The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to terms with former Washington Huskies offensive lineman Nick Harris to him back to Seattle and reunite him with his former offensive line coach, Scott Huff. Harris spent three years with Huff during his time on Montlake after Chris Petersen hired him away from Boise State in 2017.
Harris started his career at Washington at guard, where he earned a starting spot as a true freshman. After spending two years at the position, he moved to center where he became a force in the middle of Washington’s offensive line and was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team after both his junior and senior year.
After earning his starting spot, he only missed one game before being drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2020 draft. He spent the next two seasons dealing with hamstring and knee injuries while sitting behind JC Tretter and was expected to take the starting position after the veteran retired.
He returned from the injured reserve list in 2023 and lost the starting center job to former Seahawk Ethan Pocic to start the season. Then in a very interesting move, offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt moved Harris to fullback.
While he also acted as part of the rotation along the offensive line, Harris found himself lining up in the backfield often throughout the season, including on a critical fourth and 1 where he created a hole for running back Kareem Hunt to score a game-winning touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts.
Harris provides a lot of versatility for former Washington and current Seahawks offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb. He could compete for a spot along the offensive line or act as a fullback in front of running backs Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet, or maybe do a little of both.