Re-signing Jobe was one of the Seahawks’ first free agent decisions of the 2025 offseason.
One of the first moves of free agency in 2025 for the Seattle Seahawks was the re-signing of cornerback Josh Jobe. It wasn’t anything to write home about, and the Seahawks were able to keep one of their depth pieces on the roster since Artie Burns and Tre Brown were both set to become UFAs in 2025. Brown is no longer on the team, whereas Burns remains unsigned.
Who is Josh Jobe?
After not seeing much of the field in his first two seasons after signing with the Philadelphia Eagles as a UDFA, the 5-11, 190-pound cornerback has proven himself to be a useful player on the Seahawks’ defense. He was targeted 45 times by opposing quarterbacks, allowed just one touchdown, had one interception and five pass deflections. He played in coverage while intercepting his first career pass and deflecting five passes.
Jobe initially signed with the Seahawks as a practice squad member after the Eagles released him at the end of the preseason. He started getting noticed in practice and that led to the team elevating him after Tre Brown’s injury. In fact, he earned a trio of elevations from Week 7 to Week 9 against the Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams, producing three pass deflections and an interception before being signed to the 53-man roster after the bye week.
The contract
Jobe would become a restricted free agent and tendering him would cost at least $3.263 million. Seattle announced his return as a renewal and not as a tender. We confirmed this later when his salary was released.
Jobe will receive $1.86 million with a $300,000 signing bonus. None of the salary is guaranteed and he has $340,000 in per-game roster bonuses. Little cap hit, incentive to play well and both the team and the player win.
A year of ups and downs for Josh Jobe
Good footwork, stays close to the WR and with tight marking he deflects passes.
Here he is defending the flat. He passes the receiver who leaves his zone and comes back to throw the ball at the highest point, making the deflection.
After the cut, Jobe falls too far behind due to a bad transition. New Seahawks QB Sam Darnold navigates between his reads and this gives the CB time to recover and deflect the ball.
Jobe seems a little late on the snap because he is communicating with the safety. However, he manages to get to the ball carrier before the block and makes the immediate tackle on the screen.
He seals the edge well and forces the RB inside to make the tackle in the Nub Formation.
He basically took himself out of the play here, taking a bad and too aggressive angle. He leaves the EDGE exposed and allows the gain.
Davante Adams didn’t do anything magical. Still, he easily makes the reception.
The Jets simulate the concept of rub routes. They would cross to try to disrupt the man-to-man marking. However, it is a fake. Jobe is caught out of position and almost gives up a TD.
He gets fooled by play action and spends a lot of time looking at the backfield. This allows the TE to exploit the space behind him.
Final Thoughts
Jobe is a second coming of Michael Jackson Sr. Or at least an attempt at it. A player who won’t shine to the point of being a top-level starter, but is a solid enough contributor when he is called upon to play. Tre Brown is gone and Artie Burns is unlikely to return, leaving Jobe to compete for a spot with Nehemiah Pritchett and probably another draft pick.