One thing is certain: The Seattle Seahawks are going to the playoffs. Two things are less certain. Those include how the team is seeded (win out and Seattle is the top seed), and which players on this year's roster should return next season.
General manager John Schneider has a good amount of cap space to play with this coming offseason, but he has a lot of decisions of which of his players who have expiring rookie contracts should be re-signed. But not all the key decisions Schneider has are related to current rookies.
According to Spotrac (which is also the reference point for the market values that follow), Seattle is projected to have $83,427,767 available in cash in 2026, ninth-most in the NFL. If Schneider wants to re-sign someone, he should have the funds to do it. The question is whether the players below have done well enough to likely earn a significant raise.
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen
Woolen's market value is expected to be nearly $16 million a season over a new four-year deal. That seems like too much for the Seahawks. The problem is that while Woolen can be brilliant in coverage, he is inconsistent in his quality. This season, his quarterback rating allowed is a solid 82.5, but in five specific games, it has been higher than 100.
He also still doesn't tackle well, as he has missed a career-high 22.7 percent of his tackle attempts in 2025. Not that cornerbacks are expected to be elite in that aspect, but Woolen's number needs to be better. He risks giving up an explosive play at any point because of the issue.
The cornerback has given up just three touchdown passes this season, but all have come either against the Los Angeles Rams or San Francisco 49ers. Seattle's best NFC West opponents might have learned how to exploit Woolen.
Seahawks edge rusher Boye Mafe
Mafe is an interesting case. He has just one sack this season, but he has 36 total pressures. According to ESPN, he is tied with the fifth-best pass-rush win-rate in the league at 19 percent. He is helping his team without producing a lot of elite raw statistics.
Mafe's market value is tough to read because he appears to have a ceiling. For all his athleticism, he has never had double-digit sacks, though he gets good pressure. He's solid against the run, too, but is he transformative? Seemingly not.
Seahawks cornerback Josh Jobe
Jobe appears to be a product of being a great fit in head coach Mike Macdonald's scheme. He isn't quite a good as D.J. Reed was with Seattle several years ago, and that might mean a team doesn't offer him north of $10 million the way the New York Jets did Reed. Seattle won't want to get into a bidding war for Jobe.
Still, the coaching staff obviously believes in the cornerback and has given him reps over Woolen for much of the season. For good reason: He is solid in coverage (his Pro Football Focus - subscription required - grade is a lie as PFF has his coverage grade as 50.2, though his quarterback rating allowed is just 76.6), and he's good in run defense.
As long as some team doesn't want to overpay for his services, he should come back to the Seahawks and be a starter. He's proven worthy of doing so.
Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp
Kupp is a difficult one. He is a fantastic leader in the locker room, a good blocker, and does the little things that helps other players be successful. But Kupp's cap hit jumps to $17.5 million in 2026 from nearly $9.4 million this season, and he hasn't produced as a receiver enough to warrant that number.
He has stayed mostly healthy, though, missing just one game due to injury. While he is catching 72.1 percent of his targets, he only has 44 catches for 558 yards and two touchdowns. Those are more like WR3 numbers, which Kupp would become assuming the Seahawks re-sign Rashid Shaheed.
Plus, rookie Tory Horton will hopefully come back healthy in 2026 and build off his limited yet explosive production in 2025. If that happens, Kupp would be a very expensive WR4.
Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker
With two decent games, though not needing to be exceedingly great, Walker will eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the second time in his career. He currently has 879 yards, and he is averaging 4.6 yards per attempt. That is nearly a yard better than last season.
He is still a boom-or-bust running back, however. In three games this season, he has averaged at least 8.1 yards per rush, but in five games, he has averaged 3.4 yards or fewer. He is either elite or more like an RB2.
He is still only 25 years old, and trending toward not missing any games due to injury for the first time in his career. His market value is expected to be one where he signs a four-year deal at an average of $9.1 million a season. The length seems to be a little long for a back, but the amount of money should be something the Seattle Seahawks do.