Projected Seahawks WR3 / depth behind Smith-Njigba.
TE snaps/targets should tick up.
- ADP
- 14.10 (166)
- Target
- 14.10
- Move
- 0
- As of
- 2026-08-25
What changed
3 real changes. The rest held.
Play caller
Was Klint Kubiak (now LV HC)
Now Brian Fleury calls (ex-49ers TE/run-game)
Shanahan-tree continuity without Kubiak. Run + TE wrinkles.
Tight end
Was 2025 TE room
Now Fleury is a former TE coach
TE snaps/targets should tick up.
Backfield
Was 2025 Seahawks backs
Now Lead-back picture is a camp question
Lead-back picture is a camp question.
Continuity
Quarterback
Was Sam Darnold
Now Sam Darnold
Projected starter.
Head coach
Was Mike Macdonald
Now Mike Macdonald
Same HC.
Scheme & pace
Was Kubiak 2025
Now Fleury similar, more TE involvement
Smith-Njigba's target share is the number to beat.
Pass blocking
Was Cross–Zabel–Sundell–Bradford–Lucas
Now LT Charles Cross, LG Grey Zabel, C Jalen Sundell, RG Anthony Bradford, RT Abraham Lucas
Named five is intact.
Run blocking
Was Same five
Now Same five
No new bodies. Run blocking is continuity.
Pass catchers
Was Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR1
Now Smith-Njigba remains WR1; Shaheed re-signed for short/intermediate
WR1 is unchanged. Complementary speed stays.
Team environment
Was Macdonald year two
Now NFC West slog
Competitive scripts.
Vacated volume
- Targets
- —
- Carries
- —
- Red zone
- —
- Air yards
- —
No high-confidence vacated-volume number published. Role change matters more than a target count.
Competition added
No meaningful new competition sourced.
This player
- Projected role
- Projected Seahawks WR3 / depth behind Smith-Njigba.
- Usage
- Complementary receiver behind Smith-Njigba.
- Injury
- No Week 1 absence reported as of August 20, 2026.
- Contract
- Not flagged as a 2026 hold-in.
- Camp
- Training camp underway as of August 2026. Week 1 is September.
Upside
TE snaps/targets should tick up.
Downside
Camp could still change the job before Week 1.
Risks
- Most of this looks like last year. Watch for a quiet camp role change.low
Sources
No source URLs were returned with this brief.
Notes come from the 2026 coaching and roster board (team sites, NFL.com, ESPN, The Athletic). Hold is the default when ADP already has the news.