Brandon

Pili

Pili, 26, produced career-best marks with the Seahawks last season, notching 12 combined tackles, one TFL and three quarterback pressures. Retaining him provides the defense with a helpful, if unexciting, backup. He initially joined the team as a waiver wire pickup in November 2024. He began his career as an undrafted free agent with the Dolphins in 2023.

Pili played only 69 defensive snaps this year for the Dolphins as a rotational run-down lineman. The former USC DT has been buried deep on the Dolphins depth chart for the first two years of his pro career. He’ll get a crack at the same role for the Seahawks, who could desperately use someone to provide a positive boost in run defense.

Pili (6'4/325) needed medical attention and returned to the sideline in street clothes with his arm in a sling. The sophomore could be facing a multi-week absence unless the Trojans put his arm in a sling as a precaution.