Nehemiah Pritchett

Career StatsD-

Year	Team	GP	INT	PD	Tkl
Career		27	—	3	26
2025		17	0	2	14
2024		10	0	1	12

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Performance versus salary tier earns Nehemiah Pritchett a D Contract Value Index, with cap structure shaping the verdict. At $1.1M AAV on a rookie scale contract, Pritchett is functionally cost-controlled and carries minimal cap burden—the issue isn't the price tag, it's what he's delivered for it. His 2025 season produced 14 tackles across 17 games with zero interceptions and only three career pass deflections, a statistical profile that screams replacement-level depth rather than developmental cornerback trending upward. At 25 years old in his second season, Pritchett remains theoretically within the window to break through, yet his lack of playmaking production—particularly the complete absence of turnover generation—suggests he hasn't yet developed the ball skills or coverage instincts teams need at the position. Seattle's recent roster construction, prioritizing offensive line reinforcement and skill position upgrades while generating minimal press around Pritchett's role, reflects organizational reality: he occupies a precarious peripheral spot fighting for snaps rather than penciled into defensive plans. The D-grade CVI reflects not an overpaid contract but a misaligned value proposition—a player on an affordable deal who hasn't justified even low expectations, leaving him vulnerable to roster displacement as preseason approaches.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the D band — a quick read on where Nehemiah's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

The D- performance grade on Nehemiah Pritchett reflects how his statistical baseline holds against the CB field. Through 17 games in the 2025 season, Pritchett logged 14 tackles—a minimal counting stat that underscores his depth-piece status within Seattle's secondary. His lack of splash plays is the more damning figure: zero interceptions across his entire two-year tenure, coupled with only three career pass deflections, indicates he hasn't generated the kind of ball-hawking impact that separates rotational corners from genuine contributors. He did show durability by appearing in all 17 games, but availability alone doesn't excuse replacement-level production, and his absence from any coverage highlight reel suggests he's operating in a role where he's not tasked with primary coverage assignments. At 25 and just two seasons into his career on a modest $1.1M rookie scale contract, Pritchett remains in an unenviable limbo: he's far enough along to have proven he's not a prospect with untapped upside, yet young enough that the door theoretically remains open. The media indifference surrounding him—the complete silence despite Seattle's 14-3 record atop the NFC—is perhaps the most telling verdict; when a team competing for a championship doesn't generate discussion around a player, it's a clear signal that he occupies the most expendable tier of the roster. Heading into 2026, his path forward hinges entirely on training camp performance and whether he can flash enough in limited reps to justify a roster spot in a secondary that Seattle is clearly confident enough in to pursue other positional needs.

How Nehemiah Compares at the Position

Nehemiah Pritchett ranks 255th of 270 graded cornerbacks by performance. That slots Nehemiah between Nic Jones (D-) just ahead and Rico Payton (D-) just behind.

Current Sentiment

Nehemiah Pritchett occupies the quietest, most precarious corner of the NFL media landscape — a D-grade sentiment that isn't defined by controversy or criticism, but by complete and total absence. Two seasons into his career as a fifth-round pick out of 2024, the 25-year-old cornerback has generated virtually no meaningful coverage in Seattle, which is its own kind of damning verdict; when the media doesn't notice you exist, that silence doubles as a judgment. His 2025 season — 14 tackles across 17 games — aligns squarely with the replacement-level assessment his reputation carries, a depth piece who hasn't flashed the kind of playmaking ability that turns anonymous roster fillers into rotational contributors, and zero interceptions across his entire tenure confirms the secondary impact simply hasn't materialized. Seattle's recent roster activity — adding linebacker depth with Aidan Hibbard and Marvin Jones Jr., bringing in wideout Michael Briscoe and tight end Harrison Bryant — signals a front office actively building around its core, which only amplifies how little Pritchett factors into the team's competitive identity at 14-3 and sitting atop the NFC. With sentiment trending downward over the last 30 days and a performance grade sitting at F, the narrative heading into 2026 is less about a player fighting for a starting job and more about one fighting for a roster spot — and right now, the media and fan conversation isn't giving him the benefit of the doubt.