Wide Receiver Juwan Johnson
Johnson certainly has the size the Seahawks crave in their wide receivers, standing six-foot-four and 230 pounds with a 81 5/8 inch wingspan. His 4.56 in the 40-yard dash was 32nd among 45 receivers at the NFL combine, but would have been second among tight ends – which is where most scouts believe he’ll end up.
“He’s a tight end he just doesn’t know it yet,” NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah said during Johnson’s run at the Combine. “Still a good time though with that size.”
The Seahawks don’t really need more depth at tight end after signing Greg Olsen and showing interest in another free agent, Jordan Reed. However, Johnson could be viewed as a tight end for the future, since it would take him at least a year to adjust to a new position.
I could see the Seahawks drafting him late and stashing him on the practice squad, giving him a whole year to learn a new position before unleashing him in 2021 after Olsen (and Reed, if they sign him) are likely out of the picture.
It’s admittedly not a perfect fit, but six-foot-four guys who run under a 4.6 are rare commodities, and coach Carroll has been known to bite for players with this profile in the past.
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