The Seattle Seahawks brought a third quarterback into the competition to backup Russell Wilson this season, signing 24-year-old J.T. Barrett.

Barrett is in camp to fill-in while Geno Smith recovers from a surgery to remove a cyst from his knee. The expectation is that he will take reps during training camp – and possibly during the second preseason game if Smith is still out – but that the competition will still come down to Smith and Lynch.

But is it possible that Barrett could end up winning the job over both veterans?

Smith has looked like the better quarterback for the majority of training camp, leading most to believe he will be the backup once the season starts.

However, the first preseason game clearly belonged to Lynch, who threw for over 100 yards with a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown, making a statement to his old team – and to the Seahawks – that he can still play in this league.

Barrett joins the competition after spending the last year and a half with the Saints. He went undrafted after an excellent career at Ohio State, where he threw for 9,434 yards with 104 touchdowns and just 30 interceptions.

He never appeared in a game with New Orleans, but spent time on the practice squad.

Coach Pete Carroll talked about how the experience that both Lynch and Smith have is what makes them appealing options to play behind Wilson, which certainly seems like it would hamper Barrett’s ability to win the job outright.

However, with both Lynch and Smith’s struggles in training camp, and of course the possibility that Smith’s injures lingers, Barrett has a chance to win a roster spot with Seattle if he can outplay them in the team’s final few training camp games.