Seattle Seahawks Week 2 NFL Power Rankings Roundup

Throughout the 2021 NFL season, we will compile a consensus NFL Power Rankings that averages the rankings of all 32 NFL teams.

Here is where the Seattle Seahawks rank in terms of average, best and worst:

• Average ranking: 5.0 (4th)
• Best ranking: 3rd (ESPN)
• Worst ranking: 8th (CBS Sports)

Below you will find a Week 2 roundup for the Seahawks in our consensus 2021 NFL Power Rankings.

ESPN -- Rank: 3

Top rookie: WR Dee Eskridge

With OT Stone Forsythe inactive, the Seahawks had three rookies on their game-day roster, and two of them -- LB Jon Rhattigan and OT Jake Curhan -- only played special teams. So Eskridge is the choice by default. But his NFL debut did produce some promising moments, with a 6-yard catch and 22 rushing yards on two end-around carries, which is one way the Seahawks will get the ball in the hands of their explosive second-round pick. Eskridge, however, suffered a head injury on his second carry and didn't return, which puts his status for Week 2 in question. -- Brady Henderson

NFL.com -- Rank: 4

Russell Wilson didn't get to throw the ball much on Sunday, but he still left a huge imprint on the 28-16 win over the Colts. His best moment came late in the first half: Following a sack, Seattle faced second-and-20 with less than a minute to play. Wilson dropped back and unfurled a beautiful deep ball right into the waiting arms of Tyler Lockett, who'd toasted the Colts secondary. The 69-yard score put the Seahawks in command, and Indy never seriously threatened after that. The game was a fever dream come to life for Pete Carroll, whose team was able to run more than pass while his defense smothered the enemy. It was like 2013 all over again.

CBS Sports -- Rank: 8

That was a nice showing on the road to open the season.

USA Today -- Rank: 6

Glass half empty -- QB Russell Wilson was sacked three more times (for shame, O-line). Glass half full -- the defense shone in Indianapolis and notched three sacks of its own. Given what just happened to their next opponent, Tennessee, expect D to take sack lead after Week 2.

The Athletic -- Rank: 4

Overreaction: Shane Waldron, a former McVay assistant, was the right offensive coordinator hire to rejuvenate the Seahawks' offense. In his play-calling debut, Waldron dialed up the right mix of short passes and deep shots and moved the Seahawks' receivers, including Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf, all over the offensive formation. It was fun to watch, and makes me excited to see what more they can do. -- Jones

Reality check: No, this was impressive. Seattle went 5-3 on the road last year, so to come out convincingly like this at Indianapolis has me looking forward to Seahawks-Rams on a Thursday night in Week 5. -- Auman

Previous updates:

• Seattle Seahawks 2021 NFL Power Rankings Roundup: Week 1
• Seattle Seahawks 2021 NFL Power Rankings Roundup: Post-Draft

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Fantasy Football Projections 2021: Seattle Seahawks

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Below you will find our 2021 fantasy football projections for the Seattle Seahawks.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Russell Wilson	563.1	377.3	4335.9	37.73	11.83	77.7	419.6	2.02	354.78
Geno Smith	29.6	18.4	201.3	1.07	0.95	3.3	8.3	0.03	11.44

Russell Wilson: It was a tale of two seasons for Wilson. In his first eight games, Wilson averaged 29.52 fantasy points per game and scored no fewer than 21.9. In his final eight games, he averaged only 17.08 and scored more than 21.9 only once during that span.

Despite Pete Carroll's prioritization to establish the run, Wilson has never finished worse than the QB11 (2016) and has finished as a top-six fantasy quarterback in five of the past seven seasons.

RUNNING BACKS

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Chris Carson	217.4	978.3	6.41	46.5	367.5	3.3	216.09
Rashaad Penny	86.5	384.9	2.6	22.8	190.6	1.8	95.35
DeeJay Dallas	35.5	138.5	0.98	17.2	129.3	1.2	48.46
Travis Homer	12.2	50.6	0.24	4	29.5	0.2	12.65
Alex Collins	6.7	28.5	0.18	2	15.9	0.1	7.12
Nick Bellore	1.1	2.8	0.02	1	6.8	0.1	2.18

Chris Carson: Few teams want to "establish the run" more than the Seahawks so returning to Seattle on a two-year deal was Carson's ideal landing spot. Even though the Seahawks let Russell Wilson "cook" in the first half of the year, Carson still performed as a weekly fantasy RB13 or better in four of the team's five games before their Week 6 bye. In fact, he was a top-five performer during that span. Coming out of the bye, Carson sustained a foot injury in Week 7 that kept him out of several games and Carson's physical running style lends itself to a greater propensity to get banged up.

Rashaad Penny: A surprise first-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Penny has failed to live up to his draft pedigree. On relatively limited touches, however, Penny has been efficient -- 5.1 YPC and 9.3 Y/R -- and Carson's violent running style could lead to a missed game (or several). While it's become a cliche, Penny enters 2021 in the best shape of his life.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
D.K. Metcalf	90	1288.6	10.2	0	0	0	235.06
Tyler Lockett	84.1	1002.7	8.4	3.3	17.3	0.1	195.05
D'Wayne Eskridge	29.7	397	3.3	0	0	0	74.35
Freddie Swain	12.9	158.8	1.3	0	0	0	30.13
Penny Hart	4.9	63.5	0.5	0	0	0	11.8

D.K. Metcalf: The sky is the limit for Metcalf, who is coming off a breakout sophomore campaign (83/1,303/10). Through Week 9, Russell Wilson and the Seahawks passing offense were unstoppable and Metcalf had more than 90 yards in seven of his first eight games. Through Week 9, only Tyreek Hill had scored more fantasy points than Metcalf.

The only concern for Metcalf (and Wilson) is the Seahawks' commitment to the run. Over the final eight regular-season games, Metcalf exceeded 61 yards in only two games. As great as Metcalf was in the first half of the season, he was tied with (now WFT receiver) Curtis Samuel as the WR25 from Weeks 10-17.

Tyler Lockett: The full-season numbers (100/1,054/10, WR9 in half-PPR) look great and Lockett now has back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns and three consecutive seasons with at least eight touchdowns. That said, there were three spike games (9/100/3, 15/200/3 and 12/90/2) and mostly modest performances the rest of the season. From Weeks 4 to 16, Lockett finished as fantasy's weekly WR45 (or worse) in nine of 12 games. Given Seattle's run-first tendency, there is week-to-week volatility with the team's top pass-catchers.

TIGHT ENDS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Gerald Everett	45.1	503.6	4.6	0	0	0	100.51
Will Dissly	29.7	322.1	3.2	0	0	0	66.26
Colby Parkinson	5.9	61.3	0.6	0	0	0	12.68

Gerald Everett: Even though he was under-utilized in L.A., Everett posted career highs in targets (62), receptions (41) and yards (417) in 2020. Now in Seattle, Everett should be the 1(a) to Will Dissly's 1(b), but it's possible that the volume in a run-heavy offense with a talented wide receiver duo of D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett doesn't translate to a significant bump in targets for the athletic tight end.

Will Dissly: Dissly was highly productive through his first two seasons when he was on the field, but he missed 22 combined games over that stretch. Playing a full 16-game season in 2020, Dissly set career lows in Y/R (10.5), Y/T (8.7) and YPG (15.7) and the addition of Gerald Everett keeps him off the fantasy radar outside of the deepest leagues.

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2021 Fantasy Football Projections: Seattle Seahawks

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Below you will find our 2021 fantasy football projections for the Seattle Seahawks.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Russell Wilson	563.1	377.3	4335.9	37.73	11.83	77.7	419.6	2.02	354.78
Geno Smith	29.6	18.4	201.3	1.07	0.95	3.3	8.3	0.03	11.44

Russell Wilson: It was a tale of two seasons for Wilson. In his first eight games, Wilson averaged 29.52 fantasy points per game and scored no fewer than 21.9. In his final eight games, he averaged only 17.08 and scored more than 21.9 only once during that span.

Despite Pete Carroll's prioritization to establish the run, Wilson has never finished worse than the QB11 (2016) and has finished as a top-six fantasy quarterback in five of the past seven seasons.

RUNNING BACKS

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Chris Carson	217.4	978.3	6.41	46.5	372.1	3.3	216.55
Rashaad Penny	86.5	384.9	2.6	22.8	201.9	1.8	96.48
DeeJay Dallas	35.5	138.5	0.98	17.2	129.3	1.2	48.46
Travis Homer	12.2	50.6	0.24	4	29.5	0.2	12.65
Alex Collins	6.7	28.5	0.18	2	15.9	0.1	7.12
Nick Bellore	1.1	2.8	0.02	1	6.8	0.1	2.18

Chris Carson: Few teams want to "establish the run" more than the Seahawks so returning to Seattle on a two-year deal was Carson's ideal landing spot. Even though the Seahawks let Russell Wilson "cook" in the first half of the year, Carson still performed as a weekly fantasy RB13 or better in four of the team's five games before their Week 6 bye. In fact, he was a top-five performer during that span. Coming out of the bye, Carson sustained a foot injury in Week 7 that kept him out of several games and Carson's physical running style lends itself to a greater propensity to get banged up. Even so, you could argue that Carson is undervalued in fantasy drafts.

Rashaad Penny: A surprise first-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Penny has failed to live up to his draft pedigree. On relatively limited touches, however, Penny has been efficient -- 5.1 YPC and 9.3 Y/R -- and Carson's violent running style could lead to a missed game (or several). While it's become a cliche, Penny enters 2021 in the best shape of his life.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
D.K. Metcalf	90	1268.1	10.2	0	0	0	233.01
Tyler Lockett	84.1	1002.7	8.4	3.3	17.3	0.1	195.05
D'Wayne Eskridge	29.7	397	3.3	0	0	0	74.35
Freddie Swain	12.9	158.8	1.3	0	0	0	30.13
Penny Hart	4.9	68.1	0.5	0	0	0	12.26
Cade Johnson	3	34	0.3	0	0	0	6.7

D.K. Metcalf: The sky is the limit for Metcalf, who is coming off a breakout sophomore campaign (83/1,303/10). Through Week 9, Russell Wilson and the Seahawks passing offense were unstoppable and Metcalf had more than 90 yards in seven of his first eight games. Through Week 9, only Tyreek Hill had scored more fantasy points than Metcalf.

The only concern for Metcalf (and Wilson) is the Seahawks' desire to establish the run. Over the final eight regular-season games, Metcalf exceeded 61 yards in only two games. As great as Metcalf was in the first half of the season, he was tied with (now WFT receiver) Curtis Samuel as the WR25 from Weeks 10-17.

Tyler Lockett: The full-season numbers (100/1,054/10, WR9 in half-PPR) look great and Lockett now has back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns and three consecutive seasons with at least eight touchdowns. That said, there were three spike games (9/100/3, 15/200/3 and 12/90/2) and mostly modest performances the rest of the season. From Weeks 4 to 16, Lockett finished as fantasy's weekly WR45 (or worse) in nine of 12 games. Given Seattle's run-first tendency, there is week-to-week volatility with the team's top pass-catchers.

TIGHT ENDS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Gerald Everett	41.2	458.3	4.2	0	0	0	91.63
Will Dissly	30.7	333.5	3.3	0	0	0	68.5
Colby Parkinson	5.9	61.3	0.6	0	0	0	12.68

Gerald Everett: Even though he was under-utilized in L.A., Everett posted career highs in targets (62), receptions (41) and yards (417) in 2020. Now in Seattle, Everett should be the 1(a) to Will Dissly's 1(b), but the volume in a run-heavy offense with a talented wide receiver duo of D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett means there may not be a significant bump in targets for the athletic tight end.

Will Dissly: Dissly was highly productive through his first two seasons when he was on the field, but he missed 22 combined games over that stretch. Playing a full 16-game season in 2020, Dissly set career lows in Y/R (10.5), Y/T (8.7) and YPG (15.7) and the addition of Gerald Everett keeps him off the fantasy radar outside of the deepest leagues.

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Fantasy Football Projections 2021: Seattle Seahawks

Our 2021 Fantasy Football Projections will be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2021 fantasy football projections for the Seattle Seahawks.

MORE: Fantasy football projections for more NFL teams

QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Russell Wilson	569	381.2	4381.3	38.12	11.95	77.7	419.6	2.02	357.91
Geno Smith	23.7	14.7	161.2	0.85	0.76	3.3	8.3	0.03	9.34

Russell Wilson: It was a tale of two seasons for Wilson. In his first eight games, Wilson averaged 29.52 fantasy points per game and scored no fewer than 21.9. In his final eight games, he averaged only 17.08 and scored more than 21.9 only once during that span.

Despite Pete Carroll's prioritization to establish the run, Wilson has never finished worse than the QB11 (2016) and has finished as a top-six fantasy quarterback in five of the past seven seasons.

RUNNING BACKS

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Chris Carson	221.9	998.6	6.55	46.4	374.2	3.3	219.58
Rashaad Penny	84.3	375.1	2.53	22.7	206.4	1.8	95.48
DeeJay Dallas	30	117	0.83	15.8	113.4	1.1	42.52
Travis Homer	15.5	64.3	0.31	5.9	45.4	0.5	18.78
Alex Collins	6.7	28.5	0.18	2	15.9	0.1	7.12
Nick Bellore	1.1	2.8	0.02	1	4.5	0.1	1.95

Chris Carson: Few teams want to "establish the run" more than the Seahawks so returning to Seattle on a two-year deal was Carson's ideal landing spot. Even though the Seahawks let Russell Wilson "cook" in the first half of the year, Carson performed as a weekly fantasy RB13 or better in four of the team's five games before their Week 6 bye. In fact, he was a top-five performer from Weeks 1 to 5. Coming out of the bye, Carson sustained a foot injury in Week 7 that kept him out of several games. Carson's physical running style lends itself to a greater propensity to get banged up, but he will likely be undervalued in fantasy drafts this summer.

Rashaad Penny: A surprise first-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Penny has failed to live up to his draft pedigree. On relatively limited touches, however, Penny has been efficient -- 5.1 YPC and 9.3 Y/R -- and Carson's violent running style could lead to a missed game (or several). While it's become a cliche, Penny enters 2021 in the best shape of his life.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
D.K. Metcalf	89.9	1258.6	10.2	0	0	0	232.01
Tyler Lockett	85	1020.5	8.6	3.3	17.3	0.1	198.48
D'Wayne Eskridge	30.6	396.9	3.4	0	0	0	75.39
Freddie Swain	11.9	147.4	1.2	0	0	0	27.89
Penny Hart	4	56.7	0.4	0	0	0	10.07
John Ursua	2.4	27.2	0.2	0	0	0	5.12
Cade Johnson	0.6	6.8	0.1	0	0	0	1.58

D.K. Metcalf: The sky is the limit for Metcalf, who is coming off a breakout sophomore campaign (83/1,303/10). Through Week 9, Russell Wilson and the Seahawks passing offense were unstoppable and Metcalf had more than 90 yards in seven of his first eight games. Through Week 9, only Tyreek Hill had scored more fantasy points than Metcalf.

The only concern for Metcalf (and Wilson) is the Seahawks' desire to establish the run. Over the final eight regular-season games, Metcalf exceeded 61 yards in only two games. As great as Metcalf was in the first half of the season, he was tied with (now WFT receiver) Curtis Samuel as the WR25 from Weeks 10-17.

Tyler Lockett: The full-season numbers (100/1,054/10, WR9 in half-PPR) look great and Lockett now has back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns and three consecutive seasons with at least eight touchdowns. That said, there were three spike games (9/100/3, 15/200/3 and 12/90/2) and mostly modest performances the rest of the season. From Weeks 4 to 16, Lockett finished as fantasy's weekly WR45 (or worse) in nine of 12 games. Given Seattle's run-first tendency, there is week-to-week volatility with the team's top pass-catchers.

TIGHT ENDS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Gerald Everett	39.5	453.6	4	0	0	0	89.11
Will Dissly	31.6	351.5	3.4	0	0	0	71.35
Colby Parkinson	5.9	56.7	0.6	0	0	0	12.22

Gerald Everett: Even though he was under-utilized in L.A., Everett posted career highs in targets (62), receptions (41) and yards (417) in 2020. Now in Seattle, Everett should be the 1(a) to Will Dissly's 1(b), but the volume in a run-heavy offense with a talented wide receiver duo of D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett means there may not be a significant bump in targets for the athletic tight end.

Will Dissly: Dissly was highly productive through his first two seasons when he was on the field, but he missed 22 combined games over that stretch. Playing a full 16-game season in 2020, Dissly set career lows in Y/R (10.5), Y/T (8.7) and YPG (15.7).

More Seattle Seahawks pages:

• Seattle Seahawks Mock Draft Roundup
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• Seattle Seahawks Draft History
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