Seahawks-49ers Inactives: Is Sam Darnold good to go?

All signs continue to point to Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold playing Saturday night in their NFC Divisional Round playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers.

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Seattle’s inactives list does not include Darnold, meaning he’s likely to play despite being deemed questionable on the final injury report before the game on Thursday. Darnold was a surprise addition to the injury report with an oblique injury that he felt in practice the same day.

ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported Saturday that Darnold had not thrown a football since Thursday, and NFL Network’s Steve Wyche said the Seahawks “basically shut him down” once he felt the injury. But the Seahawks and Darnold have maintained optimism that he would be able to play for the top-seeded Seahawks against their NFC West rivals, though backup Drew Lock worked with the first team offense in the days leading up to the game.

Sam Darnold takes the field. #Seahawks x #GoHawks pic.twitter.com/HP1vBcoAkN

— Seattle Sports (@SeattleSports) January 18, 2026

The top name on Seattle’s inactives list released Saturday afternoon is offensive lineman Josh Jones, who was already ruled out on Thursday. It also includes defensive end Rylie Mills, third-string quarterback Jalen Milroe, linebacker Jared Ivey, guard Bryce Cabeldue, and guard/tackle Mason Richman.

Left tackle Charles Cross is set to make his return after missing Seattle’s final three games of the regular season with a knee injury.

Here is the full inactives list for the 49ers, who had already ruled out safety Ji’Ayir Brown:

Ricky Pearsall is active and Ji'Ayir Brown is out for today's game.

Full @DignityHealth inactives: https://t.co/qHANrj8vjc pic.twitter.com/IcmWwKdr23

— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) January 17, 2026

Wide receivers Ricky Pearsall and Jacob Cowing, and linebackers Dee Winters and Luke Gifford are all active after being deemed questionable for the 49ers going into the game.

Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. at Lumen Field, with radio coverage on Seattle Sports 710 AM, KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM, and the Seattle Sports, KIRO Newsradio and official Seahawks apps.

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The winner of Saturday’s game will advance to next week’s NFC Championship, where they will meet the winner of Sunday’s divisional contest between the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears.

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