6 quarterbacks who could be the Seahawks starting quarterback in 2025
By Lee Vowell
Donovan Smith (Houston)
Smith, like the other college quarterbacks here, could rise in the 2025 draft so much that the Seahawks have no chance to choose them (assuming Seattle is not terrible this year). Also, like the other college QBs, Smith could slip well into the later rounds and not be a first-round choice. The Houston product fits in between Drew Allar and Shedeur Sanders in that he is more athletic than Allar but might not have the accuracy of Sanders.
The 6'5" Smith has great size for an NFL quarterback, though, and his arm strength should certainly be enough to beat defenders at the next level. The biggest question about him is how much he grows from being a first-time full-time starter in college last year to this season. He has the potential to be a top-10 choice.
If something bad happens this year for Seattle and Sam Howell takes over at QB1, he might stick that way while the Seahawks choose Smith in the draft. That said, if Smith is a high enough draft pick, he isn't going to sit for long and might end up earning the majority of the snaps in 2025.
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Geno Smith
Why not Smith as QB1 in 2025? This makes the most logical sense, right? As much as many fans like to say that Smith is not a Super Bowl-worthy quarterback the same concern could be said about almost any quarterback in the league not named Patrick Mahomes at this point. Smith has been a good quarterback and the statistics back that up.
In 2022, he led the league in completion percentage and the NFC in touchdown passes. Last year, he led the NFL in fourth quarter comebacks and game-winning drives. If Smith had not been the Seahawks quarterback in the last two seasons, the team would not have been as good offensively.
He is signed through 2025. His cap hit goes up quite a bit next year. In 2024, his cap number is $26,400,000 - 11th in the league. Next year, he will have the 12th-highest cap hit as a quarterback, but his value increases by $12 million to $38,500,000. Seattle could save $25 million by releasing him. If he is good this year, though, that won't happen.
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