Seahawks Young WR Update

Ben Obomanu reported today that he was able to get in some work with Matt Hasselbeck and the first team. He also said the coaches told him they were satisfied with what he has been doing the past couple of days. Obomanu had the highest GPA on the team during his time at Auburn. He also has the physical skills to play WR in the NFL (6'1", 205 lbs, 4.45).

Skyler Fulton was mentioned as one of five NFLE players to watch this preseason by Gary Horton of Scouts, Inc. and ESPN.com. He spelled his name Skylar, though. Horton reports that Fulton wasn't selected until the 16th round of in the NFLE allocation draft. He also notes that he "has excellent receiving skills and has improved as a route runner and his feel for the position is excellent, but he still might have trouble separating against tight coverage in the NFL with only average explosiveness." He lacks speed for deep routes, but managed to average 18.7 YPC in NFLE, so it is likely he gets a lot of yards after the catch. In 2005, Fulton took a year away from football to earn his Master's degree. His biggest concern is that he has been a bit injury prone. He has been getting rest and nursing his injuries and has yet to get on the field in the first two days of passing camp. Fulton was actually more dominant in NFLE than Hamdan. He had 992 receiving yards, which was more than double anyone else in the league. If Hamdan gets healthy enough to play, Fulton could benefit from their chemistry as he tries to make the team.

Obomanu and Fulton are both smart, good guys. Obomanu has the lead in the battle for the 6th WR spot, but no one else is even close to these two as far as making the team. If the Seahawks keep 7 WRs, it will be these two filling the final spots assuming Fulton can get healthy. It could be interesting watching these two WRs try to burn CB Jimmy Williams, FS Shaunard Harts or CB/FS Brandon Haw in training camp as they could all be fighting for the final few roster spots.