UPDATED: 9:45AM

The Seahawks have officially announced the release of OT Wade Smith, CB Terrell Thomas, OT Cory Brandon, RB Demitrius Bronson, S Mike Dobson, DE Jackson Jeffcoat, WR Kevin Smith, and CB Thomas Wolfe. The team must release an addition seven players before tomorrow's deadline of 1PM.

I put together a prediction of which players would be cut below, and considering I published it about three minutes before the Seahawks made these announcements, I'll leave it up so you can see how I did. I missed on Bronson and Brandon (though noting that Brandon was possible), but was correct with Smith, Dobson, and Wolfe. We'll see how I do with the rest of the seven.

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The Seahawks will need to get down to 75 by tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1 PM PT. They may do so today, so this post won't be worthwhile for too long (note: about three minutes, yes).

Let's take a quick look at the roster and try and guess who those cuts may be.

QB:

QB1 Russell Wilson 5'10, 215

QB2 Tarvaris Jackson 6'2, 215

QB3 Terrelle Pryor 6'4, 233

QB4 B.J. Daniels 5'11,217

I think for now the Seahawks will stick with their four quarterbacks, particularly because of all the issues teams are having with theirs. Perhaps Seattle can feature Pryor and Daniels on Thursday against the Raiders and drum up a little interest in the trade market. A player-for-player swap would probably make the most sense, because I'd guess a seventh-rounder would be the highest you'd see for either guy. If Seattle wanted to trade Tarvaris Jackson, that might be something that could get slightly more in return.

RB:

RB1 Marshawn Lynch 5'11, 215

RB Robert Turbin 5'11, 220

RB Christine Michael 5'10, 221

FB Derrick Coleman 6'0, 240

RB Spencer Ware 5'10, 225

RB Demitrius Bronson 5'10, 212

FB Kiero Small 5'8, 244

I would not be surprised to see one of Kiero Small, Demetrius Bronson, or Spencer Ware go in the next day. Right now I'd probably guess Small, because fullbacks, generally speaking, are the least attractive on the open market right now (only a handful of teams really use them, and even Seattle's frequency of use is decreasing). Kiero has looked great as a lead blocker and is a great practice squad candidate, though.

Cuts/IR?

1. FB Kiero Small 5'8, 244

WR:

WR Percy Harvin 5'11, 195

WR Doug Baldwin 5'10, 189

WR Jermaine Kearse 6'1, 215

WR Paul Richardson 6'1, 183

WR Kevin Norwood 6'2, 200

WR Ricardo Lockette 6'2, 211

WR Bryan Walters 6'0, 190

WR Arceto Clark 5'10, 180

WR Phil Bates 6'1, 230

WR Kevin Smith, 5'11, 208

WR Chris Matthews 6'5, 218

WR David Gilreath 5'10, 170

The wide receiver corps is rolling 12-deep right now so I'm guessing at least two get released. My guess is those two will be Matthews and Gilreath, neither of whom have really made a strong case for themselves in preseason games (it's tough to know how they've looked in closed practices, though). I'd say that there's a chance that Kevin Smith gets released as well, and considering he's already bounced around to several teams and ended up with the Seahawks as a street free agent, this bodes well for his odds to make it onto the practice squad.

Cuts/IR?

2. WR Kevin Smith, 5'11, 208

3. WR Chris Matthews 6'5, 218

4. WR David Gilreath 5'10, 170

TE:

TE1 Zach Miller 6'5, 255

TE2 Luke Willson 6'5, 260

TE Cooper Helfet 6'4, 240

TE Rashaun Allen 6'5, 250

TE Morrell Presley 6'3, 225

With Cooper Helfet's health coming into question now, I'm going to guess the Hawks take a longer look at each of their guys.

Cuts/IR?

None for now.

OL:

LT1 Russell Okung 6'5, 315

LG1 James Carpenter 6'5, 320

OC1 Max Unger 6'5, 305

RG1 J.R. Sweezy 6'5, 320

RT1 Justin Britt 6'6, 325

T/G Alvin Bailey 6'3, 320

C/G Lemuel Jeanpierre 6'3, 305

OT Eric Winston 6'7, 302

OT/TE Gary Gilliam 6'6, 306

T/G Caylin Hauptmann 6'3,305

G/T Stephen Schilling 6'5,312

OT Nate Isles 6'5, 348

OT Cory Brandon 6'7, 324

G/C Greg Van Roten 6'3, 303

T/G Wade Smith 6'3, 300

OG CJ Davis 6'3, 303

This is a tough know to really gauge, but I haven't really seen much, nor heard much, from Van Roten, Smith, or Davis. These cuts could easily be Cory Brandon and/or Nate Isles as well.

Cuts/IR?

5. G/C Greg Van Roten 6'3, 303

6. T/G Wade Smith 6'3, 300

7. OG C.J. Davis 6'3, 303

DL:

5T1b Tony McDaniel 6'7, 310

NT1 Brandon Mebane 6'1, 305

3T1b Kevin Williams 6'5, 311

3T/5T Michael Bennett 6'4, 275

3T1n Jordan Hill 6'1, 290

3T/NT Greg Scruggs 6'3, 310

3T1n Jordan Hill 6'1, 290

3T D'Anthony Smith 6'2, 300

NT2 Andru Pulu 6'1, 322

3T/5T Michael Brooks 6'3, 275

3T/5T Jimmy Staten 6'4, 304

Depth isn't great right now on the defensive line so I think the Hawks will try to take a long look at each of these guys. It sounded like Michael Brooks has to have knee surgery (per Pete Carroll), so I'm throwing him onto the injured reserve, unfortunately. Jimmy Staten could be a cut here too, with the option to head to the practice squad.

Cuts/IR?

8. 3T/5T Michael Brooks 6'3, 275 (IR)

EDGE:

LEO/DE Cliff Avril 6'3, 260

DE/TE Cassius Marsh 6'4, 265

SLB1b Bruce Irvin 6'3, 255

LEO/LB O'Brien Schofield 6'3, 242

LEO/DE Benson Mayowa 6'3, 267

Benson is on the roster bubble, I think, but he'll at least another week to prove he belongs.

Cuts/IR?

None for right now.

LB:

WLB1 K.J.Wright 6'4, 246

MLB1 Bobby Wagner 6'0, 241

SLB1n Malcolm Smith 6'0, 230

OLB Kevin Pierre-Louis 6'0, 232

MLB2 Brock Coyle 6'1, 235

OLB Mike Morgan 6'3, 226

OLB Korey Toomer 6'2, 244

OLB Marcus Dowtin 6'2, 230

OLB Horace Miller 6'0, 235

LB Heath Farwell 6'0, 235

The linebackers crew is turning out to be really interesting and competitive. I don't know the severity of either player's injuries, but I would make a guess that both Miller and Farwell could go to the injured reserve this year (with Farwell possibly getting an injury settlement). Obviously a lot of this depends on how severe Farwell's groin injury is.

Cuts:

9. OLB Horace Miller 6'0, 235 (IR)

10. LB Heath Farwell 6'0, 235 (IR)

DB:

CB1 Richard Sherman 6'3, 195

CB2 Byron Maxwell 6'1,2 07

FS1 Earl Thomas 5'10, 202

SS1 Kam Chancellor 6'3,232

NB1/GN Jeremy Lane 6'0, 190

NB A.J. Jefferson 6'1, 190

CB3 Tharold Simon 6'2, 205

FS2 DeShawn Shead 6'1, 225

SS2 Jeron Johnson 5'10, 212

NB2 Akeem Auguste 5'10, 185

CB Phillip Adams 5'11, 195

SS Terrance Parks 6'2, 218

FS Steven Terrell 5'10, 197

FS Michael Dobson 6'0, 191

CB Trey Wolfe 6'0, 193

CB/S Eric Pinkins 6'3, 220

Again, this is pretty tough, but I could see Wolfe, who came here as a street free agent, and Dobson, the same, let loose. I think that Pinkins is headed for the injured reserve (or at least the PUP, we'll see). Another cut here could be Steven Terrell, who hasn't done much to impress.

Cuts/IR?

11. CB Trey Wolfe 6'0, 193

12. FS Michael Dobson 6'0, 191

13. CB/S Eric Pinkins 6'3, 220 (IR)

SPEC:

P Jon Ryan 6'0, 217

LS Clint Gresham 6'3, 240

K Steven Hauschka 6'4, 210

Cuts/IR?

None.

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There, you're down to 75. I'm sure I won't be right about them all. How would you do it?