# John Benton

Senior Offensive Assistant/Offensive Line, Seattle Seahawks (SEA).

## Quick Facts
- **Role:** Senior Offensive Assistant/Offensive Line
- **Team:** Seattle Seahawks (SEA)
- **NFL experience:** 22 years
- **Reports to:** Mike Macdonald (Head Coach)
- **Coaching tree:** see Coaching Trees

## Background
John Benton enters his first season as senior offensive assistant/offensive line coach after serving as Seattle's offensive line coach during the 2025 season, following his hiring on February 11, 2025. Benton, a 37-year veteran in the coaching ranks, including 20 in the NFL, spent the 2024 season in the same role with the New Orleans Saints. Of the NFL offensive lines he has directed since 2004, seven of them finished in the Top 10 in the NFL in rushing yards per game.

## Scheme & Fantasy Angle
Benton has a long track record directing run-friendly offensive lines, with seven of his NFL units finishing top-10 in rushing yards per game since 2004 — a profile that supports the fantasy value of Seattle's lead runners.

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