The Seattle Seahawks entered the 2019 NFL Draft with some of the fewest amounts of picks but left the draft with a stable of new young players thanks in part to some draft day trades by the time. One of their picks, West Virginia University wide receiver Gary Jennings Jr., may not be one of the most well-known picks, but certainly has the skill needed to help the team.

According to Pro Football Focus, Jennings was an absolute monster in the slot for WVU last year, averaging 2.74 slot yards per route run. This is specific to just the Big 12 in terms of numbers, but it’s still enough to show off what a solid route runner Jennings seems to be.

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While at his time at WVU, Jennings tallied 168 catches, 2,294 yard, and 17 touchdowns, with an average of 13.7 receiving yards per reception. Jennings didn’t do enough to make himself a first-round pick, but the Seahawks were obviously impressed enough to take him somewhat early on, with Jennings going with the 120th overall pick in the fourth round.

For a Seahawks team that is now suddenly in desperate need of wide receiver help after Doug Baldwin was forced to retire due to injuries, the addition of a solid slot receiver could be huge. The Seahawks already have a blossoming young receiver in Tyler Lockett, but with the addition of Jennings, as well as D.K. Metcalf – who the team also drafted – the Seahawks suddenly have the makings of a dynamic, young receiving core, and they'll need that if they want to stay competitive in an extremely tough NFC.