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Ted’s Talk: Lessons learned from the Seattle Seahawks 2023 draft

John Schneider and Pete Carroll entered the 2023 NFL Draft with 10 selections. They exited the draft with 10 players plus a 2024 third-round draft pick (thanks Denver!). Now that the hay is in the barn, what can we learn from the past weekend’s festivities?

The Seattle Seahawks went Best Player Available (BPA) – for THEIR team

Leading up to the 2023 NFL Draft, Schneider said on multiple occasions that one of the reasons the 2022 draft class was so successful was that they really focused on taking the best players instead of pushing lower-graded prospects up their board.