Montorie Foster Jr. is making a real case for himself in Seahawks camp, and he’s doing it the hard way.
For an undrafted receiver trying to stick in Seattle, the margin is thin. The Seahawks already have a crowded wideout room, and Foster still has plenty to prove before anyone can start penciling him onto the 53-man roster. But through camp, he’s been showing up in the way coaches notice: with steady production, a few eye-catching plays, and enough consistency to keep his name in the conversation.
Foster’s path to this point has already been a little unusual. He came into the league in 2025 as an undrafted free agent out of Michigan State, signed with Seattle, and was later released last August. The Seahawks brought him back onto the practice squad late in December, then signed him to a reserve/futures contract after the Super Bowl.
Away from football, Foster has been working to keep things moving in the real world, too. He works as a substitute school teacher in Ohio and also as a part-time real estate agent. Right now, though, the football side is making the louder statement.
During Saturday’s fan fest event, Foster turned in a diving catch in one-on-one drills and later added a touchdown grab in 11-on-11 work. He even got some snaps with the first-team offense, which is the kind of detail that tends to get attention when a player is on the bubble.
After practice, safety AJ Finley summed him up this way: "That guy's electric. It feels like he makes a play every day."
That’s the sort of praise a player like Foster needs. One flashy rep won’t move the needle much in camp.
Repeated production will. And if teammates are noticing, it’s fair to assume offensive coordinator Brian Fleury is seeing it, too.
The challenge for Foster is that receiver snaps are not exactly sitting there waiting for him. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is one of the best players at his position in the NFL, and the Seahawks also have Cooper Kupp, Rashid Shaheed and Tory Horton in the mix. That means Foster’s best path is likely to come through special teams, where he can separate himself and prove he’s worth keeping around.
If he keeps stacking catches and showing route-running ability, he could carve out a spot at the back end of the roster the way Jake Bobo did in 2023. Bobo became a fan favorite after making the team, and Foster could follow a similar route if he continues to stand out in the third phase.
For now, the story is simple: Foster has been one of the Seahawks’ best camp surprises, and he’s giving himself a legitimate shot to make this thing interesting. If it keeps going this way, he might be leaving the substitute teaching behind in September.
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