The Seattle Seahawks entered the 2023 NFL Draft with two first spherical picks, and 5 whole picks within the high three rounds. Following a shock playoff look, the group appeared poise so as to add extra items to compete for the postseason once more. Whereas they had been in a position to approximate this objective, they (arguably) didn’t see the identical returns on their draft class that they bought from the storied group of 2022. Nonetheless, the very fact stays that the Seahawks added a rising star in Devon Witherspoon, and several other different rookies noticed important enjoying time — and a few of them even appeared fairly good doing so. Like Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
All this being stated, how good was this draft class looking back? Based on the Athletic, the reply is… honest to middling, however with a proverbial cherry on high. To paraphrase.
Learn on to see Diante Lee’s tackle Seattle’s 2023 rookies.
Seattle Seahawks: C-plus
Devon Witherspoon (No. 5) was a giant get for the protection, as he flashed his physicality and flexibility from the slot. Offensively, Jaxon Smith-Njigba (No. 20) had a tough time carving out a job in Seattle’s previous offense, however he flashed his capacity to work beneath and make tough catches — and he’s prone to discover extra alternatives underneath a brand new offensive regime. The identical must be true for Zach Charbonnet (No. 52), who did a very good job retaining Seattle’s offense on schedule as a rotational again.
Diante Lee put the Seahawks class within the “small short-term positive aspects, excessive long-term potential“ class, so clearly he sees the potential in these guys, in addition to the truth that a few of them are speedy contributors. Along with the fellows highlighted above, the staff additionally added some gamers like Olu Oluwatimi and Anthony Bradford, who’re anticipated to compete for enjoying time on the offensive line. A few of the different gamers — like Kenny McIntosh and notably Jerrick Reed — impressed of their restricted time, however bought bit by the damage bug, as Ted famous in his current look again on the 2023 draft class. Additionally, whereas Jake Bobo wasn’t technically a part of the draft class, his identify continues to be price mentioning, as he not solely made the roster but additionally managed to see the sector and even haul in a pair of touchdowns. For what that’s price*.
*about 12 factors
