A lot may be riding on how Devin Bush performs for the Seattle Seahawks early on during the 2023 season. With Jordyn Brooks still on the PUP list with an ACL injury, odds are Bush will wind up starting next to Bobby Wagner at inside linebacker when Week 1 comes around.
Seattle got good news from its first preseason game of the year on this score, as Bush balled out in the Seahawks’ 24-13 win over the Vikings on Thursday night. On film Bush was stout against the run and it seems the analysts at Pro Football Focus agree. Bush posted the highest overall grade on the team this week, aided by a high mark in run defense.
Here are the best and worst performers on both sides of the ball this week according to PFF, plus some special teams grades to boot.
Top 5 grades on defense
- LB Devin Bush: 87.3 overall – 82.9 run defense
- OLB Levin Bell: 85.5 overall – 81.9 pass rush
- CB Benjie Franklin: 79.5 overall – 76.9 coverage
- CB Artie Burns: 75.9 overall – 76.2 coverage
- OLB Boye Mafe: 74.7 overall – 84.6 run defense
Bottom 5 grades on defense
- DB Coby Bryant: 49.3 overall – 45.0 coverage
- OLB Tyreke Smith: 47.0 overall – 42.3 tackling
- LB Jon Rhattigan: 43.1 overall – 42.0 run defense
- OLB Jordan Ferguson: 32.7 overall – 28.6 tackling
- NT Robert Cooper: 31.9 overall – 33.5 run defense
Top 5 grades on offense
- RB Bryant Koback: 79.6 overall – 88.5 pass
- RB SaRodorick Thompson: 79.1 overall – 76.8 run
- OT Stone Forsythe: 71.5 overall – 80.0 pass blocking
- LG Liam Ryan: 70.9 overall – 76.5 pass blocking
- WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 70.3 overall – 68.9 pass
Bottom 5 grades on offense
- QB Holton Ahlers: 45.4 overall – 50.8 pass
- QB Drew Lock: 45.1 overall – 44.8 pass
- OL Greg Eiland: 44.0 overall – 15.3 pass blocking
- TE Noah Gindorff: 33.9 overall – 39.8 pass blocking
- G Anthony Bradford: 29.2 overall – 4.0 pass blocking
Special teams report
- K Jason Myers: 60.0 overall – 64.6 field goals
- P Michael Dickson: 60.5 overall – 55.7 punting
- LS Chris Stoll: 64.5 overall
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