Jalen Milroe is not afraid of pressure

Origin Story of Seahawks QB Jalen Milroe: From 8th grade savior to Texas-Alabama flipper

If Jalen Milroe is already under ten times the amount of pressure as a typical third round pick, then at least we can say that he’s already used to it. Up to this point, Milroe’s football career has traveled through the two toughest environments at either level that he’s been to so far:

Texas High School Football.

The Alabama Crimson Tide.

In high school, Milroe took over at quarterback for a team that had gone 0-9 the year before and led them to three straight 10-win seasons…in Texas.

At Alabama, Milroe spent two years behind number one pick Bryce Young, only to see that the days of Jameson Williams and DeVonta Smith were replaced by Jermaine Burton and Isaiah Bond, prior to then finding out that Nick Saban was retiring after 17 years and being replaced by a head coach with an entirely different offensive philosophy.

And the only reason Milroe didn’t play in the national championship in 2023 is because Alabama lost to undefeated Michigan in overtime in the Rose Bowl.

Saying that “Milroe has work to do as a passer” is the understatement of the 2025 draft. But as far as being battle-tested and ready for the pressure that comes with being an NFL quarterback and satisfying fans who expect perfection at the position, Milroe is as overqualified as anybody could be as a rookie.

Many of you have asked for more information about Milroe, just the 7th quarterback in Seahawks history to be drafted in the top-100 picks. And hopefully the one who turns out to be a lot like Russell Wilson and nothing like the other five.

Here is a review of Jalen Milroe’s career at Tompkins, when he was literally held up as the savior of the program before he even enrolled in high school, and what led him to being a top recruit in his class, plus why flipping from Texas to Alabama might have been a good decision in 2020 but was a damaging one for his long-term career prospects.

Fortunately for the Seahawks, maybe his loss has turned into Seattle’s gain: