12 players with most to gain during Seahawks training camp

Photo: Associated Press (L to R) Quarterback Trevone Boykin, defensive end Frank Clark and...

The 2016 season for the Seattle Seahawks gets underway in earnest next Friday, when the team reports to the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton for training camp. Practices being the following day.

Unlike the last two years, when the squad was coming off tumultuous offseasons on the heels of back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, it was a fairly quiet spring for the Seahawks. The team seemed refocused and even perhaps refreshed following their earliest playoff exit since the 2012 season. Barring catastrophe, Seattle should challenge for a division title again in 2016, with a third Super Bowl berth in four years a distinct possibility.

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That's not to say there aren't question marks with this team -- particularly surrounding the health of tight end Jimmy Graham and running back Thomas Rawls, both of whom might start camp on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. There are also a handful of position battles yet to be determined on both sides of the ball, including a couple of starting jobs.

This year's camp might feature the most talented top-to-bottom roster the team has fielded in a couple of years, so we went through it position by position to see which players might have the most to gain. Check them out in the gallery below, and stay tuned to seattlepi.com for training coverage throughout the next month.

Trevone Boykin could finish training camp as a top reserve or be off the roster altogether by the time the regular season rolls around. After taking second-team snaps throughout the offseason program, Boykin has a chance to put a stranglehold on the No. 2 quarterback position with a strong camp/preseason. But if the undrafted rookie out of Texas Christian struggles, he could force the team to take a real look at third-stringer Jake Heaps or bring in a more seasoned veteran as the primary backup to Russell Wilson. less Trevone Boykin could finish training camp as a top reserve or be off the roster altogether by the time the regular season rolls around. After taking second-team snaps throughout the offseason program, Boykin has ... more Photo: Elaine Thompson/AP Photo: Elaine Thompson/AP Image 1 of / 18 Caption Close 12 players with most to gain during Seahawks training camp 1 / 18 Back to Gallery

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