The Seattle Seahawks entered the 2023 NFL Draft with two first spherical picks, and 5 complete choices within the prime 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 purpose, they (arguably) didn’t see the identical returns on their draft class that they obtained from the storied group of 2022. Nonetheless, the actual fact stays that the Seahawks added a rising star in Devon Witherspoon, and a number of other different rookies noticed important taking part in time — and a few of them even regarded fairly good doing so. Like Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
All this being mentioned, how good was this draft class looking back? Based on the Athletic, the reply is… truthful to middling, however with a proverbial cherry on prime. 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 troublesome time carving out a task in Seattle’s previous offense, however he flashed his potential to work beneath and make troublesome catches — and he’s prone to discover extra alternatives below a brand new offensive regime. The identical must be true for Zach Charbonnet (No. 52), who did a superb job holding 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 rapid contributors. Along with the blokes highlighted above, the workforce 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 significantly Jerrick Reed — impressed of their restricted time, however obtained 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 title remains 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
