Most folks expect the Seahawks to use their first pick in the 2023 NFL draft on an interior defensive lineman. The main reason was Seattle’s issues defending the run during the 2022 season. While it was a team failure, the interior rotation got a lot of the flak for their issues against the run.
However, Pro Football Focus seems to think highly of what at least two of the Seahawks’ iDL did this year. Both Shelby Harris and Al Woods graded out among their top 32 in the league. Here’s how they stack up compared the competition.
Buy Seahawks TicketsDec 24, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith (7) throws a pass…Jan 15, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence (97) reacts after…Dec 6, 2020; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald (99) sacks Arizona…Oct 16, 2022; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; New York Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams (95) tackles…Oct 17, 2021; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Brandon Shell (72) prepares to block…Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle DJ Reader (98) checks on Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) after…Dec 18, 2022; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Derrick Brown (95) takes the…Dec 26, 2022; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (99) leaves the field…Miami Dolphins General Manager Chris Grier looks on as Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Christian Wilkins (94)…Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons (98) pressures Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) and…Dec 20, 2020; Landover, Maryland, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) throws a pass against…Dec 4, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Javon Hargrave (97) reacts after a…Nov 13, 2022; Orchard Park, New York, USA;Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Khyiris Tonga (95) against the…Oct 2, 2022; London, United Kingdom; Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson (94) during the NFL…Oct 2, 2022; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Calais Campbell (93) enter the field…Nov 27, 2022; Seattle, Washington, USA; Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Andrew Billings (97) sacks Seattle…Jan 14, 2023; Santa Clara, California, USA; Seattle Seahawks defensive end Shelby Harris (93) gestures after…Dec 6, 2020; Seattle, Washington, USA; New York Giants defensive end Leonard Williams (99) celebrates following…Oct 30, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Chris Wormley (95) on the sidelines…Dolphins quarterback Skylar Thompson is pressured by Bills Daquan Jones.Bills running back James Cook runs past Miami’s Zach Sieler .Dec 24, 2022; Arlington, Texas, USA; Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Milton Williams (93) celebrates during the…Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Teair Tart (93) celebrates after he made a sack on Jacksonville Jaguars…Dec 11, 2022; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills running back James Cook (28) runs…Dec 12, 2022; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Arizona Cardinals defensive end Zach Allen (94) against the New…Nov 27, 2022; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Baltimore Ravens running back Gus Edwards (35) is tackled by…Dec 17, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Harrison Phillips (97) reacts to a…Dec 4, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis (90) before start of…Oct 27, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett (97) sacks Seattle Seahawks…Nov 27, 2022; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Broderick Washington (96) sacks Jacksonville Jaguars…Nov 13, 2022; Munich, Germany; Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Al Woods (99) during an NFL International…Nov 6, 2022; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill (54) celebrates the Lions'…
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