Local Star Projected to Make Seattle Seahawks 53-Man Roster
After signing with the team as an undrafted free agent, Jack Westover is hoping to stay in Washington as a member of the Seahawks.
The Seattle Seahawks could have a local hero on their team for the upcoming season.
Jack Westover, who was third on the Washington Huskies in receptions in their historic 2023 campaign that ended in a National Championship loss to the Michigan Wolverines, signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Seahawks, who need tight end help more than most.
On top of that, he’s once again working with Ryan Grubb, who moved over to the NFL after being the Huskies’ offensive coordinator last year.
That’s why Bleacher Report believes Westover has a shot to make the 53-man roster.
“Westover signed as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks, which so happens to have his collegiate offensive coordinator, Ryan Grubb, taking over playing-calling duties,” Bleacher Report writes. “Starting quarterback Geno Smith already took note of the undrafted rookie because of his understanding of the new offensive scheme.
As a piece to the puzzle, Westover fits as a detached tight end behind Noah Fant, whereas Pharaoh Brown and fourth-round rookie AJ Barner are both in-line options.”
Transforming from a walk-on into a valuable piece of a national championship runner-up in Montlake, Westover had 77 grabs over the last two seasons at Washington, and he could prove to be extremely valuable if Noah Fant, the Seahawks’ other prominent receiving tight end, goes down with an injury or underperforms.
Westover still has an uphill battle to make the roster as an undrafted free agent, especially after the team invested a fourth-round pick in AJ Barner, but given his familiarity with Grubb and the Seahawks need for another pass-catching tight end, he’s got a shot to be among the few non-draft rookies to make his team out of training camp.