Jake Bobo Injury: Season-Ending IR After Knee

Jake Bobo injury news became a roster move Saturday. The Seahawks placed the 28-year-old receiver on injured reserve on Aug. 22, and he will miss the 2026 season. The right knee went on a leaping catch Friday in the joint practice with the Titans in Nashville. He was carted off. Going on IR before the 53-man cut means the entire season. Seahawks.com, ESPN's Brady Henderson, the Associated Press, and the Seattle Times all logged the same transaction.

Macdonald had already said the quiet part Friday. "Our heart goes out to Jake Bobo, it seems like it's going to be a serious knee. We're going to get it imaged, but early returns, it looks like it's a long-term injury," he said, Seahawks.com printed. ESPN had the same quote with "That's unfortunate" on the end. Saturday's IR paper confirmed the early return.

Jake Bobo injury: leaping catch, cart, season over

ESPN had Bobo projected as Seattle's No. 5 receiver and a special-teams regular. The club re-signed him in March to a two-year, $5.5 million deal matching the Jacksonville Jaguars' restricted-free-agent offer sheet. He is an undrafted free agent out of UCLA, 2023, and has spent all three of his NFL seasons in Seattle. The investment was the match. The return is now 2027.

Seattle signed Julian Hicks to fill the spot. Hicks had signed last week, been waived to make room for Trevon Diggs, and was re-signed Saturday. Seahawks.com had the Albany-to-Packers-to-Seattle path. The 91-man math is simple. Bobo off. Hicks on. The receiving room is thinner at the back end, the Seattle Times wrote, and this is now the fourth season-ending IR of camp: Robbie Ouzts, Shemar Jean-Charles, Joseph Vaughn, and Bobo.

Darnold, Okada, and a quiet Nashville week

"It hurts, man. He's one of those guys, he works, he talks a lot of stuff. He's kind of like Spoon (Devon Witherspoon) in a way, offensively. He brings the juice every single day, and he just does his job. It sucks to lose Bobo, but I know he's going to attack it and be better whenever he comes back," Sam Darnold said on Seahawks.com after Friday's practice.

Safety Ty Okada told the Seattle Times he was praying for him. "He's nothing but just a great player and a great person. My prayers go out to him. All of our teammates are going to have Jake's back." Macdonald called him a beast and a great Seahawk and said the club hoped it had reflected that in the March investment. The IR list does not care about the investment. It only cares about the date. Before 53, the year is gone.

Jake Bobo injury FAQ

How long is Jake Bobo out? The 2026 season. The Seahawks put him on IR on Saturday, Aug. 22. IR before the 53-man roster cut means he cannot return this year, the Seattle Times and ESPN both noted.

What is the Jake Bobo injury? A right knee suffered on a leaping catch in Friday's joint practice vs. the Titans in Nashville. He was carted off. Macdonald called it a serious, long-term knee before imaging.

Who replaced Jake Bobo on the roster? Julian Hicks, who signed last week, was waived for Trevon Diggs, and was re-signed Saturday, per Seahawks.com and ESPN. Bobo is the fourth Seattle player on season-ending IR this camp.