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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 08: John Schneider, General manager of the Seattle Seahawks, celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl LX against the New England Patriots at Levi's Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
The Seattle Seahawks are in arguably the most enviable situation in the NFL right now, both in terms of their roster formation and available cap space.
But even for Super Bowl champions who have only a couple of bona fide starters set to hit the open market, there is still room for improvement.
For the Seahawks that could come at a position that was actually viewed as a big strength in 2025 – wide receiver.
And one player that could well be a potential target is Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver, Brian Thomas Jr..
The former first round pick in 2024 came flying out the gate in his rookie season, but took a major step back in year two under new head coach Liam Coen, leading many – including ESPN’s Dan Graziano and Ben Solak – to believe that he may be a prime candidate to be traded this coming offseason.
Brian Thomas Jr. Could Be Available For Trade
“A first-round pick two years ago by the previous Jaguars administration, Thomas struggled enough throughout his second season that the team needed to trade for Jakobi Meyers at the deadline then signed him to a long-term deal.” Solak and Graziano wrote.
“The Jaguars also got an impressive season out of Parker Washington. And while the new plan for Travis Hunter might be to focus on the cornerback position, Jacksonville still expects him to contribute something as a wide receiver.”
Graziano and Solak also note that despite starting the year as the Jags’ #1 guy, he eventually became the third option on offense.
“The expectation for Thomas entering his sophomore season was WR1 production. But he struggled with drops and contact to start the season and ended up in more of a WR3 field-stretching role by season’s end. If another team wants to spend big draft capital on Thomas in the hopes that he returns to his rookie form in a new zip code, I’d get it.”
Why the Seahawks Would Benefit From Adding BTJ
Jaxon Smith-Njigba was named Offensive Player of the Year after putting up 1,793 receiving yards – the most of any player in the league last year – and 10 touchdowns after hauling in a whopping 119 receptions.
But behind him the depth really is not there at wideout. Cooper Kupp managed to play reasonably well in the number 2 role, managing 593 yards and 2 touchdowns off of 47 receptions.
But Kupp turns 33 in June, and has had numerous injury problems over the course of his two-time Super Bowl-winning career. In 2027, the Seahawks will have the opportunity to release Kupp and save $12 million in cap space, incurring just a $4 million dead cap hit, and it is hard to see Seattle not going for this option in a year’s time.
As Solak and Graziano note above, there could well be teams that decide to buy low on Thomas – who seems to be at least somewhat out of favor – and look to take advantage of his final two years on his rookie deal and hope that he once again becomes one of the more lethal offensive weapons in football.
As for the Seahawks, Thomas Jr. would not have the pressure of coming in as the #1 right away, and would get to lean on the experience of Smith-Njigba and Kupp – both winners of the OPOY award – and slowly make his way into that WR2 position
And with the double teams and attention heavily directed at stopping the former Ohio State man, there is no question that the Jaguar would have ample space to shine.