Overview
- The Seahawks traded a conditional 2028 seventh-round draft pick to the New York Jets for Irvin Charles, a deal reported May 27, 2026 by multiple outlets and confirmed by team reporters.
- Charles is valued almost exclusively for special teams work as a gunner and has never recorded an NFL target or reception in his career.
- Pro Football Focus previously gave Charles elite special-teams grades (88.6 and 90.3), which helps explain Seattle’s interest despite his limited offensive resume.
- Charles tore his ACL at the end of the 2024 season and missed all of 2025, so his immediate contribution depends on his recovery and performance in upcoming team workouts and training camp.
- The move fits Seattle’s low-cost roster construction after the Super Bowl season by adding competition for the gunner spot vacated by Dareke Young and by using a conditional pick that likely only transfers if Charles makes the initial 53-man roster.