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On Friday, the Seattle Seahawks announced their selection of Week 12 game captains ahead of Sunday’s matchup vs. the Tennessee Titans.
This week’s captains are wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, linebacker Derick Hall, and long snapper Chris Stoll, the latter two of whom will be making their debuts as game captains this season. JSN will be a captain for the second time in 2025, having previously earned the nod back in Week 4.
Smith-Njigba’s monster of a season needs no introduction. The 23-year old wideout currently leads the league in receiving yards (1,146), and at the time of this writing, he is the only receiver with 1,000 yards this year. JSN ranks fourth in receptions (72), just seven away from the Cincinnati Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase, who holds the top spot. Smith-Njigba has had seven 100-yard games this season, surpassing Steve Largent’s franchise record of six in one year.
Hall has appeared in eight games for the Seahawks in 2025, totaling 17 tackles and six QB hits through Week 11. The third-year linebacker missed two games after suffering an oblique injury vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers back in Week 5, but returned to the lineup following Seattle’s bye in Week 8. This will be Hall’s second game as a captain and his first since Week 8 of the 2024 campaign.
Last but not least, we have some special teams representation for this week’s game. Stoll will be a captain for the second time in his career, following Week 12 of last year. An interesting coincidence for Stoll to be a captain in the same week two years in a row, and a bit symbolic considering the “12th Man” nickname for the Seahawks’ fan base. The 27-year-old long snapper has appeared in every game for Seattle since Week 1 of the 2023 season, taking part in the final rookie class of the Pete Carroll era.
The Seahawks will take on the Titans at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium at 10:00 a.m. PT on Sunday.
