Tory Horton

A hamstring injury suffered in August 2026 training camp kept Horton out of Seattle's season opener and drew a 'out for a period of time' comment from head coach Mike Macdonald, layering onto the shin fracture and groin surgery that ended his 2025 rookie season after seven games. Two straight years of lower-body injuries interrupting his development is now the central dynasty concern.

Horton sits as Seattle's WR4 behind an entrenched trio of Jaxon Smith-Njigba, a re-signed Rashid Shaheed, and Cooper Kupp, leaving a thin path to snaps even before his own injury cost him camp reps. The 2026 sixth-round selection of Emmanuel Henderson Jr. adds depth-chart clutter, though it's unlikely to threaten his role directly.

Horton scored 5 touchdowns on only 1.6 expected in his limited 2025 sample, a finishing-luck gap that projects poorly to repeat and could deflate his box-score output even if his underlying role holds.

Before the 2025 shutdown, Horton's role was clearly ascending — snap share climbed to 73% and target share to 17% in his final healthy game — suggesting the coaching staff was already trending toward a larger role for him prior to the current injury.

A 15.3 aDOT and heavy deep-target usage give Horton a vertical, boom-week profile that can produce spike weeks even on a limited target share, once he's back on the field.