How the Seahawks will line up at cornerback is a mystery, other than the fact that Devon Witherspoon will be the starter and his flexibility to play inside and outside gives the Seahawks a variety of options. Presumably rookie Nehemiah Pritchett, who replaced the injured Riq Woolen in Week 5, will play a role, then it depends on how the Seahawks want to use Jobe, Hicks, Dee Williams or perhaps safety Coby Bryant, who also has a role at cornerback. Experience, having played nickel corner as a rookie and was an outside cornerback in college.

“If Spoon wasn’t at Nickel, then you would meet a few other people that you might not have seen but were featured there,” Macdonald said. “We’ll leave it at the combinations, let (the Falcons) figure it out at this point. But yes, Spoon will play nickel at some point. Other guys will also play nickel. They’ve gotten all these reps, so we should do it.’ Be ready to go.

Jobe, who signed with the Seahawks just before the start of the regular season, spent the last two seasons with the Eagles after going undrafted by Alabama in 2022. He appeared in 28 games, including all 17 last season, starting three games.

Hicks, who also signed with the Seahawks in late August, was a seventh-round pick by Wisconsin in 2022. He spent time with the Broncos, Saints and Browns over the last two seasons and appeared in two games for the Broncos as a rookie.