The Seattle Seahawks brought in a whopping 17 undrafted free agents from the 2020 class to compete for spots on the active roster.
Most years, teams are lucky to get one UDFA to make the squad, as they are primarily brought in to give the team extra bodies during training camp.
However, the Seahawks have had plenty of luck in the past, going all the way back to Dave Krieg, and including Jermaine Kearse, Doug Baldwin and more recently, defensive tackle Poona Ford.
Undrafted free agent running backs have had a recent run of success in the NFL, including Phillip Lindsay of the Broncos and Matt Breida with the 49ers (now with the Dolphins).
The Seahawks also had a ton of success with Chris Carson, a seventh round pick back in 2017. Carson will be joined by Rashaad Penny (if/when he is healthy) veteran Carlos Hyde and a pair of young backs from the University of Miami, Travis Homer and DeeJay Dallas, for Seattle in 2020.
That doesn’t appear to leave a lot of room for Patrick Carr, an undrafted free agent out of the University of Houston, although Seattle’s recent bad luck with injuries to their running back room could certainly open up a spot for Carr to contribute at some point during the 2020 campaign.
Carr began his collegiate career at the University of Colorado, where he rushed 66 times for 272 yards and a touchdown in 2015 before transferring to join the Houston Cougars.
He exploded his junior year, rushing 152 times for 868 yards (5.7 yards per carry) along with five touchdowns. He only made it into six games his senior year, thanks to injuries, which hampered his draft stock and may have left Seattle with a bargain pickup.
Carr is built like former running back Maurice Jones-Drew, coming in at five-foot-eight and weighing 207 pounds. His stocky frame and sneaky speed make him an intriguing running back prospect, and one who could flourish learning from Carson and Hyde in Seattle’s system.
It’s hard to imagine him breaking camp with the team, unless injuries pile up, but considering what happened last year this team would be wise to keep him stashed on the practice squad, in case he is needed.
Who knows, if he gets himself into game situations he might just stick around.
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