The Seahawks went into the draft without a quarterback other than Russell Wilson on the roster and they came out of the draft without a quarterback other than Russell Wilson on the roster.
Wilson hasn’t missed a game in his four NFL seasons, but that was still something the team was going to have to remedy before getting to the busier on-field sections of their schedule. They started doing so after the end of the draft by signing one of the more recognizable names that went unpicked over the last three days.
Former TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin announced on Twitter than he’s signed with the Seahawks. Boykin put up big numbers over the last two seasons, topping 3,500 passing yards each year while also running for 18 touchdowns and landing a spot as a Heisman finalist in 2014. He’s shorter than the ideal quarterback, but so is the guy he’ll be trying to back up.
Boykin also got arrested before the team’s bowl game in San Antonio for punching a police officer during a bar fight, something that got him suspended for the game and led to apologies and explanations at the Scouting Combine.
The Seahawks also took TCU center Joey Hunt during the sixth round of the draft, so Boykin will be able to take snaps from a familiar set of hands at Seattle’s rookie minicamp.
