RENTON — Abe Lucas was a redshirt freshman at Washington State in 2018. He won the starting right tackle job. Three quarterbacks were vying to be the signal caller Lucas would block for.

One emerged. A transfer from the south with a golden right arm, an assuredness that bordered on arrogance and an unapologetic approach to playing quarterback.

“He came in and just was himself,” recalled Lucas, now the Seahawks’ starting right tackle . “He was totally who he was. He stayed true to himself, he had great success, and he was the best version of himself throughout that entire year, and we ended up having really good success with him. He’s a hell of a guy and hell of a player.…