Horton, a fifth-round draft pick out of Colorado State, has reportedly been turning heads and moving up the depth chart<\/a> with a strong showing on the practice field. Head coach Mike Macdonald even acknowledged on Tuesday that Valdes-Scantling is in \u201ca battle\u201d with Horton for the WR3 spot.<\/p>\n So, will Horton be the Seahawks\u2019 No. 3 wideout this season? That was a question during Wednesday\u2019s \u201cBuy or Sell\u201d segment on Seattle Sports\u2019 Brock and Salk.<\/p>\n Brock\u2019s take<\/p>\n Brock Huard<\/a> is buying Horton overtaking Valdes-Scantling as the WR3.<\/p>\n Huard referenced a Brock and Salk conversation from this spring<\/a> with NFL Network\u2019s Daniel Jeremiah, who said Horton would have been a top-50 overall pick if he\u2019d entered the NFL Draft in 2024 instead of 2025.<\/p>\n In 2024, the speedy Horton was coming off back-to-back 1,100-yard receiving seasons at Colorado State, ranking in the top 20 among FBS receivers both years. However, he suffered a knee injury last October that required surgery and ultimately caused him to slide all the way to the fifth round in this year\u2019s draft.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m buying, because he\u2019s got a unique skill set that fits this (offense),\u201d Huard said. \u201cAnd I\u2019ll go back to what DJ said to (us) after the draft \u2014 this is a top-50 player had he not gotten hurt. A top-50 player. That\u2019s talent-wise like (Elijah) Arroyo plus. Like, that dude\u2019s got some juice to him, and he\u2019s been a man on a mission.\u201d<\/p>\n Huard also pointed to the prevalence of fifth-round receivers who have found success across the NFL, which includes stars like Tyreek Hill and Stefon Diggs.<\/p>\n \u201cFifth-round picks \u2013 wide receivers especially \u2013 can hit the ground running,\u201d Huard said. \u201cThey\u2019ve done so all over the league, time after time after time after time. Jermaine Kearse and Doug Baldwin \u2013 undrafted guys here \u2013 made it and hit the ground running. So I\u2019m gonna say, yeah, (Horton) is gonna be in the top three (on the depth chart).\u201d<\/p>\n Salk\u2019s take<\/p>\n Mike Salk<\/a> wasn\u2019t ready to make that declaration just yet, given that Horton has yet to play even a preseason snap in the NFL.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know about that,\u201d Salk said. \u201cAt some point this season? Sure, maybe. And injuries will probably play a role in that as well. They always do. So throwing injuries into it? Yes, the answer is probably true.<\/p>\n \u201cWith everyone healthy? I mean, maybe MVS just kind of fails and maybe Tory Horton comes on really quickly. (But) I\u2019m not quite ready to say that yet about Tory Horton. He hasn\u2019t played a preseason game yet. I\u2019d like to see some of that before I make that prediction.\u201d<\/p>\n More on the Seattle Seahawks<\/p>\n \u2022 Bump & Stacy: Seattle Seahawks should pursue Micah Parsons trade<\/a>
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