Seagoville has questions entering the 2026 season, but finding experienced offensive players is not one of them.
The Dragons lost leading rusher Kelveion Gates and leading receiver Adam West to graduation, yet much of the supporting cast from last year’s playoff team returns.
Kollin Williams, Rickey Wilkins Jr., Devionte Smith, James Roberts, Francis Perkins, and several veteran linemen give Seagoville a foundation that should keep the offense from starting over.
The bigger challenge is fitting those pieces around an unsettled quarterback position.
A Deep Backfield Remains
Gates handled the largest share of Seagoville’s rushing workload last season, but his graduation does not leave an empty backfield.
Williams, Wilkins, and Smith all return after producing meaningful yardage in 2025, and together the three accounted for roughly 60 percent of the Dragons’ rushing production.
Williams is the most versatile player in the group, able to run, throw, and line up in different roles, which gives offensive coordinator Travis Thibodeaux real flexibility in how Seagoville uses him.
Wilkins provides another experienced senior option, while Smith remains one of the team’s most intriguing younger players after making the most of limited opportunities last season.
Instead of asking one player to become the next Gates, Seagoville can attack defenses with a rotation.
James Roberts Steps to the Front of the Receiving Corps
West’s graduation creates a clear opening at receiver, and James Roberts is the most established returning candidate to fill it.
Roberts was Seagoville’s second leading receiver in 2025 and now enters his senior season, while Francis Perkins and Jayln Beauchamp are also experienced pass-catchers.
The receiving corps does not need one player to reproduce West’s exact production. What Seagoville needs is a reliable primary target, another receiver capable of stretching the field, and enough depth to keep defenses from concentrating on the running game. Roberts appears ready for the first of those roles.
The Offensive Line May Be Seagoville’s Biggest Strength
Skill players receive most of the attention, but the Dragons’ experience up front could matter just as much.
Josiah Royal, Davien Rucker, and Daniel Pius all return as seniors, and Seagoville brings back other linemen from last year’s varsity roster as well, giving the offense valuable continuity in the trenches.
That experience carries extra weight because the quarterback situation remains unsettled. A veteran offensive line can give a new or developing starter time to get comfortable while allowing Seagoville to lean on the running game in the meantime.
If the Dragons control the line of scrimmage, the offense will not have to depend on explosive plays every week.
Quarterback Is the Missing Piece
Everything surrounding the position looks relatively stable. The position itself remains the question. Ancel Bynaum led the Dragons in touchdown passes in 2025, but does not appear on the current preseason roster, and the available information does not explain why or confirm that he has left the program.
Williams has previous experience taking snaps, and Andrew Hernandez played meaningful minutes at quarterback last season, showing enough to be considered a legitimate candidate rather than an emergency option.
Seagoville could settle on one starter or find ways to use both, but either way, the quarterback should not have to create the offense alone.
More Ways to Attack Defenses
That may be the most encouraging part of Seagoville’s offensive outlook. The Dragons can run with several backs, they have an experienced senior receiver, and they return a veteran tight end and multiple linemen.
Williams provides the coaching staff a player who can change roles depending on the matchup.
Against teams that struggle to defend the run, Seagoville can lean on its backfield and offensive line. Against defenses that crowd the box, Roberts and the receiving group should find opportunities outside.
The challenge is stringing those advantages together consistently, since last season produced several big offensive performances alongside stretches where scoring became difficult. Fewer of those extremes is the clear goal for 2026.
A Chance to Be Better Than Expected
Preseason projections have focused largely on Seagoville’s difficult district and its defensive losses, but the offense may be the reason the Dragons outperform those expectations.
Most of the key offensive positions already include players with varsity experience, meaning Seagoville is not searching for an entirely new group of playmakers.
If the quarterback situation stabilizes and the offensive line remains a strength, the Dragons should have enough weapons to put pressure on nearly everyone in District 5-5A Division II.
The firepower is already there. The next step is turning that experience into a more consistent offense from August through November.
