What would the Seattle Seahawks look like without DK Metcalf? Sure, he is not the best route runner and caused some of quarterback Geno Smith’s interceptions because of that lack of effectiveness, but the wide receiver still offers Seattle something other receivers mostly do not. He can take the top off a defense and that means teams have to scheme for him.
Part of Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s success this season was due to Metcalf’s scary potential. JSN does not really offer much more than Tyler Lockett does. Both Smith-Njigba and Lockett are extremely solid receivers who catch most things thrown their way and can be productive, but they also are not consistent deep threats that teams account for. Metcalf makes their jobs easier.
According to ESPN’s offseason predictions, though, the Seahawks will no longer have Metcalf’s services beyond this season. JSN and, maybe, Lockett will have to find their own way. Instead, Metcalf will be dressed in a Los Angeles Chargers uniform next season and help head coach Jim Harbaugh win a lot of games.
ESPN suggests that the Seattle Seahawks will trade wide receiver DK Metcalf this offseason
Jeremy Fowler of the four-letter network suggested the trade and offers nothing about what the Seahawks might get in return but says it could be “good value.” Does that mean a first-round 2025 draft pick? It needs to. If Seattle is going to give up Metcalf, then they need to do a bit of a rebuild, and trading Metcalf for something like a third-round choice does little good.
At least, Metcalf would be out of the NFC and not haunt the Seahawks very much. The issue is that there is a good chance that veteran Tyler Lockett will not be with the team in 2025. His cap hit is huge, and his production has diminished. That would leave only Smith-Njigba and Seattle needing to find a potential WR2 and WR3.
Jake Bobo is good, to a degree, but certainly not ready to be a WR2. Seattle would need to draft a quality wide receiver high in 2025, and the team has other needs currently. This is especially true along the interior of the offensive line. The wide receiver position is pretty far down on the list of priorities ahead of free agency and the draft.
Unless, as ESPN suggests, Metcalf is traded. If that happens, Seattle’s 2025 draft changes. General manager John Schneider probably chooses a receiver in the first round or second round and an offensive lineman, not until the middle rounds. That probably means the Seahawks have the same limitations next year and beyond as they had this season. In other words, it’s good, but there’s no playoff spot.
