Irvin Charles Joins Seahawks in Trade for 2028 Pick — Seahawks News

seahawks news: Seattle added Irvin Charles from the New York Jets on Wednesday in exchange for a conditional 2028 draft pick. The move gives the Seahawks another special teams piece while adding to a receiver room already built around Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, Rashid Shaheed and Tory Horton.

Irvin Charles Brings Special Teams Work

Charles, a wide receiver and special teamer, spent four seasons with the Jets organization after going undrafted in 2022 and signing there as an undrafted free agent. He spent that first season on the practice squad before getting onto the field in 2023 and 2024.

In 12 games in 2023, he recorded seven special teams tackles. He matched that tackle total in 2024 and also blocked a punt, while playing 450 special teams snaps across those two seasons and 53 offensive snaps without catching a pass.

Jets Lose a Depth Piece

Charles tore his ACL in Week 14 of the 2024 season and did not see any game action with the Jets last season while recovering. That leaves Seattle buying into a player whose work has been concentrated on coverage units rather than the passing game.

The trade price was a conditional 2028 draft pick, a modest return for a player who had already carved out a role in New York. The Jets tied for the worst record in the NFL last season at 3-14, and the deal moves one more veteran from that roster to a Seahawks team that already has several established names at wide receiver.

For Seattle, the addition is about depth and special teams insurance as much as offense. Charles arrives with 450 snaps on coverage units and a recent ACL injury in his file, so the Seahawks are betting on the role he already showed in New York, not on a major change to their receiver rotation.