Jul 14, 2026 12:27 PM

There isn't much to complain about for Seattle, but there is one glaring thing Mike Macdonald has to fix.

The Seattle Seahawks will enter the new season as the defending Super Bowl champions, so it can be tough to find an area of weakness.

But, like every offseason, roster turnover can create problems and question marks at certain positions. The roster rarely stays the same year on year.

And the Seahawks did have some roster changes over the duration of the offseason, but it wasn't a huge amount, and they also didn't bring in many new faces in free agency, instead focusing on the draft.

But as we turn for training camp, there is something that Mike Macdonald and offensive coordinator Brian Fleury do have to fix in 2026.

And that's the receiver room.

Why? Well, Analyst Bucky Brooks highlighted it perfectly when appearing on Seattle Sports.

"I do worry not so much about the defense because the defense pretty much comes back intact," Brooks said. "But I do have concerns about the offense, one that was so heavily reliant on one man. JSN accounted for 44 percent of the receiving production."

Jaxon Smith-Njigba had an All-Pro year, and won Offensive Player of the Year after his 1,793 yards and 10 TDs to be the driving force of the offense.

The problem is that he was the only one.

Looking at the stats, it is mind-boggling. Yes, Brooks says JSN accounted for 44 percent of the production, but when you dive deeper, you almost can't believe how much of a one-man band he was last season.

The All-Pro had 1,200 more yards, 5 more TDs, 72 more receptions, and 93 more targets than the next-best receiver, Cooper Kupp.

That is a full Pro Bowl season worth of stats right there.

To have had that much more production, while great individually, as a collective, is alarming, and you can bet your house defenses will go to work on stopping JSN and making Sam Darnold win with someone else.

But the problem is who will step up? An aging Cooper Kupp? Special teams ace Rashid Shaheed? Or the youthful Tory Horton and Jake Bobo?

In truth, all likely need to help take the offensive load off of JSN in 2026, because how the receiver room functioned last season isn't sustainable.

So, while Smith-Njigba was elite last season, he needs more help because if he accounts for 44 percent of the production again, that isn't a healthy way for a team to defend its Super Bowl title.

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