The Seahawks have a lack of star power behind No. 11, so could the franchise look at outside options?
We know that last season, on offense, the Seattle Seahawks were the Jaxon Smith-Njigba show.
Earning his first All-Pro nod and being named Offensive Player of the Year thanks to his 1,793-yard, 10-TD season, Smith-Njigba officially arrived as an apex predator in the NFL.
But while JSN's season was great by most metrics, the Seahawks didn't have a second receiver to shoulder the load.
Veteran Cooper Kupp finished the year with roughly 1,200 fewer yards, 70 fewer receptions, and eight fewer touchdowns. So it is no wonder some fans want the Seahawks to look at getting a good No. 2 receiver to complement Jaxon.
But who?
Rashid Shaheed has been taking more reps on offense under Brian Fleury, so he currently looms as the player who could help take some of the load off, and he's done it before (719 yards, 5 TDs in 2023).
But is there a free agent out there who could come in and slot into the system straight away? Say, Stefon Diggs?
In a recent video on his YouTube channel, Stefon made a compelling case when it came to being a second receiver in 2026.
"My opinion, I can compete with anybody," Diggs said. "But take those as your ones. Right. You can't name a number two better than me. There's not a number two on a team, like let's presumably give people the credit to just say okay you want to take the number one spot away, name your number two receiver right now right and tell me how much he makes and then my last question is he better than me?"
So, the answer to Diggs' question is rather simple.
Rashid signed a three-year, $51 million deal this offseason, and is he better than Diggs? Of course not.
Last season, Diggs had a resurgence of sorts with the New England Patriots, posting 1,013 yards and 4 TDs from 85 receptions. That sort of production would be welcome in Seattle.
But the off-field drama might not be Mike Macdonald's cup of tea as he looks to build a team capable of winning back-to-back Super Bowls.
Production-wise, Diggs could be a sneaky-good add... if you can tolerate the potential problems that could arise off the field.
While Seattle isn't likely to entertain the idea of Diggs, it does have a need at WR2, and it is one that, if the Seahawks really want, he can fill rather well.
