Quarterback is often referred to as the most important position in sports. So with the 2025 NFL schedule officially unveiled earlier this week, how does the opposing quarterback slate look for the Seattle Seahawks?
Just like their schedule as a whole, pretty favorable.
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Of course, plenty could change between now and this fall.
Perhaps another quarterback has a Sam Darnold-like breakout campaign. Or perhaps a rookie like Cam Ward or J.J. McCarthy lights the world on fire like Jayden Daniels did last season. Or it could work the other way, with a top-tier QB having a down year or suffering a season-ending injury.
But to get a ballpark view of what the Seahawks could be up against this season, here’s a look at the projected starting quarterback for each of their 2025 opponents (except Pittsburgh, whose QB situation remains a mystery). A list of the Seahawks’ 2024 opposing QBs are also included as a reference point.
All the rankings below correspond to NFL.com writer Nick Shook’s end-of-season 2024 quarterback rankings, which ranked all 59 QBs who started a game last season. It’s a subjective ranking, of course, but it serves the purpose of providing a snapshot of how these quarterbacks stack up.
2025 projected opposing QBs
The Seahawks are only slated to play one game against a top-five quarterback from Shook’s end-of-season 2024 QB rankings (reigning AP offensive rookie of the year Jayden Daniels) and just four games against a top-10 QB.
They also have potentially three rookie QBs on the docket in New Orleans’ Tyler Shough (Week 3), Tennessee’s Cam Ward (Week 12) and Minnesota’s J.J. McCarthy (Week 13). And then there’s Pittsburgh, whose QB situation right now is a great unknown.
Overall, it appears to be a pretty manageable slate of opposing QBs for Seattle.
5. Jayden Daniels (Washington)
6. Baker Mayfield (Tampa Bay)
8. Matthew Stafford (L.A. Rams)
8. Matthew Stafford (L.A. Rams)
14. Brock Purdy (San Francisco)
14. Brock Purdy (San Francisco)
15. C.J. Stroud (Houston)
16. Bryce Young (Carolina)
17. Kyler Murray (Arizona)
17. Kyler Murray (Arizona)
26. Trevor Lawrence (Jacksonville)
30. Michael Penix Jr. (Atlanta)
35. Anthony Richardson (Indianapolis)
Rookie – J.J. McCarthy (Minnesota)
Rookie – Cam Ward (Tennessee)
Rookie – Tyler Shough (New Orleans)
TBD (Pittsburgh)
2024 opposing QBs
Last year, the Seahawks faced two top-five quarterbacks from Shook’s end-of-season 2024 QB rankings and four top-10 QBs. That’s about on par with what they’re projected to face this season.
Seattle also had the benefit of facing three backup QBs last year in Jacoby Brissett, Jimmy Garoppolo and Skylar Thompson. The Seahawks won all three of those games.
2. Josh Allen (Buffalo)
4. Jared Goff (Detroit)
8. Matthew Stafford (L.A. Rams)
10. Jordan Love (Green Bay)
13. Sam Darnold (Minnesota)
14. Brock Purdy (San Francisco)
14. Brock Purdy (San Francisco)
17. Kyler Murray (Arizona)
17. Kyler Murray (Arizona)
20. Bo Nix (Denver)
22. Aaron Rodgers (N.Y. Jets)
25. Kirk Cousins (Atlanta)
28. Caleb Williams (Chicago)
37. Daniel Jones (N.Y. Giants)
44. Jacoby Brissett (New England)
46. Jimmy Garoppolo (L.A. Rams)
55. Skylar Thompson (Miami)
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