Change your heart or die: Evaluating Seahawks 2023 draft class

Seahawks 4th round, pick 108: OG Anthony Bradford, LSU

Let's take a pause for a moment of brevity. I really wanted the Seahawks to draft Steve Avila. Watching him go one pick before Seattle's selection, and to the Rams, of all teams, didn't sit well with me. It felt like validation for my belief that Avila would be a great fit, since Seattle's offense is modeled very closely after the Rams'.

That said, Anthony Bradford offers a lot of the same things Avila does. He's overwhelmingly strong, with a good frame (they're almost the exact same size), comes from a good program, and will anchor against just about anyone.

If there's one place where Bradford falls short of Avila, it's in his footwork. There are questions about Bradford's ability to move in space, which could pose a problem in the event he's asked to pull across the formation.

On the other hand, Bradford is genuinely a better athlete than Avila, along with just about anyone else at his position. While his footwork is said to be on the sloppy side, he's also the last person you would want to see climbing to the second level, because he is the very personification of "freight train" as a descriptor. In that sense, you could say Bradford offers as much upside as anyone in the draft. After all, the last guard Seattle selected from LSU has turned out pretty well.

When I look at this pick in tandem with the second round, this definitely feels like better value than what I had on my wish list.

Grade: A