2026 Team Outlook: Seattle Seahawks
TE Elijah Arroyo, SEA - Not Draft Worthy
Injuries limited Arroyo to a minimal role during his first three seasons at Miami (11/163/1), with a torn right ACL in 2022 and a lingering knee issue the following year keeping him off the field for extended stretches. He finally got a chance to show what he could do in his final season in college (35 catches for 590 yards and seven touchdowns at 16.9 yards per reception). Consistent volume was hard to come by even then, with only four games producing more than three catches (4/89, 6/79, 5/44/1, and 4/64/1). His knee history was the first thing any NFL team needed to weigh on draft day. Beyond that, his release off the line and the overall foundation of his route running are legitimate concerns heading into the NFL. One thing that does show up on tape is his awareness as a receiver. Arroyo keeps his eyes downfield and locates throwing windows naturally. He'll need to develop as a blocker to carve out consistent playing time at the next level, and his build (6'4" and 235 lbs.) sits closer to a big slot receiver than a traditional in-line tight end. What the highlights do show is a player who can be dangerous in space. Arroyo’s elusive after the catch when targeted near the line of scrimmage, and when defenses give him room past the second level, he has the speed to turn those opportunities into big plays. Under different circumstances (without the knee concerns), Arroyo would be a more exciting tight end prospect for a team already stocked at quarterback and receiver. Seattle respected his game enough to draft him in the second round last year.
In his rookie season, Arroyo caught 15 of his 26 targets for 179 yards and one score. His only playable game (2/29/1) came in Week 9. As painted in his college resume, a knee issue cost him the final four games of the regular season, along with two contests in the playoffs. Fantasy Outlook: Arroyo will go undrafted this fantasy season while needing to prove his worth on the field before becoming a fantasy option.
QB Jalen Milroe, SEA - Deep-league Only
Milroe went 20-6 across 26 starts over his final two seasons at Alabama, giving Seattle a run-pass threat to get excited about. His rushing production alone stands out (375 carries for 1,577 yards and 33 touchdowns at 4.2 per carry). Through the air, he completed 65.3% of his passes (392 of 603) for 5,678 yards, averaging 9.4 yards per attempt with 39 touchdowns and 17 interceptions over that span. His signature moments as a passer came in three 300-yard outings (321/1, 374/2, and 310/1), while his legs produced five dominant rushing performances (20/155/4, 18/107, 16/117/2, 12/185/4, and 17/104/3) — the last three arriving in 2024. That said, his 2024 passing numbers in the SEC (five touchdowns and 10 interceptions) raised legitimate concerns about his readiness, suggesting Milroe needs more seasoning before he's trusted to carry an offense. The path to NFL success for Milroe runs through his mental processing. The game needs to slow down for him — he must develop sharper vision, better poise under pressure, and cleaner decision-making before Milroe can be relied upon as a starter. His mechanics also need refinement, particularly when throwing to his left. He won't thrive in situations that demand a quick release or force him into a pure passing role. Where he excels on the ground, Milroe has clocked a sub-4.5 — with some reports touching 4.40 — and he runs with patience, vision, and
elusiveness that allow him to generate big plays even when defenses know he's a threat to take off. His skill set as a runner is legitimately translatable to the NFL level. Milroe’s deep ball showed promise in college, but extended windows and talented pass catchers around him aided that success. At the next level, he'll need to learn to work through progressions, take checkdowns, and move the chains on methodical drives. Red zone passing in particular (an area that demands precision, timing, and quick reads) is where his limitations are most exposed, and it's arguably the hardest thing to develop at the NFL level. Fantasy Outlook: In his rookie season, Milroe only touches the ball three times (four rushing yards). In 2026, his next progression will be passing Drew Lock on the quarterback depth chart.
WR Rashid Shaheed, SEA - Sleeper (undervalued)
Shaheed's college career at Weber State was brief but productive (146 catches for 2,164 yards and 18 touchdowns over five seasons), with 30 carries adding another 179 yards and two scores. His best individual season came in 2018 (41/442/5). New Orleans signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2022. He made an immediate impression as a rookie, turning just 34 targets into 28 catches for 545 yards and three touchdowns, an 82.4% catch rate that told you everything about his potential and explosiveness. Shaheed made noise early with two first-touch scores (1/44/1 rushing and 1/53/1 receiving) and finished strong over the final five weeks (4/75, 3/95/1, 4/41, 6/79, and 3/34). He also contributed on special teams, returning 20 punts for 193 yards and 14 kickoffs for 320 yards. Shaheed took a clear step forward in 2023, setting new career bests in every major receiving category (46 catches, 719 yards, five touchdowns, and 75 targets). His four best games were explosive (5/100/1 in Week 1, 2/103/1 in Week 6, 3/153/1 in Week 8, and 5/74/1 in Week 16), and he added 723 combined return yards and a score on special teams. Shaheed was on the field for 57.3% of New Orleans' offensive snaps and generated chunk plays consistently — 12 receptions of at least 20 yards, seven of which reached the 40-yard mark. A thigh injury cost him two games.
His 2024 season showed more of the same upside before it was cut short. Shaheed played well in four of his first six outings (3/73/1, 4/109/1, 8/97, and 4/86/1), sandwiched around a zero-catch game in Week 3 and a wasted opportunity in Week 6 (1/13 on seven targets). A torn meniscus in mid-October ended his season prematurely. In a split year between New Orleans and Seattle, Shaheed set a career high in catches (59) and targets (92), leading to 756 combined yards but only two scores. He returned 23 punts for 339 yards and one score, with more chances in kickoffs with Seattle (14/418/1). Shaheed offered four playable games (4/52/1, 4/114/1, 9/75, and 5/68) with Seattle, but only two with the Seahawks (4/67 and 5/74). Fantasy Outlook: The Seahawks had Shaheed on the field for just over 50% of their snaps last year, resulting in a low catch rate (50%) and only three targets per game (18/352/0). This draft season in the National Fantasy Football Championship, he ranks 58th at wide receiver with a 12th-round ADP (134). With a full offseason with Seattle, Shaheed should have better chemistry with Sam Darnold. Even so, I only view him as a 50-catch wideout who will be challenging to trust from week to week.
RB Emanuel Wilson, SEA - Fantasy Handcuff
After barely factoring into the Packers’ offense as a rookie (14/85 rushing with four catches for 23 yards), Wilson stepped up as Green Bay's RB2 in 2024. He was productive with the ball in his hands (103 carries for 502 yards and four touchdowns at 4.9 per carry, but he rarely broke anything explosive, with just one rush exceeding 20 yards. The Packers targeted him 14 times through the air, resulting in 11 catches for 48 yards and a score. He saved his best work for the end of the season, scoring three of his four touchdowns over the final three games (11/52/1, 6/29/1, and 14/73/1).
Wilson's road to the NFL ran through two HBCU programs. At Johnson C. Smith University, he carried the ball 159 times for 1,040 yards and 13 touchdowns, adding 13 catches for 86 yards, before transferring to Fort Valley State, where Wilson posted more impressive stats in 2022 (209 carries for 1,371 yards and 17 touchdowns, with 24 catches for 239 yards and two more scores). He's a thick, physical back at 5'11" and 225 pounds, but his straight-line speed (around 4.60) came in below the NFL average for the position. Green Bay gave Wilson a career-high 140 touches last season, leading to 595 combined yards with three touchdowns and 15 catches. He failed to gain over 20 yards on any of his 125 carries, leading to a sharp step back in his yards per rush (4.0 – 4.9 in 2024). Wilson was a beast in one game (28/107/2 with two catches for 18 yards) when he drew a start with Josh Jacobs' injured. Fantasy Outlook: The RB2 opportunity for the Packers is up for grabs over the first two months in 2026, giving Wilson a chance to be a thorn in Jadarian Price’s ceiling. His ADP (176) in the NFFC seems fair, but he is far from a lock offering starting fantasy value.
WR Cooper Kupp, SEA - Over the Hill (decreased production)
Kupp's 2021 season stands alone in NFL history. His final line — 145 catches (second all-time behind Michael Thomas's 149 in 2019), 1,947 yards (second all-time behind Calvin Johnson's 1,964 in 2012), and 16 touchdowns — produced 440.0 fantasy points. He averaged 11.2 targets per game, hauled in 30 receptions of at least 20 yards, and nine more that went for 40-plus. Los Angeles gave him double-digit targets in 16 of 20 games, including the playoffs, and Kupp scored at least two touchdowns in six matchups. Eight outings crossed the 30-point threshold in PPR formats (37.30, 30.60, 34.00, 37.60, 31.30, 34.70, 32.30, and 37.20), and he dipped below 17.00 fantasy points just once. Kupp topped 100 receiving yards 12 times and held a floor of seven catches in 17 games.
He picked up right where he left off in 2022, going nuclear over the first eight weeks (72/813/6 — 25.06 FPPG) and pacing toward 153 catches, 1,728 yards, and 13 touchdowns before a right high-ankle sprain ended his season in Week 9. Even with a partial season, Kupp ranked 23rd in wide receiver PPR scoring (200.50) and delivered five standout performances (13/128/1, 11/108/2, 14/122, 7/125/1, and 8/127/1). His one blemish was a meaningful drop in yards per catch — from 13.4 in 2021 down to 10.8. A hamstring injury suffered in early August 2023 cost him the first four games of the regular season. He looked like himself in Weeks 5 and 6 (8/118 and 7/148/1) before going cold for five straight games (2/29, 4/21, 2/48, 1/11, and 3/18), doing real damage to fantasy rosters. The Rams brought him back into their receiving fold from Week 13 through Week 17 (28/314/3), capped by back-to-back strong outings (8/115/1 and 8/111/1). His 2024 season was hard to make sense of. Kupp exploded out of the gate in Week 1 (14/120/1 on 21 targets) with Nacua sidelined, then suffered another ankle injury in Week 2 (4/37, 52% of snaps) that kept him out of the starting lineup until Week 8 — right as Nacua came back. Over the six games that followed, he was productive in five of them (11/104, 7/80, 6/106/2, 8/60/1, and 5/92/1), only to get phased out over the next four weeks (0/0, 3/24, 1/29, and 1/29 on just 10 combined targets) before sitting out Week 18. Despite the inconsistency, the Rams gave him WR1 snap counts in seven of his final eight appearances. The hope of Kupp regaining his previous form with Seattle never materialized. Across his 19 games (including the postseason), he caught only 62 passes for 750 yards and three touchdowns on 93 targets. His catch rate (66.7%) held form, but 4.9 targets per game didn't pay the fantasy bills. Kupp gained 20 yards or more on eight catches. He scored double-digit fantasy points in only seven matchups
(7/90, 6/59, 2/40/1, 2/35/1, 5/60, 4/36/1, and 6/12), with the last three coming in the postseason. He finished 53rd in PPR scoring (118.30). Fantasy Outlook: The Seahawks had Kupp on the field for 72.7% of their plays, with one missed game (hamstring). His lack of success led to him falling into deep sleeper mode (ADP – 230) this draft season. At age 33, his best days are well behind him, and Seattle has two younger wideouts ready to steal more of his snaps and targets.
WR Tory Horton, SEA - Deep-league Only
Horton spent his first two college seasons at Nevada before transferring to Colorado State, where he blossomed into one of the more prolific receivers in the Mountain West. He posted back-to-back high-volume campaigns in 2022 and 2023 (71/1,131/8 and 96/1,136/8 across 24 games), building on a solid foundation laid at Nevada (20/336/5 and 52/659/5). A knee injury derailed what could have been an even stronger draft profile, cutting his 2024 season short after just six games (26/353/1). Seattle selected him in the fifth round of the 2025 draft after Horton ran a 4.41 at the combine. His biggest obstacle at the next level will be
holding up against physical coverage. Defenders who can get their hands on him at the line of scrimmage give him trouble. When given a clean release, though, he gets into his routes quickly and has the tools to threaten defenses at multiple levels. Horton brings reliable hands, natural vision in the open field, and the route-running polish to create separation against varied coverage looks. In his rookie season with Seattle, Horton scored on 38.4% of his 13 catches, leading to 161 yards and five scores on 23 targets over eight games. He also added a punt return for a touchdown (16/238/1) in Week 3. Unfortunately, his season ended in Week 9 due to groin and shin injuries, which required surgery after the regular season. Fantasy Outlook: Based on his limited resume last season, Horton could jump to WR2 in the Seahawks’ offense this year. His late June ADP (239) should rise as the summer moves on. I expect him to be an excellent backend flier in BestBall formats.
