Seattle Seahawks Land Irvin Charles for Conditional Seventh-Round Pick
The seattle seahawks reportedly acquired Irvin Charles from the New York Jets on Wednesday for a conditional seventh-round draft pick, adding a player whose NFL value has come on special teams. Charles arrives at 29 years old with four seasons in New York, and Seattle is buying that experience even though its receiver room is already crowded.
Irvin Charles' Jets Track
Charles went undrafted in 2022 after playing at Penn State and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, then signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent. He spent 2022 on the practice squad before getting into games in 2023 and 2024, with his work concentrated far more on coverage units than on offense.
Over those two seasons, he played 450 special teams snaps and 53 offensive snaps. He did not catch a pass. That split tells the story of why Seattle made the move: Charles has been used as a specialist, not as a receiver expected to carve out a target share.
Seattle Seahawks' Receiver Depth
The Seahawks already have four wide receivers in Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, Rashid Shaheed and Tory Horton, so this trade is not about forcing another pass catcher into the lineup. It is about adding a player who can help in a narrower role and keep the roster flexible while the top of the depth chart stays intact.
Charles also brings recent production on coverage teams. In 2023, he recorded seven special teams tackles in 12 games. In 2024, he had seven special teams tackles and a blocked punt before tearing his ACL in Week 14.
Jets to Seattle Seahawks
That injury matters because Charles did not see any game action last season while recovering from the torn ACL. Even so, the Seahawks traded for a player whose best seasons came before the injury, and they did so with only a conditional seventh-round pick going back to New York.
The Jets tied for the worst record in the NFL last season at 3-14, which helps explain why a depth piece with special teams value became available. Seattle, the reigning Super Bowl winner, is betting that Charles can again provide coverage help without needing an offensive role to justify the move.
