Draft:Morrell Osling III

Morrell 'Mo' Alexander Osling III (born January 17, 1999) is an American football free safety who is currently a free agent. He recently played for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He played college football at UCLA and signed with Seattle after going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft.

Early life and high school
Osling was born on January 17, 1999, in Lancaster, California. He attended Antelope Valley High School where he lettered in football and in track and field. During his junior year, he made 14 tackles, completed 125 yards while catching eight passes, and made three touchdowns. In his track career, he was a nationally-ranked triple jumper and became the 2016 state high school triple jump champion and the First-team All-CIF. He was rated a three-star recruit and originally committed to play for the Colorado Buffaloes but he instead committed to UCLA.

2017 season
As a true freshman in 2017, Osling played in all 13 games totaling 18 tackles and one pass defended. He had a season high four tackles in the last game against Kansas State. He returned 9 kickoffs for 162 yards.

2018 season
Osling played in 10 games, recording 9 total tackles. He had a season high 3 tackles against Oklahoma.

2019 season
Osling played in the first four games as a junior in 2019, totaling three tackles in his only game against Oklahoma.

2020 season
Finally getting an opportunity in 2020, Osling had a breakout season, totaling 39 total tackles, four tackles for loss, four passes defended, and his first career interception against Stanford in only seven games.

2021 season
Osling played in 7 games as a safety and a cornerback in 2021. He completed 16 tackles and two defended passes.

2022 season
Proving that 2020 was no fluke, Osling had a career season in his sixth season at UCLA. He finished second in the Pac-12 in solo tackles (62) and eighth in total tackles (89). He was named second team all Pac-12.

Professional career
After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Osling signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023. He was waived on July 31, 2023.