The Seattle Seahawks have not yet been able to reclaim their dominance from the Legion of Boom era. Still, the 2023 season looks to be their most-promising since the glory days ended with the 2015 campaign. Oddsmakers see this group as a fringe playoff team, the same as last year’s squad that surprised the league by going 9-8. However, there are some – like ESPN’s Louis Riddick – who see them as a resurgent contender and a strong sleeper candidate in the NFC.
One of the reasons Riddick was so hyped up about this team heading into last season was a superb draft class. Normally any team should be happy to get two long-term starters out of any draft. Seattle appears to have found at least four in 2022 in left tackle Charles Cross, right tackle Abe Lucas, cornerback Tariq Woolen and running back Ken Walker.
It’ll be extremely-tough to match that number this year. However, there’s alot of promising talent coming in with the 2023 class. They may not all be at the top of the depth chart going into Week 1, but these rookies all have a chance at cracking the starting lineup at some point this season.