Ty Okada

Ty Okada
No. 39 – Seattle Seahawks
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1999-06-04) June 4, 1999 (age 25)
Woodbury, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:East Ridge
(Woodbury, Minnesota)
College:Montana State (2017–2022)
Undrafted:2023
Career history
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Second-team All-Big Sky (2021, 2022)
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Total tackles:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tyler Okada (born June 4, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Montana State.

Early years

Okada grew up in Woodbury, Minnesota, and attended East Ridge High School.[1] He was a two-time[2][3] All-Section selection and 2017 All-Star selection[4] in baseball during his high school career. Okada was a multiple team captain for wrestling and also a two-time MSHSL State qualifier, earning All-State[5] honors his sophomore year. In football, Okada was named team captain his senior season and earned the All-District Offensive Player of the Year honors as a quarterback.[6]

College career

Okada joined the Montana State Bobcats as a walk-on and redshirted his true freshman season where he won the "Young Gun" award.[6] He played mostly on special teams as a redshirt freshman. During his redshirt sophomore season, Okada missed most of the regular season due to injury.[7] Okada would return to start for the Bobcats after the injury to make his first career start at safety during the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs against Incarnate Word. During that redshirt sophomore season, Okada also earned the Montana State coaches' award for Special Teams Player of the Year. he was named second-team All-Big Sky Conference as a redshirt junior after making 78 tackles with six tackles for loss, two interceptions, and eight passes broken up while helping lead his team to the FCS National Championship Game in Frisco, Texas.[8] He repeated as a second-team All-Big Sky selection after finishing his redshirt senior season with 73 tackles, three sacks, one interception, a blocked punt[9] against Eastern Washington, and led the team with ten passes broken up.[10]

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 Bench press
5 ft 10+3⁄4 in
(1.80 m) 		193 lb
(88 kg) 		31 in
(0.79 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.47 s 1.58 s 2.56 s 3.98 s 6.85 s 40.5 in
(1.03 m)		 10 ft 9 in
(3.28 m)		 16 reps
All values from Pro Day[11]

Okada was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023.[12] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad. Okada was elevated to the active roster on November 18, 2023.[13][14] He was promoted to the active roster on December 30.[15]

Okada was waived by the Seahawks on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.[16][17] On October 16, he was signed to the active roster following an injury to starting safety Rayshawn Jenkins.[18] He was waived on October 24, and re-signed to the practice squad.

References

  1. ^ "Can an entire football division survive on the backs of the Dakotas and Montana?". Star Tribune. December 15, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "2016". Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "2017". Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "2017 Metro East". Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "2015 MSHSL State Tournament Results". The Guillotine. March 1, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Turbulent path leads Ty Okada to productive career at Montana State". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. November 18, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  7. ^ Flores, Victor (October 27, 2022). "Montana State's David Alston, Ty Okada have buried their Minnesota hatchet". Billings Gazette. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "A breakdown of Montana State's defensive backs before the 2022 season". Missoulian. August 23, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "Rapid reaction: No. 4 Montana State 38, No. 15 Eastern Washington 35". MontanaSports.com (MTSPX). September 24, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "Okada, Campbell and more impress at Montana State Pro Day". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  11. ^ "Ty Okada - FS - Montana State - 2023 Draft Scout/NCAA College Football". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  12. ^ "Seahawks Sign 25 Undrafted Free Agents, Six 2023 Draft Picks". Seahawks.com. May 12, 2023.
  13. ^ Boyle, John (August 29, 2023). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish Initial 2023 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  14. ^ Boyle, John (August 30, 2023). "Seahawks Sign 15 To Practice Squad, Including CB Artie Burns". Seahawks.com.
  15. ^ Boyle, John (December 30, 2023). "Seahawks Place Jamal Adams & Dee Eskridge On Injured Reserve, Waive Frank Clark & Sign Three Off Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
  16. ^ Boyle, John (August 27, 2024). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish Initial 2024 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
  17. ^ Boyle, John (August 28, 2024). "Seahawks Sign 15 To Practice Squad, Including Veteran Cornerback Artie Burns". Seahawks.com.
  18. ^ Boyle, John. "Seahawks Place S Rayshawn Jenkins On IR, Sign S Ty Okada Off Practice Squad". seahawks.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.