There is some debate on who might earn the final receiver spot on Mike Macdonald's Seahawks for 2026.
The Seattle Seahawks picked up lengthy wide receiver Irvin Charles via a trade with the New York Jets this week.
He'll join the room with interesting tools - such as a 6-4 frame that would be intriguing on the outside and complement the lack of pure size at the top of the Seahawks' WR rotation.
But in his years with the Jets, he was almost strictly a special teams gunner. That isn't expected to change much as Charles, 29, hasn't registered a reception in his two-year NFL career.
Even still, Charles had made the 53-man roster in each of his two seasons in the Big Apple. That means he could now occupy a spot on the Seahawks' depth chart and potentially steal a job from a more predominant pass-catcher.
Looking back on our Seahawks roster prediction after the NFL Draft, we had this crop of wideouts making the team:
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Cooper Kupp
Rashid Shaheed
Tory Horton
Jake Bobo
Cody White
Emmanuel Henderson Jr.
The top four figure to be mainstays and key contributors once again. Bobo is included because Seattle decided to match the Jacksonville Jaguars' contract offer on him this offseason, which brings him back to the team on a two-year, $5.5 million deal after a strong Super Bowl performance.
With Charles' addition, the Seahawks could now be facing a question on whether to keep White, Henderson, or neither on the 53-man roster.
Henderson, like Charles, figures to be a special teamer as head coach Mike Macdonald seeks reinforcements after Dareke Young left in free agency.
But considering that he's a rookie, the team could be inclined to test out what he brings to Sam Darnold's offense. Henderson, a sixth-round selection this spring, spent three quiet seasons at Alabama before posting 766 yards on 45 receptions (17.0 YPC) and five touchdowns last season at Kansas.
Meanwhile, White is entering Year 3 with the Seahawks and Year 5 in the NFL. He made just three catches for 90 yards last season and appeared in 27 percent of Seattle's offensive snaps. That number rose to 45 percent on special teams.
Seattle Sports' Cameron Van Til had Henderson as the "54th man" on his roster projection, but that comes before the addition of a special teams ace, meaning six receivers, but five true pass-catchers is a more likely scenario.
We'll find out more as the Seahawks wrap up OTAs this week and prepare for mandatory workouts and training camp later this summer.
