Seattle’s 2025 cap narrative centers on rookie contracts as the backbone. Rookie deals take up 18.4% of the cap in 2025, with 41 of 53 Seahawks players on rookie deals, and cap space higher than most teams. Yet dead money from exits like Metcalf, Geno Smith, Dre'Mont Jones, and Tyler Lockett casts a cloud over 2024 departures, while the core rookies Cross, Abe Lucas, Riq Woolen, Devon Witherspoon, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba lay groundwork for a cost-controlled future that could pay dividends in fantasy upside as the roster matures.