Jalen Sundell was a long shot to make the Seattle Seahawks' roster. After going unselected in the 2024 NFL draft, the FCS All-American was not immediately snapped up as a priority undrafted free agent. Seattle did sign a couple of UDFA offensive linemen right after the draft, but Sundell was not one of them.
They grabbed Garrett Greenfield, a tackle from Sundell’s college rival, South Dakota State. Sundell, as all Hawks’ fans know by now, was a tackle at North Dakota State, on the same line as his current Seahawks’ teammate Grey Zabel.
The other UDFA linemen signed early by John Schneider were Mike Novitsky, a center from Kansas.