The Seattle Seahawks absolutely crushed the 2022 NFL draft, putting together the strongest class last year by far and arguably the best in a decade for the entire league. While it’s still way too early to judge how the 2023 class is going to do at this level, the early reviews are overwhelmingly positive.
The latest accolades for Seattle’s work in the draft come from Nate Davis at USA TODAY, who gave the Seahawks an A grade for their 2023 draft picks and ranked them second-best overall behind the Philadelphia Eagles. Here’s what David had to say about Seattle’s new crop of rookies.
“Seemed they continued to make the most of what increasingly looks like a lopsided trade of former QB Russell Wilson to Denver last year. First-round CB Devon Witherspoon and second-round pass rusher Derick Hall are direct byproducts of the megadeal and should fortify a 26th-ranked defense. Offensively, Seattle obtained Round 1 WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Round 2 RB Zach Charbonnet with its own capital. And even if those two seem a bit redundant for a team that already had plenty of firepower, you can’t argue with the quality – a team that appears it might be one of the top four in the NFC now scarily deep. On the value side, keep tabs on fifth-round DE Mike Morris.”
At the bottom of the pile the team with the lowest grade from Davis was the Denver Broncos, who got a D- for their haul – in no small part thanks to the Russell Wilson deal.
