Much like their division rivals in LA, the Seahawks signed a gigantic undrafted free agent class about two weeks after drafting 10 rookies in Kansas City. Here is the group of rookies looking to earn a roster spot this summer:
- QB Holton Ahlers (East Carolina)
- DE MJ Anderson (Iowa State)
- LB Michael Ayers (Ashland)
- WR Jake Bobo (UCLA)
- CB Lance Boykin (Coastal Carolina)
- LB Cam Bright (Washington)
- CB Arquon Bush (Cincinnati)
- CB James Campbell (Montana State)
- NT Robert Cooper (Florida State)
- TE Noah Gindorff (North Dakota State)
- WR John Hall (Northwood)
- TE Griffin Hebert (Louisiana Tech)
- WR C.J. Johnson (East Carolina)
- WR Matt Landers (Arkansas)
- WR Tyjon Lindsey (Oregon State)
- LB Patrick O’Connell (Montana)
- S Ty Okada (Montana State)
- S Morrell Osling III (UCLA)
- G Kendall Randolph (Alabama)
- RB Chris Smith (Louisiana-Lafayette)
- LS Chris Stoll (Penn State)
- S Jonathan Sutherland (Penn State)
- DE Jacob Sykes (UCLA)
- NT Jonah Tavai (San Diego State)
- S Christian Young (Arizona)
Adding Ahlers gives Seattle three quarterbacks on the roster. He started five games for the Pirates as a true freshman before starting every game for his hometown school for the next four years. The lefty left an indelible mark on Greenville, setting 10 school records and six conference records. He gives the Seahawks a strong third-string option behind Geno Smith and Drew Lock.
First-round pick Jaxon Smith-Njigba is likely to start alongside D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, but behind them, the Seahawks felt the need to bolster the receiving corps with some undrafted talent. Bobo had a standout year for the Bruins as a grad transfer from Duke. Landers also had a breakout year as a transfer after bouncing from Georgia to Toledo to Arkansas. He brings elite size at six-foot-5, 200 pounds. Johnson was one of Ahlers favorite targets at ECU, especially in the redzone, as evidenced by the 10 touchdowns between them last year.
The Seahawks have three strong contributors at safety after seeing Julian Love deliver a strong performance in relief of Jamal Adams last year. Still, Seattle felt the need to draft New Mexico safety Jerrick Reed II in the sixth round and sign four more safeties after the draft. All four bring some sort of versatility. Osling III covered a variety of roles over his six years in Los Angeles. Young and Sutherland can both shadow Adams as players who can split the difference in the hybrid role between safety and linebacker. Okada on the other hand can double in a nickel role, if needed.
With Carson Tinker and Tyler Ott‘s contracts expiring, the Seahawks didn’t have a long snapper on the roster. Stoll comes in as the de facto starter with about four months to show he can handle the job. He’s one of 35 rookies on the Seahawk’s 90-man roster (which currently holds 89 players). They should all have strong opportunities to find a roster spot with the chance they’ve been given this summer.