TE · SEA
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Seahawks injury update: Elijah Arroyo’s season is over
Elijah Arroyo's season is over due to injury
Elijah Arroyo
TE · SEA · 23 yrs · exp 1 · Miami (FL)
Status
- Game status
- Inactive
- Injury
- IR
Keep Trade Cut (SF TEP)
From latest snapshot · trend vs ~7d prior when data allows.
Value
2,706
Rank
#172
Pos rank
#28
7d trend
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Value history (90d)
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Latest: Sep 7, 2026 · 2,706
News
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Seahawks activate Zach Charbonnet
Zach Charbonnet returns to active roster after ACL injury, potentially boosting Seattle’s rushing attack; Elijah Arroyo placed on IR, and Kenneth Walker remains Chiefs’ top rusher
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Seahawks TE Elijah Arroyo will miss time with shoulder injury
Elijah Arroyo’s shoulder injury could sideline him for an extended period, prompting roster moves to add depth at tight end and other positions
TE · SEA
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Seahawks TE Elijah Arroyo will miss time with shoulder injury
Seahawks tight end Elijah Arroyo is expected to miss time with a shoulder injury, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports
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Seahawks signing veteran tight end Josiah Deguara to practice squad
Yahoo Sports NFLSource ↗
The Seattle Seahawks have signed veteran tight end Josiah Deguara to their practice squad, a move that comes after Elijah Arroyo's shoulder injury in Week 6
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Thursday Night Football: Broncos lead Seahawks 14-3 at halftime
The Broncos have a banged up secondary. It hasn’t mattered. Defensive coordinator Vance Joseph’s unit forced three punts, recovered a fumble and allowed only a field goal. The Broncos lead 14-3 at halftime. The Seahawks have 91 yards, including only 40 net passing yards, and are 2-for-6 on third down. Sam Darnold is 7-of-15 for 52 yards and has been sacked twice. Jaxon Smith-Njigba has only two catches for 11 yards. Sean Payton, who took over play-calling duties from offensive coordinator Davis Webb a game ago, has called a more balanced game with 17 runs and 15 passes, and the Broncos have 130 yards. The Broncos had scored only 23 first-half points in their first five games combined. Bo Nix is 10-of-15 for 78 yards, with running back RJ Harvey catching three for 31. J.K. Dobbins has 11 carries for 35 yards. The Seahawks lost tight end Elijah Arroyo, who injured his shoulder while trying to recover Rashid Shaheed’s fumble. He is doubtful to return. The Broncos have ruled out running back Tyler Badie with a left thumb injury
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Elijah Arroyo — Doubtful
Sleeper status change for Elijah Arroyo (12521). Before: status=Active, injury_status=—. After: status=Active, injury_status=Doubtful
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FA: Elijah Arroyo dropped
sleeper-tx-free_agent+5 stories · 30dSource unavailable
Drops: Elijah Arroyo
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Waiver: Elijah Arroyo added, Anthony Richardson dropped
sleeper-tx-waiver+5 stories · 30dSource unavailable
Adds: Elijah Arroyo. Drops: Anthony Richardson
analyst
AJ Barner May Be Undervalued in Drafts Entering 2026
AJ Barner’s 2025 production and red‑zone chemistry suggest he could become a lower‑end TE1 in 2026, despite competition from Elijah Arroyo
analyst
Jadarian Price Will Be Hard to Keep Off the Field
Seattle Seahawks running back Jadarian Price could be pressing for a bigger role in the team's backfield rotation right away
analyst
Jadarian Price Without Timetable for Return
Jadarian Price's return is uncertain due to a lower body injury
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Waiver: Elijah Arroyo added
sleeper-tx-waiver+5 stories · 30dSource unavailable
Adds: Elijah Arroyo
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FA: Elijah Arroyo dropped
sleeper-tx-free_agent+5 stories · 30dSource unavailable
Drops: Elijah Arroyo
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4 Seahawks players who could benefit most under Brian Fleury
The Seattle Seahawks are entering one of the more fascinating offensive transitions in the NFL this season. When Klint Kubiak departed after helping establish a clear offensive identity in Seattle, the obvious question became whether the Seahawks could maintain that momentum under new offensive coordinator Brian Fleury . The answer isn’t simple. Kubiak’s influence on the offense was immediate. Seattle leaned heavily into the run game, married its passing concepts to play-action, and consistently used motion and formation variation to put defenders in conflict. The result was an offense that often made life easier on the quarterback while creating favorable opportunities for its skill players. Replacing that kind of impact is never easy. At the same time, Fleury’s promotion doesn’t carry the same uncertainty that surrounded Ryan Grubb’s arrival a few years ago. Grubb was tasked with making a difficult jump from the college game to the NFL, and Seattle often looked like an offense trying to fit pieces into a system rather than building a system around its personnel. Fleury enters under different circumstances. While he has never served as an NFL play-caller, he has spent years working within offenses that share many of the same principles Seattle wants to preserve. His extensive background coaching tight ends and his experience in run-oriented systems provide legitimate reasons for optimism. Of course, optimism and production aren’t the same thing. Until the games begin, Fleury remains one of the biggest unknowns on Seattle’s coaching staff. But every coordinator change creates opportunities, and a handful of Seahawks appear particularly well positioned to take advantage of this new chapter. If there is one player whose skill set seems tailor-made for Fleury’s background, it’s tight end Elijah Arroyo. Long before becoming Seattle’s offensive coordinator, Fleury built his reputation coaching tight ends. Throughout his NFL career, he worked with a wide variety of players at the position, helping maximize both traditional in-line blockers and athletic receiving threats. Arroyo falls firmly into the latter category. His combination of speed, burst, and movement skills gives him a profile unlike any other tight end currently on Seattle’s roster. At Miami , he was deployed in multiple alignments, operating from the slot, moving across formations before the snap, and occasionally functioning almost like a wide receiver. That versatility matters. The modern NFL increasingly values tight ends who can stress defenses horizontally and vertically, creating matchup problems against linebackers and safeties. Arroyo’s athletic profile gives Seattle exactly that type of weapon. And can help him to improve his blocking skills. More importantly, Fleury’s coaching background suggests he understands how to create opportunities for players like him. The second-year player may not immediately post eye-popping numbers, but it’s easy to envision a scenario where Arroyo becomes one of the most dangerous mismatch pieces in Seattle’s offense before the season is over. AJ Barner’s breakout campaign in 2025 changed expectations. What initially looked like a dependable complementary tight end evolved into one of the Seahawks’ most reliable offensive players. His blocking continued to improve while his development as a receiver expanded his role significantly within the offense. Now comes the next challenge. The focus is no longer proving he belongs, it’s discovering just how much more responsibility he can handle. Few offensive coordinators step into the role with a deeper understanding of the TE position than Fleury. Years spent coaching the position have given him firsthand experience creating advantages through formations, personnel packages, route combinations, and alignment flexibility. That could unlock another layer of Barner’s game. His value extends beyond any single responsibility. He can stay on the field in virtually every [... truncated ...]
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AJ Barner Expected to be Ready for Training Camp
AJ Barner expected to be ready for training camp after offseason surgeries
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Why the Seahawks took a chance on Lance Mason despite a crowded tight end room
Yahoo Sports NFLSource ↗
After the NFL Draft concluded, the Seattle Seahawks had very little room left to add undrafted free agents. Even so, the Seahawks chose to bring in tight end Lance Mason. At first glance, that decision seems difficult to justify. Seattle’s tight end room is already crowded. AJ Barner emerged as a legitimate contributor following a strong second season. Elijah Arroyo remains one of the organization’s most significant recent investments at the position. Eric Saubert received a somewhat surprising extension during the middle of last year , while Harrison Bryant , Nick Kallerup , and even Brady Russell continue fighting for specialized roles throughout the roster. On paper, there simply doesn’t appear to be much room available. Then again, that’s true for most undrafted free agents who ultimately make NFL rosters. They enter crowded rooms by definition. And Seattle, perhaps more than most organizations, has built a long history of finding contributors where other teams saw camp bodies. Growing up in Rockwall, Texas, he spent much of his high school career playing on both sides of the ball at Rockwall-Heath High School, lining up as both a linebacker and a tight end. He never developed the prototypical frame of a dominant inline tight end, but he did carry over many of the traits associated with defensive football: physicality, spatial awareness, and a natural comfort operating near traffic. Despite that versatility, he barely registered on the recruiting landscape. Mason finished high school as an unranked prospect in the 2022 recruiting cycle and ultimately landed at Missouri State in the FCS. His first two seasons were relatively quiet from a production standpoint. He functioned primarily as a complementary piece within the offense, rotating snaps and serving as a security blanket in underneath situations. The breakthrough came in 2024. With a larger role in the Bears’ offense, Mason posted 34 receptions, 590 yards, and six touchdowns, emerging as one of the more productive tight ends in the conference. That season opened the door to a much bigger opportunity. In 2025, he transferred to Wisconsin. Many FCS tight ends produce because they overwhelm inferior competition physically. Mason’s transition is notable because he did the opposite. He jumped up a level and remained productive despite playing within an offense that struggled to consistently generate explosive plays through the air. Leading Wisconsin in receiving yards with 398 may not immediately jump off the stat sheet, but context matters. The Badgers’ passing game was inconsistent throughout much of the season. Protection issues, limited vertical efficiency, and an overall lack of explosiveness frequently constrained the offense. Yet Mason kept finding ways to contribute. And that’s one of the more interesting aspects of his NFL projection. The tape consistently shows a player capable of remaining useful regardless of the offensive environment around him. The Seahawks aren’t building a tight end room based solely on athletic mismatches. There is a clear preference for players who can align in multiple locations, execute a variety of assignments, and help preserve offensive flexibility without telegraphing tendencies. Mason checks several of those boxes. The first thing that stands out on film is his understanding of spacing against zone coverage. Many college tight ends simply run through zones at a constant speed, making life easier for linebackers and safeties. Mason operates differently. He shows a natural feel for changing tempo within routes, subtly throttling down without disrupting timing with the quarterback. Small head fakes, slight variations in pace, and an understanding of defensive leverage allow him to settle into voids rather than carry defenders directly into throwing windows. On stick concepts, spacing routes, and shallow sits, he consistently presents clean targets. Several of his most important receptions at Wisconsin came from his [... truncated ...]
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AJ Barner Undergoes Offseason Procedures, Not Taking Part in OTAs
AJ Barner is recovering from undisclosed offseason procedures and will not participate in OTAs
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AJ Barner Enters 2026 as a Dynasty Sell-High Candidate
AJ Barner's fantasy value may have peaked in 2025
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Will Elijah Arroyo Continue to Have Trouble Getting on the Field?
Seattle Seahawks tight end Elijah Arroyo remains the No. 2 option on the depth chart, which could be good news or bad news. It's encouraging in the sense that the Seahawks didn't draft a rookie tight end, because that could have bumped Arroyo down to the third spot. On the other hand, even as the league shifts to more 12 personnel packages, the Seahawks may continue to use just one tight end (A.J. Barner). Seattle's new offensive coordinator, Brian Fleury, was the tight ends coach with the 49ers last year. In 2025, the 49ers ran 12 personnel on just 11.46% of their plays. That ranked seventh-lowest in the NFL, and it was approximately half the league average rate. If Fleury, despite his background coaching tight end, carries that same philosophy from San Francisco to Seattle, Arroyo could have trouble earning consistent playing time when Barner is healthy. He ranks as the TE28 in RotoBaller's latest dynasty rankings, but it's hard to envision him being a reliable fantasy option as early as 2026
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