Jake Bobo on season-ending IR as Seahawks re-sign Hicks
The Seattle Seahawks placed wide receiver Jake Bobo on injured reserve Saturday, ending his 2026 season after a serious knee injury in Friday's joint practice with the Titans. Seattle re-signed WR Julian Hicks to fill the roster spot. Coach Mike Macdonald had called the early outlook long-term.
Key Takeaways
- Jake Bobo is on injured reserve and will miss the entire 2026 NFL season.
- He hurt his knee Friday during Seattle's joint practice with the Tennessee Titans in Nashville and was carted off the field.
- Coach Mike Macdonald said early returns pointed to a serious, long-term knee injury.
- The Seahawks re-signed wide receiver Julian Hicks in a corresponding move after waiving him last week for CB Trevon Diggs.
- Bobo, 28, had been projected as Seattle's No. 5 receiver and a special-teams contributor after a March extension.
What happened to Jake Bobo?
According to ESPN, Jake Bobo was carted off during Friday's joint practice against the Titans. The Seahawks confirmed Saturday that he is on injured reserve and will miss the 2026 season.
Seahawks.com reported Bobo injured his knee while attempting a leaping catch. Macdonald spoke after practice Friday, saying the team's heart goes out to Bobo and that imaging would follow, but early returns looked like a long-term injury.
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Why does Jake Bobo's IR move matter for Seattle?
ESPN noted Bobo was projected to serve as Seattle's No. 5 receiver and to factor heavily on special teams. Losing that depth so close to the regular season thins the wideout room and special-teams corps.
The Seahawks had re-signed him in March to a two-year, $5.5 million deal, matching a Jacksonville Jaguars offer as a restricted free agent. He has spent all three of his NFL seasons in Seattle after signing as an undrafted free agent out of UCLA in 2023.
Who is Julian Hicks and why was he re-signed?
In the corresponding roster move, Seattle re-signed Julian Hicks. Per the team and ESPN, Hicks signed last week, then was waived to clear space for cornerback Trevon Diggs. He is back to fill Bobo's open spot.
Seahawks.com says Hicks went undrafted out of Albany in 2024, spent his rookie year on the Green Bay Packers' practice squad, then returned to Green Bay for training camp and the preseason last year before this latest Seattle stint.
When will fans know more about Bobo's knee?
Macdonald said Friday that the injury would be imaged and that early returns already suggested a serious, long-term issue. Saturday's IR placement confirms Jake Bobo will not play in 2026. Further medical details beyond that diagnosis have not been released in the cited reports.
The official club note from Seahawks.com frames the IR move as the direct result of Friday's knee injury in Nashville. That timeline—injury Friday, season-ending IR Saturday—gives Seahawks fans a clear status update as the roster settles before the regular season.