Jalen Sundell

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Jalen Sundell
No. 61 – Seattle Seahawks
Position Center
Roster status Injury icon 2.svg Injured reserve
Personal information
Born (1999-10-18) October 18, 1999 (age 26)
Maryville, Missouri, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight301 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school Maryville (MO)
College North Dakota State (2018–2023)
NFL draft 2024: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Games played12
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jalen Sundell (born October 18, 1999) is an American professional football center for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dakota State Bison and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2024.

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College career

Sundell played college football at North Dakota State. [1] As a senior, Sundell played left tackle, earning an FCS First-team All-American selection. He was teammates with the Seahawks' 2025 first round draft pick, Grey Zabel.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)		301 lb
(137 kg)		33+1⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		5.19 s1.77 s2.90 s4.58 s7.63 s30.5 in
(0.77 m)		8 ft 9 in
(2.67 m)		26 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [2] [3]

Seattle Seahawks

After going undrafted in the 2024 NFL draft, Sundell signed with the Seattle Seahawks on July 23, 2024. [4] Sundell made the cut of the Seahawks' initial 53-man roster out of training camp, and appeared in 12 games for the team during his rookie campaign.

Entering the 2025 season, Sundell was named Seattle's starting center, beating out Olu Oluwatimi for the job. [5] He started all nine games he appeared in prior to his injury. After suffering a knee injury in Week 10 against the Arizona Cardinals, Sundell was placed on injured reserve on November 15, 2025. [6]

Personal life

Sundell's younger sister, Serena, was a Kansas State guard who was drafted by the Seattle Storm with the 26th pick in the 2025 WNBA draft. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Jalen Sundell - 2023 - Football". GoBison.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Jalen Sundell Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Jalen Sundell College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Seahawks Sign WR Marcus Simms & T Jalen Sundell; Jerome Baker, Tyrel Dodson & Lance Boykin Pass Physicals". Seahawks.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Jalen Sundell Earns Seahawks' Center Job". profootballrumors.com. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Seahawks place Jalen Sundell on injured reserve, activate Christian Haynes". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Seattle Storm draft Seahawks OL Jalen Sundell's sister in WNBA Draft". si.com. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
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