05/03/24: Signed by Seattle as a UDFA
COLLEGE: Appeared in 53 games for the Huskies and was named a 2023 All-Pac-12 Honorable mention. Finished the 2023 season with 433 receiving yards (third most on team and 10th-most by a Husky TE). Also recorded 46 receptions which ranked fourth-most in program history for a tight end in a single season. Caught six passes for 59 yards vs. No. 3 Texas in the Sugar Bowl and five receptions for 42 yards in the CFP Championship Game vs. No. 1 Michigan. Played in all 13 games in 2022 with five starts. Finished fourth on the team and first among tight ends with 31 catches for 342 yards on the season. Finished his collegiate career as a three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2019-2021) student-athlete.
PERSONAL: Attended Mount Si High School as a senior after having attended O'Dea High School in Seattle prior to that. He played football and basketball at Mount Si and helped the Wildcats to a 7-3 record as a senior in 2017. In 2016, O'Dea went 13-1, with the lone loss coming in the 3A state championship game.