Washington Huskies alumni in the NFL – 2020 wrap up: NFC West
Herb Nightengale
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Aaron Fuller, Washington Huskies.
Seattle Seahawks
The hometown Seattle Seahawks have three players from the University of Washington on their roster. Two of them are active, linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven and tight end Will Dissly.
BBK was selected by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2019 draft. So far, he has found it hard to crack the Seahawks linebacker group. That can happen on a team with Bobby Wagner, K.J. Wright, and 2020 first-round pick Jordyn Brooks. Instead, Burr-Kirven excels on special teams. For the second straight season, he played in all 16 games and made eight tackles.
Receiver and kick returner Aaron Fuller signed with Seattle as a free agent after going undrafted in 2020. He spent the entire season on the Seahawks practice squad.
Dissly has been a pleasant surprise since the Seahawks drafted him in 2018. This was the first of his three NFL seasons where he played in every game. Each of the first two, his year was cut short by an injury after 10 games. In 2020, Dissly started 12 games as the Seahawks often use a two-tight end set.
The third-year tight end is known for his blocking. However, he had 24 catches for 251 yards and two touchdowns. His touchdowns came against Minnesota and the New York Jets. In Game 12, against the New York Giants, Dissly had four catches.
He does it again ‼️@Will_Diss out here doing Will Dissly things.#GoHawks x #SEAvsAZ pic.twitter.com/2gyilknl5J
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) September 29, 2019
We will be back tomorrow with Washington Huskies alumni from the NFC North.