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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has compared undrafted rookie quarterback Trevone Boykin’s physical abilities to Russell Wilson. Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell has praised Boykin’s mental skills.

“From the system that he has come in from and to come into our system when you’re not calling plays in the huddle sometimes that can really hamper young quarterbacks,” Bevell told reporters on Wednesday. “I think he has done a really nice job of coming in, studying the playbook, being on the words and the verbiage that he has to repeat in the huddle so that’s going to be a cool thing to watch. . . . Once he has broken the huddle he has done a really nice job of, ‘OK, now I can focus on where everyone’s going,’ and I think he’s really played well out here. We’ve got good competition at that position, I think Jake [Heaps] is pushing him as well. Both those guys are making some big splash plays out here, so I think it is going to be fun to watch them play and see how much they are going to be able to retain and react to.”

Bevell added that Boykin has been good at making quick reads and getting rid of the ball.

“Yeah, he’s been really good at it,” Bevell said. “I think he sees the field well and that is similar to some of the style of offense that he played at TCU, so it is not foreign to him. He’s got a big arm, so there’s throws that he is willing to make that some young guys aren’t willing to make. We haven’t seen hesitation in that way either. He’s done a great job for us.”

The real test for Boykin, currently the No. 2 quarterback and on track to be Wilson’s primary backup, will be the preseason games.

“It’s going to be a good process for him to go through these next four games,” Bevell said of Boykin. “That is going to speak volumes for him and obviously we are going to get great opportunities going against our defense every day. That is a great challenge for him and he has been able to hold his own. Then he is going to have to continue to progress and take it through to the preseason and really show us that he’s got a great handle on it and this will be his first test coming up.”

If he passes those tests, the Seahawks apparently will be willing to enter the season without a veteran presence behind Wilson, who’s still only entering his fifth NFL season.