Football is the ultimate team game. A 53-man roster allows room for the most specifically gifted athletes to play a role, no matter how obscure.

The Seattle Seahawks may have found one player who is so elite in just two unteachable traits that he can make the team despite a modest college resume.

Undrafted Free Agent signing Tyrone Broden is a specialist wide receiver who played two years at Arkansas after four seasons at Bowling Green. He has the gaudiest height and speed combo of any 2025 Rookie WR but limited college production to show for it.

Broden took the Pro Day circuit by storm in March. He measured in at 6’ 5 ⅛”, 194 lbs and ran a 4.37 40-yd Dash at Arkansas’ Pro Day. His Relative Athletic Score (RAS), which compares his measurables as a percentile compared to 3,815 other WR Draft prospects since 1987, rates his overall athleticism in the 93.9th percentile.

While Broden’s opportunities arise from his athletic gifts, his incredibly rare combination of tools also forces him to specialize. The combo of 99th percentile Height and 20-Yd Dash measurables are generationally rare and show why this college backup was well worth a low-risk UDFA flier for an NFL General Manager. On the contrary, the 37th percentile Shuttle time alone shows a lack of agility. This limits his route tree to deep, straight routes and explains his strict role-player usage in college.

It’s a near-given that every DB he faces will be much shorter and quicker than him and possess the ‘low-man always wins’ leverage advantage. This gives him trouble getting off the line of scrimmage and creating separation. He’s one-dimensional and needs to win despite the opponent knowing what he’ll do. However, the one thing Broden’s skills are best for are overpowering shorter, quicker-than-fast corners. If they do let him pass, he’ll be down the sideline and is as big a downfield target as possible.

His catching ability will also need to improve. His 9.5 Inch Hands aren’t small but aren’t massive for 6’5” either, and his 29.7 PFF DROP Grade is a glaring weakness. Dropping a wide-open TD can get a role player demoted in an instant. With opportunity already limited, this is a fate Broden must avoid to stick around in the NFL.

As it stands, Broden will be with Seattle through OTAs and get an opportunity to compete in Training Camp. He’s the type of player that could absolutely shine in the right preseason matchup or end up as just a field-stretching package component, but there’s no doubt he possesses one of the most exciting athletic profiles on the team.