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, notably at the wide receiver position where two of the best to ever wear the green and blue, Jermaine Kearse and Doug Baldwin, were both undrafted.
The Seahawks hope to replicate that luck once again in 2020, having signed two receivers – Aaron Fuller from the University of Washington and Seth Dawkins from Louisville – to compete for spots on the active roster.
While Fuller is a small, slot receiver in the vein of Baldwin, Dawkins is a six-foot-three, 218 pound monster who clocked a 4.47 in the 40-yard dash, giving him that nice combination of size and speed the Seahawks crave.
Dawkins’ overall production at Louisville was rather pedestrian, as he had just 1,323 receiving yards and nine touchdowns in his four seasons with the Cardinals. However, his blend of size and speed, and his tendency to make big plays, could give him a shot at a roster spot with Seattle.
Presently, there are only two receivers guaranteed a spot on the roster for the Seahawks in 2020: Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf.
Phillip Dorsett, David Moore and John Ursua all at leave have NFL experience, with Dorsett very likely going to settle in as the team’s No. 3 receiver. That leaves Moore, Ursua, 2020 draft pick Freddie Swain, Fuller and Dawkins all competing for those last few spots.
While Moore is a potential cap casualty, overtaking both Ursua and Swain is a tough ask for either of the UDFA receivers, and it seems more likely they will compete for a spot on the practice squad rather than a spot on the active roster, at least right away.
Still, Dawkins possesses a lot of the traits the Seahawks specifically target in their receivers, and once he is able to get on the field he could turn some heads.
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