Tyrone Broden

Tyrone Broden Jr.^[1] (born February 26, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Bowling Green Falcons and Arkansas Razorbacks. He was signed by the Seahawks after going undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft.

Tyrone Broden Jr.

Broden with the Seattle Seahawks in 2025
No. 85 – Seattle Seahawks
Position	Wide receiver
Roster status	Practice squad
Personal information
Born	(2001-02-26) February 26, 2001 (age 24) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	West Bloomfield (West Bloomfield, Michigan)
College	Bowling Green (2019–2022 Arkansas (2023–2024)
NFL draft	2025: undrafted
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (2025–present)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Tyrone Broden was born on February 26, 2001, in Detroit, Michigan. He attended West Bloomfield High School where he helped lead them to a 9–3 winning record, earning himself Oakland Activities Association Red All-League Honors and was named a Detroit News All-North Football Team honorable mention.^[2] Broden was rated a three-star prospect and committed to play college football at Bowling Green over schools including Indiana, Purdue, Syracuse, and a plethora of MAC schools.^[3] He did this because of its proximity to his hometown, being only about an hour and a half away by car. Also, Erik Campbell, the coach who recruited Broden, had previously coached West Bloomfield's head coach.^[4]

College career

Bowling Green

In 2019, Broden played in three games and redshirted. He started all five games in the COVID-19-shortened season in 2020. In 2023, he started nine games and played in 11. He also had 596 receiving yards that season, a career high.

During his final season at Bowling Green in 2022, he started seven games and appeared in all of them. He had 506 yards receiving and seven touchdowns, the latter of which is a career high.

On January 1, 2023, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.^[5] He transferred to Arkansas over his two other finalists, Penn State and Oklahoma.^[6]

Arkansas

In his first season at Arkansas, Broden started four games and had 109 yards receiving and three touchdowns, the latter marking his high for the Razorbacks.

In his second and final season in 2024, he started nine games and played in all 13. His high for receiving yards with Arkansas was this year, with 197.^[7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump
6 ft 5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m)	9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m)	4.37 s	1.51 s	2.45 s	4.40 s	7.07 s	35 in (0.89 m)	11 ft 4 in (3.45 m)
All values from Pro Day[8]

After going undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft, Broden was signed by the Seattle Seahawks. On May 2, 2025, he signed a three-year, $2.98 million contract with the Seahawks.^[9] He was waived on August 26, then signed to the practice squad on August 27. He was again waived on October 14 and re-signed on October 24.^[10]

Personal life

He was born to Tyrone Broden Sr. and Felicia Streater. As a child, he had a stutter.^[4] He has two siblings: Tylicia and Tajanea Broden.^[7] Two brothers, Derrick Streater and Darryl Burks, both died during Broden’s time at Arkansas. Streater died in a car accident in July 2023, and Burks died by suicide nine months later in April 2024.^[4]