Seattle Seahawks: Predicting wide receiver depth chart for 2020
By Lee Vowell
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Since we know Metcalf and Lockett form one of the best duos in the NFL and will make the team that doesn’t mean Metcalf and Lockett can just show up and be great.
The top two need to get better and more consistent
Metcalf needs to be more consistent. He ended his rookie year of 2019 with 900 yards receiving on 58 catches. But he had 100 targets with 82 of those targets being “catchable” passes. This makes his catch rate at 58 percent. That needs to get better. It will be fun to watch how hard Metcalf works out this offseason in a quest to be a better player in 2020.
Lockett had 10 more targets than Metcalf but 24 more receptions. But in weeks 10 through 13 last year, Lockett caught just 8 passes combined for 107 yards. Lockett is Seattle’s number one receiver, and he was dealing with a bit of an injury, but great receivers in the NFL don’t take whole quarters of a season and not play well.
Battle for slot receiver
Lockett is going to be involved some in the slot, but he and Metcalf will mostly play out wide. This leaves slot receiver as an open competition. Dorsett has the most NFL experience of any of the potential starters at slot, but he also hasn’t consistently produced good numbers even though he has played with Tom Brady, for instance.
John Ursua, Freddie Swain and Aaron Fuller might take this spot and leave Dorsett out of a job.
Late additions to the Seahawks roster
According to 710 ESPN Seattle’s John Clayton, Russell Wilson would love for Antonio Brown to play for the Seahawks. Brown will likely have to beg for forgiveness from the NFL to be able to play in 2020 but if allowed he is a good player, though maybe not a great person.
Josh Gordon will also ask for reinstatement. He was underused a but when he played for Seattle in 2019 but showed flashes of brilliance as he is an incredibly skilled receiver.
Both Gordon and Brown might end up being Seattle players in 2020 making nearly any other player except for Metcalf and Lockett expendable.