go on regular season PUP by the end of this weekend. New guys Kellen Diesch and Derrick Graham are also listed at tackle, holding down the back end of the depth chart.
Defensive Outlook and Returner Battles
Over on defense, we can already cross out Chris Paul Jr. who was waived, but honestly, that doesn’t really shift anything for Smith or Echols. For the most part, excluding Julian Neal, this defensive depth chart pretty much mirrors what we’ve actually seen play out in preseason games. Here’s a head-scratcher: Emmanwori’s injury has him looking deceptively low on the chart. He’s not even on PUP anymore and can’t go back on it, so unless his ankle surgery recovery hit a snag, I can’t imagine him starting the regular season on IR. That’s a huge relief! Shifting to special teams, Cody White has been our main kick returner in preseason, sharing duties with Emmanuel Henderson. White also took punt returns, but my gut tells me once Tory Horton is back from his mysterious injury, it’ll be Shaheed and Horton handling those duties in the regular season.
So there you have it, 12s. This unofficial look gives us plenty to chew on as the Seahawks wrap up their preseason against the Chiefs. The biggest question mark now is who makes that final 53-man roster and what impact these injury situations, especially with Charbonnet and Emmanwori, will have as we officially kick off the regular season. We’re on the edge of our seats waiting to see the final roster decisions this weekend!
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Originally reported by Field Gulls.
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