2020 Seattle Seahawks season

2020 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	Estate of Paul Allen
General manager	John Schneider
Head coach	Pete Carroll
Home field	CenturyLink Field
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The 2020 season is the Seattle Seahawks' 45th in the National Football League and their 11th under head coach Pete Carroll. They will attempt to improve upon their 11–5 season and make the playoffs for the third consecutive year.

Prior to the start of the season the Seahawks made a blockbuster trade with the New York Jets acquiring All-Pro safety Jamal Adams and a 2022 fourth-round pick in exchange for two first-round picks in 2021 and 2022, as well as safety Bradley McDougald and a 2021 third-round pick.

Draft

Main article: 2020 NFL Draft

2020 Seattle Seahawks Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	27	Jordyn Brooks	LB	Texas Tech
2	48	Darrell Taylor	DE	Tennessee	from New York Jets
3	69	Damien Lewis	OG	LSU	from Carolina Panthers
4	133	Colby Parkinson	TE	Stanford
	144 *	DeeJay Dallas	RB	Miami
5	148	Alton Robinson	DE	Syracuse	from Carolina Panthers
6	214 *	Freddie Swain	WR	Florida
7	251 *	Stephen Sullivan	TE/WR	LSU	from Miami Dolphins

*	Compensatory selection

Notes

• The Seahawks traded their original second-round selection (No. 59) and a compensatory third-round selection (No. 101) to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets' second-round selection (No. 48).
• The Seahawks acquired an additional second-round selection (No. 64) as part of a trade that sent defensive end Frank Clark to the Kansas City Chiefs. This selection was traded to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for the Panthers' third-round selection (No. 69) and a fifth-round selection (No. 148).
• The Seahawks traded their original third-round selection (No. 91), along with linebackers Jacob Martin and Barkevious Mingo to the Houston Texans in exchange for defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.
• The Seahawks traded their original fifth-round selection (No. 172) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for safety Quandre Diggs and the Lions' 2021 seventh-round selection.
• The Seahawks acquired a new fifth-round selection (No. 162) in a trade that sent tight end Nick Vannett to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• The Seahawks traded their original sixth-round selection (No. 206) to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a 2019 seventh-round selection.
• The Seahawks traded their seventh-round selection (No. 241) to the New England Patriots in exchange for tight end Jacob Hollister.

Staff

Seattle Seahawks staff

	Front office Owning entity – Paul Allen estate Chairwoman/trustee – Jody Allen Vice chairman – Bert Kolde President – Chuck Arnold President of football operations/general manager – John Schneider Assistant general manager – Nolan Teasley Vice president of football administration – Joey Laine Vice president of player personnel – Trent Kirchner Senior Director of player personnel – Matt Berry Director of college scouting – Aaron Hineline Director of pro personnel – Willie Schneider Assistant director of college scouting – Jason Barnes Head coaches Head coach – Mike Macdonald Assistant head coach – Leslie Frazier Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Ryan Grubb Passing game coordinator – Jake Peetz Quarterbacks – Charles London Running backs – Kennedy Polamalu Wide receivers – Frisman Jackson Assistant wide receivers – Tyson Prince Tight ends – Mack Brown Offensive line – Scott Huff Assistant offensive line – Brendan Nugent Offensive assistant/quality control-offensive line – Quinshon Odom Offensive assistant/quality control – Zak Hill			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Aden Durde Defensive line – Justin Hinds Outside linebackers – Chris Partridge Inside linebackers – Kirk Olivadotti Passing game coordinator/defensive backs – Karl Scott Safeties – Jeff Howard Defensive assistant/linebackers – Josh Bynes Defensive quality control – Nick Perry Defensive intern – Rob Caprice Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Jay Harbaugh Assistant special teams – Devin Fitzsimmons Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Ivan Lewis Assistant strength and conditioning – Thomas Garcia Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Philipp Assistant strength and conditioning – Grant Steen Assistant strength and conditioning – Danny Van Dijk Assistant strength and conditioning – Jamie Yanchar → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Seattle Seahawks roster

Quarterbacks  6 Sam Howell  7 Geno Smith 15 P. J. Walker Running backs 26 Zach Charbonnet 36 George Holani 44 Kobe Lewis 25 Kenny McIntosh 35 Kairee Robinson  9 Kenneth Walker III Wide receivers 19 Jake Bobo  1 D'Wayne Eskridge 84 Hayden Hatten 16 Tyler Lockett 14 DK Metcalf 0 Ty Scott 81 Laviska Shenault 11 Jaxon Smith-Njigba 82 Cody White 33 Dee Williams 13 Easop Winston 83 Dareke Young Tight ends 88 A. J. Barner 86 Pharaoh Brown 87 Noah Fant 85 Tyler Mabry 38 Brady Russell 89 Jack Westover

Offensive linemen 75 Anthony Bradford G 67 Charles Cross T 66 McClendon Curtis G 74 George Fant T 78 Stone Forsythe T 76 Garret Greenfield T 56 Nick Harris C 64 Christian Haynes G 65 Michael Jerrell T 63 Sataoa Laumea T 72 Abraham Lucas T 68 Ilm Manning G 79 Raiqwon O'Neal T 51 Olusegun Oluwatimi C 69 Max Pircher T (Int.) 61 Jalen Sundell T 70 Laken Tomlinson G Defensive linemen 95 Myles Adams DE 73 Kyon Barrs DE 77 Matthew Gotel NT 97 Johnathan Hankins DT 55 Dre'Mont Jones DE 98 DeVere Levelston DE 92 Rodney Mathews DT 94 Mike Morris DE 91 Byron Murphy II DT 57 Nathan Pickering DE 90 Jarran Reed NT 99 Leonard Williams DE 93 Cameron Young NT

Linebackers 47 Sundiata Anderson OLB 17 Jerome Baker ILB 46 Nelson Ceaser OLB  0 Tyrel Dodson ILB 58 Derick Hall OLB 48 Tyrice Knight ILB 40 Blake Lynch ILB 53 Boye Mafe OLB 10 Uchenna Nwosu OLB 50 Patrick O'Connell ILB 59 Jon Rhattigan ILB 43 Devin Richardson ILB 44 Jamie Sheriff OLB 52 Darrell Taylor OLB 42 Drake Thomas ILB Defensive backs 13 Marquise Blair FS 18 Lance Boykin CB 22 Tre Brown CB  8 Coby Bryant CB 23 Artie Burns CB 30 Mike Jackson CB 29 D. J. James CB  2 Rayshawn Jenkins SS 37 Carlton Johnson CB 20 Julian Love FS 39 Ty Okada FS 28 Nehemiah Pritchett CB 32 Jerrick Reed II FS 24 K'Von Wallace SS 21 Devon Witherspoon CB 27 Riq Woolen CB Special teams  4 Michael Dickson P  5 Jason Myers K 41 Chris Stoll LS

Reserve lists 62 Buddha Jones NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 49 Joshua Onujiogu OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 18 Marcus Simms WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics Roster updated August 7, 2024 Depth chart Transactions 90 active (+1 exempt) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason cancellation

The Seahawks' preseason schedule was announced on May 7. However, on July 27, in a letter to fans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially announced the cancellation of the entire preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regular season

Schedule

The Seahawks' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Week	Date	Time (PT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 13	10:00 a.m.	at Atlanta Falcons			Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Fox
2	September 20	5:20 p.m.	New England Patriots			CenturyLink Field	NBC
3	September 27	1:25 p.m.	Dallas Cowboys			CenturyLink Field	Fox
4	October 4	10:00 a.m.	at Miami Dolphins			Hard Rock Stadium	Fox
5	October 11	5:20 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings			CenturyLink Field	NBC
6	Bye
7	October 25	1:05 p.m.	at Arizona Cardinals			State Farm Stadium	Fox
8	November 1	1:25 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers			CenturyLink Field	Fox
9	November 8	10:00 a.m.	at Buffalo Bills			New Era Field	Fox
10	November 15	1:25 p.m.	at Los Angeles Rams			SoFi Stadium	Fox
11	November 19	5:20 p.m.	Arizona Cardinals			CenturyLink Field	Fox/NFLN/ Amazon Prime
12	November 30	5:15 p.m.	at Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field	ESPN
13	December 6	1:05 p.m.	New York Giants			CenturyLink Field	Fox
14	December 13	1:05 p.m.	New York Jets			CenturyLink Field	CBS
15	December 20	10:00 a.m.	at Washington Football Team			FedExField	Fox
16	December 27	1:05 p.m.	Los Angeles Rams			CenturyLink Field	CBS
17	January 3	1:25 p.m.	at San Francisco 49ers			Levi's Stadium	Fox

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; games not played on a Sunday (Weeks 11 and 12) are exempt.

External links

• Official website