Seahawks Sign Pair of Undrafted Tryout Players to 90-Man Roster
After impressing at rookie minicamp, the Seattle Seahawks have signed former Michigan State receiver Montorie Foster Jr. to the active roster. Credit: Montorie Foster Jr./Instagram
Rewarding two tryout players who impressed at their rookie minicamp earlier this month, the Seattle Seahawks have signed receiver Montorie Foster Jr. and linebacker D’Eryk Jackson to the active roster with OTAs a little over two weeks away.
In a corresponding move officially announced on the team’s site on Monday, Seattle waived veteran receiver River Cracraft, a former Washington State standout who signed with the team in March.
Committing to Michigan State in 2019, the 5-11, 188-pound Foster spent five seasons with the Big Ten program, taking on an expanded role on offense in his final two years with the Spartans. After seeing limited action as a receiver as a freshman and sophomore, he broke out with 43 catches for 576 yards and three touchdowns in 2023, following up with near-identical numbers last season, posting 46 catches for 588 yards and three touchdowns.
Exhibiting soft hands, per Pro Football Focus, Foster was charged with only six drops and a 5.3 percent drop rate during his college career. Primarily running routes from the boundary, he was at his best as an intermediate receiver between the numbers, snagging three of his six touchdowns on throws traveling 10 to 19 yards through the air, adding two touchdowns and 11 receptions on throws of 20-plus yards.
Foster also enters the NFL offering kick and punt return experience, as he returned seven kickoffs for the Spartans for 122 yards and returned six punts for 50 yards and a healthy 8.3 yards per return average last season, providing another outlet for him to potentially compete for a roster spot with the Seahawks.
A highly effective all-around defender at Kentucky, the 6-2, 237-pound Jackson ended his career in Lexington with 216 tackles, five interceptions, three sacks, and 17 tackles for loss, headlined by an impressive 2023 campaign where he posted 89 tackles, two interceptions, and two sacks starring in the middle of Bob Stoops’ unit. Last season, per Pro Football Focus, he excelled in coverage, allowing eight completions on 17 targets with an interception, three pass breakups, and a 36.4 passer rating against.
Unfortunately, Jackson battled injuries throughout his college career, including missing most of the 2021 season with an Achilles tear and sitting out the last four games last season with a shoulder issue, casting questions about his ability to stay healthy.
If not for those injuries, the productive linebacker may have been selected at some point on Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft given his numbers against SEC competition and a stellar 4.51 40-yard dash time at his pro day workout. Instead, he wasn’t signed as a priority free agent after the draft, but the Seahawks clearly liked what they saw from him on the practice field during a two-day tryout audition, choosing to sign him to take fellow undrafted rookie Jackson Woodard’s roster spot and compete for a reserve role behind Ernest Jones and Tyrice Knight.
