5 quarterbacks Seahawks should wait to take in the 2023 NFL draft
By Lee Vowell
The Seattle Seahawks likely still need their quarterback of the future but waiting until the 2023 NFL draft might be the best route to take.
The Seahawks might not be bad enough in 2022 to have a chance to pick Stroud or Young but then again, they easily could be. The NFC West is a very tough division that the Seahawks finished last in in 2021 even while having Russell Wilson for most of the year. Drew Lock might be better than expected but he clearly is no Wilson.
The Seahawks at least picked up a high first-round choice in this year’s draft but that definitely shouldn’t mean taking a quarterback with the pick. This isn’t the year to do that. For one thing, Seattle needs to find a long-term left tackle. And a long-term shutdown corner. Seattle has a lot of needs and needs to build the team well and then find a quarterback, not the other way around.
5 quarterbacks the Seattle Seahawks should take in the 2023 NFL draft
Fortunately, this year’s draft has lots of very good-to-great edge rushers so Seattle could get two of those, even if they wait until the second round to choose them. With their first pick, the Seahawks could grab a high-end CB.
Maybe Seattle re-signs Duane Brown for a couple of seasons and waits to choose Brown’s replacement next year when Seattle has even more top-end draft capital. Jake Curhan was OK at right tackle so maybe he stays there in 2022.
But for the Seahawks rebuild to truly work, Seattle needs to wait on drafting a quarterback until 2023. Here are five quarterbacks worth taking next year.