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Why the Seahawks receivers will excel in 2021

By Andy Excell

Nov 1, 2020; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett (16) and wide receiver DK Metcalf (14) return to the locker room following a 37-27 victory against the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 1, 2020; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett (16) and wide receiver DK Metcalf (14) return to the locker room following a 37-27 victory against the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /
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FAYETTEVILLE, AR – SEPTEMBER 14: Warren Jackson #9 of the Colorado State Rams has a pass knocked away by Montaric Brown #21 of the Arkansas Razorbacks at Razorback Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
FAYETTEVILLE, AR – SEPTEMBER 14: Warren Jackson #9 of the Colorado State Rams has a pass knocked away by Montaric Brown #21 of the Arkansas Razorbacks at Razorback Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Receiving depth is the key to success

The other receiver I would add is Warren Jackson from Colorado State. Jackson is not going to feature apart from on obvious passing downs and in the red zone. It is in the red zone, where he could be a really useful attribute for the Seahawks and offer another possible solution for the lack of a red zone threat on the ground.

Anyway, back to the main focus of this piece.

Of the final top seven, five were playoff teams last season and three of the final four are in the top six of this list. So to me, it appears really important that you have plenty of receiving options to be successful in the playoffs. Hence why I am so keen for the Seahawks to add greater depth to their receiving corps via the draft.

If they can do so, then they will take a big step forward from last season and make life much more difficult for the better defenses they come across in the playoffs, dare I say like the Rams in last season’s playoff defeat.

Boogie Basham needs to be a Seahawk. dark. Next

My next and final two pieces reviewing the current Seahawks roster will look at the defense, starting with the front seven in my next piece and the secondary in the final section of roster analysis.

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