The Seattle Seahawks look pretty strong in the standings, holding a two-game lead over the rest of the NFC West heading into Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season. Overall, their the defense was elite So far, at least according to the most advanced stats. On offense, it’s a bit more random, especially at the line of scrimmage.
Let’s see what we can learn by looking at how each team has performed so far, both individually and relative to the other 31 teams in the league. Here are the current results Pro Football Focus Notes and the positional rankings of every player who has seen significant playing time so far.
Seahawks Offensive PFF Grades and Rankings
QB Geno Smith: 83.9 – ranked 7th
RB Kenny McIntosh: 77.5 – 11th overall
RB Ken Walker: 75.1 – 13th overall
RB Zach Charbonnet: 64.4 – 53rd rank
WR Tyler Lockett: 71.8 – 27th overall
WR DK Metcalf: 70.0 – 34th rank
WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 67.8 – 45th rank
TE AJ Barner: 64.4 – ranks 20th
TE Noah Fant: 59.2 – ranks 36th
OT Charles Cross: 88.7 – 1st place
G Laken Tomlinson: 63.7 – 37th place
C Connor Williams: 61.8 – 21st place
G Anthony Bradford: 46.1 – 66th rank
OT Stone Forsythe: 64.7 – 37th place
Seahawks PFF Defense Grades and Rankings
DL Leonard Williams: 80.0 – 5th place
DL Jarran Reed: 67.9 – 23rd place
DL Johnathan Hankins: 58.4 – 65th rank
DL Byron Murphy II: 56.5 – 72nd rank
OLB Boye Mafe: 75.6 – 21st place
OLB Derick Hall: 72.3 – 27th overall
OLB Dre’Mont Jones: 56.0 – ranks 82nd
LB Tyrel Dodson: 70.0 – 20th rank
LB Jerome Baker: 66.7 – 29th rank
LB Tyrice Knight: 52.6 – 60th rank
CB Riq Woolen: 80.8 – 5th place
CB Devon Witherspoon: 70.8 – 27th place
CB Tre Brown: 67.3 – 37th rank
S Julian Love: 90.6 – 1st place
S Rayshawn Jenkins: 81.0 – 10th place
Seahawks PFF Ratings and Rankings
K Jason Myers: 82.1 field goals – ranked 5th
K Jason Myers: 15.2 kickoffs – ranks 37th
P Michael Dickson: 79.1 punts – ranked 6th
KR Laviksa Shenault: 57.6 kickoffs – 49th rank
KR Dee Williams: 62.1 kickoffs – 19th
PR Dee Williams: 47.9 punts – ranked 35th
Seahawks PFF Grades and Rankings by Team
Overall score: 87.5 – 1st place
Attack Rating: 75.8 – 8th Rank
Passing score: 79.0 – 7th rank
Pass Blocking: 53.2 – 29th
Reception: 71.1 – 11th rank
Race score: 81.4 – 6th place
Race blocking: 71.3 – 9th rank
Defense Rating: 82.5 – 1st Rank
Run Defense: 67.0 – 8th
Tackle Rating: 61.6 – Ranked 7th
Passing score: 67.6 – ranks 14th
Coverage rate: 89.9 – 1st rank
Special Teams: 96.9 – 2nd Rank
What we learned
The most important thing to remember is that, according to PFF, this is the best team in the league right now, and if you can’t live with that despite some obvious flaws, we can’t help you. Individually, it’s wonderful to see left tackle Charles Cross finally break through in his third year — and doing it at such a high level is a pleasant surprise. It’s too bad the rest of the offensive line is so far behind him right now.
On defense, safety Julian Love deserves to be in the All-Pro conversation this year. It’s also a little odd to see the team’s pass rush grade so average when they lead the league in pressure. Dre’Mont Jones is the biggest disappointment here, especially considering what they’re paying him. Hopefully he can turn things around, but don’t be surprised if he finds himself a cap casualty come March, even if it means a hefty dead-money cost.
It’s hard to gauge the new kickoffs and Seattle’s apparent struggles in the return game there, we’ll have to give the league more time to decide on this one before making a final judgment on what Dee Williams and Laviska Shenault do.
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