The Seahawks have already decided to give up on some first-year Seattle players in 2024. Linebacker Jerome Baker was traded. Fellow linebacker Tyrel Dodson was released.
From 2010 through 2023, former head coach Pete Carroll had the final say over all roster moves. This year, general manager John Schneider has held that job. Many of his moves have not worked out and are making Schneider look bad.
There could be a number of players who are one-and-done with the Seahawks. Some of these are due to overall poor play. Part of the issue, however, is Seattle has little cap room next offseason, so a couple of the players below could not return to Seattle because they might simply cost too much.
Four 2024 Seattle Seahawks players who likely will be one-and-done with the team
Center Connor Williams
Williams might be viewed more poorly because of how the Seahawks' offensive line is seen overall. In other words, Williams must be terrible because the O-line is terrible. The truth is that the real problem with Seattle's line is the entire right side and not from center to left tackle. Even left guard Laken Tomlinson has not been atrocious.
Seattle's center, though, has not been everything the team hoped he would be. Williams' presence has not augmented the line so much to give the unit more quality than the individual pieces are worthy of. He has allowed two sacks and just 11 total pressures, but where he has struggled at times is with run blocking. That was an area he was exceedingly good at in previous seasons.
Williams might still be trying to get fully healthy after injuring his knee in 2023 with the Miami Dolphins, so maybe he has not been physically capable of playing his best yet. Still, because of past success, he might get a new deal in 2025 free agency worth closer to $8 million a year or more, and Seattle cannot afford that.
Left guard Laken Tomlinson
Speaking of Tomlinson, some 12s might be surprised to know that he is graded as the 32nd overall guard in 2024, according to Pro Football Focus (subscription required), which ranks well in the top half of the NFL. He has also played better as the season has grown older. In the first three weeks, for instance, he allowed nine total pressures but in the last five he has allowed a total of eight.
Tomlinson has played well enough to come back to Seattle in 2025, but he will also be 33 years old. The Seahawks need to start fresh and do a massive overhaul of many of the spots on the offensive line and try to get young enough to build cohesion for several years to come. There is a chance because of Tomlinson's age that he doesn't play anywhere next season.
Safety K'Von Wallace
Wallace's time with the team likely became shortened when, after starter Rayshawn Jenkins was injured, the team chose to start Coby Bryant over Wallace. That was probably a smart move because Wallace has been terrible in his limited snaps. He has whiffed on 23 percent of his tackle attempts and has allowed four passes out of the five times he has been targeted to be completed for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
Wallace then injured his ankle in Week 9 and has since been placed on injured reserve. He will miss at least four games, which would put him getting back in Week 15. That likely means he is done for the season and done with his Seattle career.
Wide receiver Laviska Shenault, Jr.
Shenault has been good as a kick returner, and he ranks second in the league in average yards per kickoff return. He hasn't done much as a receiver, but that was the expectation heading into the season. Any receiver getting many targets is going to be difficult when a team has other receivers such as DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
The reason Shenault might only stick around for one season with the Seahawks is that Seattle doesn't have much cap room and cannot afford to spend even $3 million on a player who is mostly a kick returner. Another team might take that chance, though. If that happens, Seattle should not match it.