Seattle Seahawks: 3 Players out of place on current roster

Quinton Jefferson

Quinton Jefferson started 12 games for the Seahawks last season, but he will see a decrease in snaps this season. Compared to the other two players in the article, Jefferson is relativity young. He’s only 26 and was drafted by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2016 draft. That being said, this is going to be a very weird year for Jefferson, who is on a one-year, $2,025,000 contract.

The Seahawks have built up a surplus of defensive linemen over the past years. Last year, the team drafted pass rushers Rasheem Green and Jacob Martin. The team also signed Ezekiel Ansah and Cassius Marsh this offseason. Of course, there’s also L.J. Collier, the team’s top pick from this year’s draft.

Counting Jefferson and fourth-year pro Branden Jackson, that’s seven players competing for snaps at defensive end. It might be six depending on how Martin is utilized as he is listed as a linebacker and primarily played there last season. Either way, it’s going to be an intense competition.

Jefferson’s best chance to stay on the roster long-term is to play more snaps at defensive tackle. He’s already taken snaps at that position in the past and would have a better chance of playing there than at a crowded defensive end position.