# Michael Hanich: Hanich expects Nick Emmanwori to miss the rest of the preseason and possibly the season opener against New England, and names three candidates — Noah Igbinoghene, D'Antony Bell and Bud Clark — as options to fill the starting nickel role, with Igbinoghene and Clark currently working with the first string.

**Claimed:** Aug 9, 2026
**Pundit:** Michael Hanich — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/michael-hanich
**Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/sports-illustrated
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/onsi/3-seahawks-defensive-backs-to-watch-for-with-nick-emmanwori-out

3 checkable claims — 3 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.

> They will likely be without him for the remainder of the preseason and, perhaps, the first game of the season versus the New England Patriots.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Noah Igbinoghene to be 1st on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Noah Igbinoghene, Seattle Seahawks
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Bud Clark to be 1st on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Bud Clark, Seattle Seahawks
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Devon Witherspoon to be 1st on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Noah Igbinoghene — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/noah-igbinoghene
- Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/seahawks
- Bud Clark — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/bud-clark
- Devon Witherspoon — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/devon-witherspoon

## What others said about the same people

- Pete Prisco on Seattle Seahawks: Prisco picks final scores for every Week 2 NFL game, with several teams that lost in Week 1 — the Chargers, Patriots, Cowboys, Packers and Rams — bouncing back, and the Bills outlasting the Lions in a shootout. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/29185ff4-dec4-498f-aa45-4ca2d72dcbe3 (scored 57.14)
- Richard Sherman on Seattle Seahawks: Sherman ran through the entire Week 2 slate with winners and several exact final scores, picking Seattle, San Francisco, Buffalo, Houston, Chicago, New England, Jacksonville, Dallas, Kansas City, the Rams, Green Bay, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Las Vegas and Carolina. He also called Fred Warner the league's best middle linebacker and floated Parker Washington as a top-five receiver. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8a2c5da4-3fba-43d7-82eb-dc25b81f245e (scored 69.05)
- Colin Cowherd on Seattle Seahawks: The co-host (identified only as "Mitchell") gave his own Week 2 picks: Seattle, the Niners in dominant fashion, his Lions over Buffalo, Cincinnati 31-27 at Houston, Chicago, Pittsburgh 24-21 as a road upset, Jacksonville by at least a touchdown, Dallas 26-22, and Kansas City handily. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5e7a2965-bd9c-4c78-81b8-cb9ff18f6520 (scored 100)
- Connor J. Benintendi on Seattle Seahawks: Benintendi predicts Sam Darnold misses three more games with Drew Lock starting, and forecasts Seattle winning all three games — at Arizona, at Washington, and home vs. the Chargers — to reach 4-0 after Week 4. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0e6b315b-ea1c-4684-b910-a9bbfd08da47 (scored 52.38)
- Jeremy Brener on Seattle Seahawks: Brener writes that rookie Jadarian Price will be Seattle's starting running back in Week 2 at Arizona, and suggests the Seahawks should win that road game if their defensive line can slow Jeremiyah Love. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6bf0b41c-aaf4-42bd-b37f-abba733bccf9 (scored 100)
- Brendon Nelson on Seattle Seahawks: Nelson expects Sam Darnold to miss the Cardinals game and likely the Commanders game, with Drew Lock starting in his place, and believes Seattle is good enough to beat both Arizona and Washington with Lock under center. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/469dc3bd-6091-4348-b19f-be27fb086457 (scored 100)

## More depth chart calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Pat Fitzmaurice on Aaron Jones: In previewing the 10 most intriguing fantasy performers of Week 2, Fitzmaurice expects Atlanta's quarterback problems to persist with Tua Tagovailoa unlikely to play and Michael Penix Jr. not ready to return, flags Falcons slot corner Billy Bowman Jr. as a possible Week 2 returnee, and describes Aaron Jones as Minnesota's lead back and Kaelon Black as the clear backup to Christian McCaffrey in San Francisco. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/31adc8bb-8f15-453f-bbcf-cab44e29b8b3 (scored 100)
- Matt Severance on Deshaun Watson: The CBS Sports preview backs Tampa Bay to beat Cleveland in the Bucs' Week 2 home opener, and states that Deshaun Watson — not Shedeur Sanders — will be Cleveland's starting quarterback in Week 2. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/944568ce-7205-409f-8354-a392016fd8bf (scored 100)
- Rafael Zamorano on Deshaun Watson: Zamorano reports Watson will start Week 2 at Tampa Bay and suggests there's little reason to expect improvement, raising the possibility Watson's five-year contract never yields more than single-digit wins. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d7d7e0a2-61e0-4525-970b-b01a2356f11b (scored 100)
- Rich Hribar on Tua Tagovailoa: Hribar expects Tua Tagovailoa to be Atlanta's starting quarterback for Week 2 while Michael Penix stays out, with Penix's return closer to Week 4. He is unenthusiastic about the Falcons' offense either way and treats Bryce Young as a fringe fantasy starter. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/124ac755-a942-4382-8bad-177da7f8170d (scored 0)
- Bradley Locker on Carson Wentz: PFF's unsigned adjusted power rankings after Week 1 of the 2026 season place the Bills first, the Rams second and the Dolphins last, with notes on quarterback situations in Seattle, Minnesota and Cleveland. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a3716f21-0488-4fc8-a414-c25c2d781a6e (scored 100)
- Tyler Sullivan on Michael Penix Jr.: In a Week 1 recap with no named byline, CBS Sports suggested Michael Penix Jr. would take over as Atlanta's Week 2 starter if healthy, called Ashton Jeanty's sophomore breakout imminent, and warned readers not to overlook San Francisco as NFC West winners. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1000d8d0-5de1-405e-b8ce-255cde75a32d (scored 0)

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