POD Community Mock: With the 5th pick the Seahawks select…

The Detroit Lions are within the gap in our 2023 Delight of Detroit Neighborhood Mock Draft. Three quarterbacks are already off the board, and solely the Seattle Seahawks stand between them and probably one of the best defensive prospect within the draft: Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson.

Right here’s how our mock draft—run by our commenters—has performed out by 4 picks.

No. 1: Carolina Panthers: Bryce Younger, QB, Alabama
No. 2: Houston Texans: C.J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State
No. 3: Arizona Cardinals: Jalen Carter, DT, Georgia
No. 4: Indianapolis Colts: Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida

Appearing because the Seahawks normal supervisor in our neighborhood mock is Kevster. The Seahawks may presumably go quarterback right here, seeing as their Geno Smith extension was just for three years and had simply $40 million in ensures. Just like the Lions, they discover themselves able the place they might take a rookie quarterback and let him develop.

Nevertheless, most individuals anticipate them to kick that may down the street and repair one of many worst defenses within the league. Is that what Kevster will determine to do? The choose is in:

With the fifth choose within the POD Neighborhood Mock Draft, the Seattle Seahawks have chosen Will Anderson, edge defender out of Alabama.

Right here’s Kevster explaining the choose:

“The Seachickens come into the draft in a fantastic place to shore up their protection due to the completely fleecing of the Denver Broncos within the Russell Wilson commerce. Earlier than the draft, I anticipated Arizona to take Will Anderson which would go away me to determine between Jalen Carter and Tyree Wilson. I thought of this the worst-case situation as a result of Seattle has signed each Dre’Mont Jones and Jarran Reed leaving an enormous want on the hybrid OLB place. Fortunately, Arizona took Carter and when it turned my flip I emailed Jeremy with a Brad Holmes-like urgency.

“Some NFL pundits have mentioned that Seattle wants to seek out their QB of the longer term this 12 months however I disagree. Seattle is in an analogous state of affairs to the Lions by which their QB has earned an opportunity to maintain enjoying whereas they construct a group round them. If Geno has a down 12 months in 2023 then his contract makes it simple to dump him and so they can draft his alternative in 2024.”

Time to grade the Colts’ choose! How did Kevster do?

The Lions are on the clock!