The Seahawks added a speedy playmaker with their first pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, selecting Western Michigan receiver D'Wayne Eskridge in the second round with the 56th overall pick.
Eskridge, who is 5-foot-9, 190 pounds, was a big-play threat as both a receiver and returner at Western Michigan, earning first-team All-Mac honors as a receiver and kick returner while also being named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Year.
Eskridge had 25 catches for 660 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior in just five games, averaging 26.4 yards per reception, and in his career had 113 catches for 2,136 yards and 14 scores in 44 games. He also averaged 28.8 yards per kick return last season and had a 100-yard return touchdown.
In high school, Eskridge won two state titles in the 200 meter dash and one in the 100 meter.
Eskridge figures to immediately jump into the competition for the No. 3 receiver job in Seattle's offense, and if he ends up in that role it would give the Seahawks a very fast trio in him, DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett.
With the No. 56 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks selected D'Wayne Eskridge, a wide receiver out of Western Michigan.
National Team wide receiver D'Wayne Eskridge of Western Michigan (1) offensive lineman Jaylon Moore of Western Michigan (74) walk off the field after the NCAA college football Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Rusty Costanza)
Western Michigan wide receiver D'Wayne Eskridge (7) reacts after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
National Team defensive back Damar Hamlin of Pittsburgh (33), National Team wide receiver D'Wayne Eskridge of Western Michigan (1), and National Team linebacker Tony Fields II of West Virginia (30) walk the sideline during the NCAA Senior Bowl college football game in Mobile, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Western Michigan's D'Wayne Eskridge (1) scores a touchdown against Toledo during an NCAA football game on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Kalamazoo, Mich. Western Michigan won 41-38. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Western Michigan's D'Wayne Eskridge is shown during an NCAA football game on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Kalamazoo, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
