Tory Horton

Tory Horton (born November 29, 2002)^[1] is an American professional football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nevada Wolf Pack and Colorado State Rams. Horton was selected by the Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Tory Horton

No. 15 – Seattle Seahawks
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	(2002-11-29) November 29, 2002 (age 22) Fresno, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:	Washington Union (Fresno, California)
College:	Nevada (2020–2021) Colorado State (2022–2024)
NFL draft:	2025: 5th round, 166th pick
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (2025–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-MW (2022, 2023)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Horton attended Washington Union High School in Easton, California. In his high school career, Horton recorded 37 receptions for 821 yards and 15 touchdowns.^[2] Horton committed to play college football at the University of Nevada, Reno, over offers from Montana, Montana State, and Northern Colorado.

College career

Nevada

As a freshman in 2020, Horton tallied 20 receptions for 336 yards and five touchdowns.^[2] In his first career start against Fresno State, he posted five receptions for 148 yards and three touchdowns.^[3][4] After a sophomore campaign in which he compiled 659 yards and five touchdowns on 52 receptions, Horton entered the transfer portal.^[5] Horton finished his tenure at Nevada with 72 receptions for 995 yards and ten touchdowns.^[6][7]

Colorado State

In December 2021, Horton announced that he would be transferring to Colorado State University. He began the 2022 season, with four touchdowns in the first four games of the season.^[8] Horton finished the season with 1,131 yards, eight touchdowns, and 71 receptions, being named to the First-team All-Mountain West.^[9][10][11] Entering the 2023 season, Horton is seen as a top wide receiver prospect in the 2024 NFL draft, and one of the best players in the Group of Five.^[12] In August 2023, Horton was named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list.^[13]

In 2024, Horton received a knee injury during the match between CSU and San Jose State University. The corrective surgery for the injury ended his season and college career. At the time, he was leading the Rams with 26 receptions and 353 receiving yards for the season. He ended up 35 yards short of the conference's total receiving yards record.^[14]

College statistics

Season	GP	Receiving
		Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Nevada Wolf Pack
2020	9	20	336	16.8	5
2021	12	52	659	12.7	5
Colorado State Rams
2022	12	71	1,131	15.9	8
2023	12	96	1,136	11.8	8
2024	5	26	353	13.6	1
Career	50	265	3,615	13.6	27

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	Vertical jump
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m)	9 in (0.23 m)	4.41 s	1.53 s	2.56 s	37.5 in (0.95 m)
All values from NFL Combine[15][16]

Horton was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 166th pick in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft.^[17][18]