Seahawks acquire receiver Irv Cross in trade with Jets, report says

The Seahawks are acquiring receiver and special teams standout Irv Charles from the New York Jets for a conditional seventh-round draft pick, according to a report Wednesday morning from The Athletic.

Charles, listed at 6 foot 4, 219 pounds, played in 25 games with the Jets in the 2023 and 2024 seasons almost entirely on special teams - 450 snaps compared to 53 on offense - before missing last season while recovering from an ACL injury suffered late in the 2024 season.

Charles was known in large part for his work on the Jets' special teams as a gunner and also had a blocked punt during the 2024 season.

Charles had a special teams grade of 90.3 from Pro Football Focus in 2023 and 88.6 in 2024. Some projected him as likely to make the Pro Bowl as a special-teams player in 2024 before he suffered the injury against Miami in December. That game was a week after the Jets played in Seattle, a 26-21 Seahawks win in which Charles played 16 special teams and had one tackle.

Charles does not have a catch in his two NFL seasons with one target each year.

With the move, the Seahawks are adding competition at the gunner spot after losing receiver Dareke Young in free agency. Young, who filled that role often with the Seahawks the last four years, signed with the Raiders.

Charles initially entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of Division II Indiana University of Pennsylvania though he spent his first two seasons at Penn State.

It was not immediately clear which year the seventh-round draft pick will be. The conditional nature of the pick is likely related to whether Charles makes the Seahawks' roster and plays in games.

The Seahawks will have to make a move to create a spot on its 91-man roster for Charles.

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