Seahawks pre-training camp 53-man roster predictions

Special teams and Practice Squad

The Seahawks are set at kicker and punter, though returning kicks is in question. And the NFL and NFLPA recently agreed to expand practice squads to 16 players from 10 in 2020. Who will Seattle keep on the squad?

Special teams

Kicker: Jason Myers

I know the Seahawks have a recent history of kickers not doing well and there is some PTSD that goes along with that. But Myers wasn’t bad last year; He just wasn’t as good as in 2018. Still, he didn’t miss inside 40 yards going 17 for 17. He also made 91 percent of his extra points which isn’t terrible in today’s NFL. The only real concern was that his length of kickoffs got worse. He needs to improve this in 2020.

Punter: Michael Dickson

To be fair, Dickson’s 2019 season was going to be a failure based on expectations and how good he was in his rookie season of 2018. He did shank some punts. But he is likely to be better in 2020 as he is committed to his craft and won’t be happy with his 2019 season compared to his 2018 campaign.

Long snapper: Tyler Ott

Ott is as much of a lock on this team as Russell Wilson is at quarterback.

Returner: Freddie Swain

This is just a total guess, of course, but one reason I think Swain makes the roster is that he can return kicks. He isn’t the quality of Tyler Lockett is, but Lockett is needed more as a receiver than a kick or punt returner at this point.

Practice squad

To be honest, the practice squad is a bit of a crapshoot as Seattle can pick up players let go by other teams. But among the practice squad players will be the following:

Quarterback Anthony Gordon

Linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven

Defensive tackle Demarcus Christmas

Receiver Stephen Sullivan

Offensive lineman Cedric Ogbuechi

Defensive tackle Josh Avery

Cornerback Gavin Heslop

Linebacker Eli Mencer

Receiver Seth Dawkins

Receiver Aaron Fuller

Offensive lineman Ethan Pocic

Offensive lineman Tommy Champion

Tight end Dominick Wood-Anderson