Team news: Seattle Seahawks | Page 2

QB Jordan Love (left thumb), RB Josh Jacobs (ankle) and LG Aaron Banks (groin) are all off the injury report and good to go.

Related Players: Tucker Kraft, Chris Brooks, Emanuel Wilson

It's notable that Kraft was *not* cleared on Friday, and his gametime status is severely in question. Consider Jacobs an RB1 while Love is just on the QB1/2 cusp ahead of their trip to Cleveland.

Seahawks RB Zach Charbonnet is doubtful to play Sunday against the Saints.

It’s workhorse Ken Walker time

As Yates said, it is undoubtedly Kenneth Walker time. Consider him a top-15 play with top-5 upside after his fantastic 18.3-point performance in Week 2.

The Seahawks plan to release wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler on Tuesday.

Valdes-Scantling, 30, had been viewed as a candidate to be traded or released even though Seattle guaranteed him $3 million for 2025.

Related players: Tory Horton

MVS played the entire first half of the Seahawks final preseason game, the story pointed out, which wasn't a good sign. But, Valdes-Scantling was outperformed over the summer by rookie fifth-round pick Horton, among others, and his chances of making the 53-man roster as anything but the third receiver seemed slim considering he doesn't play special teams, the story added.

And another trade! The Denver Broncos are sending WR Devaughn Vele to the New Orleans Saints for a 2026 4th-round pick and a 2027 7th-round pick, per sources.

Related Players: Courtland Sutton, Marvin Mims, Troy Franklin, Pat Bryant, Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed, Mason Tipton, Brandin Cooks, Cedrick Wilson

That's a lot of related players, but the biggest impact is probably on rookie Pat Bryant, who has played well enough to make Vele expendable in Denver.

The Saints will presumably employ the 6'4" Vele as a rotational threat, which makes him a little more interesting in super deep leagues for a team that is projected to be playing from behind a ton.

Tory Horton, who had his final college season cut short due to multiple injuries in his leg, has played as well as any of the young guys through three weeks of camp. He’s earned many reps with the first-team offense beside Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cooper Kupp.

It's just another day of positive reports when it comes to Horton, who looks like he'll at least be the team's WR3 to start the season. As we talked about many times before, it's also easy to see Horton passing Kupp on the depth chart as well, should everything fall into place for the rookie. The story went on to say: because of Horton's shiftiness, soft hands, athleticism, catch radius and speed, Horton is in the mix to be the punt returner. He'll be a player to keep an eye on in the team's next preseason game against the Chiefs, and it looks like he should be someone to keep an eye on later in redraft leagues.

Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker missed practice for the second straight day on Monday, but head coach Mike Macdonald said it’s part of the team’s approach to making sure Walker is good to go for the start of the season.

“We have a plan for Ken, and we’re sticking to the plan,” Walker said, via Brady Henderson of ESPN.com.

Related players: Zach Charbonnet

Walker missed time with foot soreness earlier in camp and Macdonald said that the rest is part of the team’s desire to manage his workload heading into September, the story said. Anyone who owns Walker may want to make an effort to have Charbonnet on their roster as well. Walker's ADP is the early 4th round and Charbonnet's is the 10th. Charbonnet, as we talk about in his profile, has produced elite numbers when given extended work.

Tory Horton continues to make plays -- and get reps with the No. 1 offense.

Related players: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, Marquez Valdes-Scantling

The rookie WR caught a red zone TD pass from Sam Darnold in the team's first preseason game. Valdes-Scantling was again working a lot with the second team, the post went on to say. Horton has been a name to keep an eye dating back to right after the NFL Draft, thanks to our friend over at DLF. There is a path for Horton to climb up to the team's WR2 if Kupp's struggles and injury issues from last season creep into this season.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba plays everywhere. More importantly, he’s targeted from everywhere.

Related players: Cooper Kupp, Tory Horton, Marquez Valdes-Scantling

The author added that there is a notable distinction between lining up everywhere and getting targeted everywhere - "because sometimes you can line up guys everywhere for the sake of calling your players versatile, but they’re not really a threat to the defense," Dugar said. Smith-Njigba took a massive leap in his second season, finishing as the WR8 after a modest WR46 rookie campaign. JSN seized a featured role in the Seahawks’ passing attack, posting 100 catches for 1,130 yards and six touchdowns. He's 14th among WRs in our rankings.

“[Tory Horton is] making multiple plays every day,” coach Mike Macdonald said after Saturday’s practice.

Enough to make a climb on the team’s depth chart.

In Saturday’s open practice at Lumen Field, Horton typically worked as the starter in three-receiver sets along with veterans Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cooper Kupp and ahead of veteran free agent signee Marquez Valdes-Scantling.

Teammates of Horton have already been impressed and are calling him the "steal of the draft," which is the basis of the story. Our friends at Dynasty League Football have said to target Horton in dynasty league drafts, at least in the middle rounds. As for redraft leagues, he still has some climbing to do on the depth chart to have value in typical leagues, but it's not totally out of the question he could end up passing Kupp, who struggled last year and has been hit with injuries as well. Horton will be someone to keep and eye on in camp and preseason games.

Dontayvion Wicks is not practicing today. Neither, as expected, is MarShawn Lloyd.

Related Players: Josh Jacobs, Emanuel Wilson, Israel Abanikanda

Per Schneidman, HC Matt LaFleur said that it was a pre-contact injury that occurred before a jarring hit. Lloyd logged all of six rush attempts as a third-round rookie last year as he battled a litany of injuries. Things are starting off poorly for the potential RB2 option behind Jacobs, and he should be avoided in drafts until we get a clean bill of health.