The 2025 NFL season is in the books, and for all eternity the Seattle Seahawks will carry the title of Super Bowl champion, having thumped the New England Patriots 29-13 on their way to earning the second Lombardi Trophy in franchise history.
With the end of the regular season, the offseason has arrived, and that means it is time for fans to peruse the roster and try to identify the spots on the roster where the team can upgrade. Without a doubt, one of the spots Seattle fans have argued for upgrading in free agency or through the draft is to replace 24 year old right guard Anthony Bradford, who is set to play the 2026 season on the final year of his rookie contract at the ripe old age of 25.
Bradford, of course, has become widely mocked online by some for the hilarious lowlights, but how does he stack up against other right guards across the league? Is he, as his online detractors often claim, truly the worst right guard in the history of the known universe and whose presence in the lineup dooms a team before the season even starts? Is it true that he is so bad at his job and such a liability on the field that no team that starts Bradford at guard could ever be considered a serious contender?
How competitive a team that starts Bradford at right guard could actually be is a different discussion for a different day, as the topic at hand right now is the rate at which the Seahawks guards allowed pressure during the 2025 season and how that stacked up relative to other guards across the league.
So, without any further yammering, here are the numbers, including where both Bradford and left guard Grey Zabel finished the 2025 season compared to the rest of the guards in the league.
For the Seahawks, Zabel occupying the first spot outside the top ten is a fantastic sign of his potential for the future, and with left tackle Charles Cross locked up for the next four seasons, fans shouldn’t have to worry about that side of the line until the next decade.
Of course, fans are hyper focused on Bradford and the right side of the line. However, the numbers show that perhaps the fans should not be so worried about that side, as in spite of proclamations that Bradford is as bad as they come at his job, he was not even in the bottom ten. Bottom 11, yes, but not the bottom ten.
And perhaps most interesting are the names surrounding Bradford on the list, with no shortage of recognizable name. Specifically, many of the names are among those fans had hoped the Seahawks would add last offseason, including Will Fries, Mekhi Becton, Cole Strange and Wyatt Teller, among others.
Thus, while Bradford certainly has created enough lowlight reels to make the online world go around, his on field performance is a bargain compared to many others at his position across the league, and he and Zabel have the potential to be part of a line that becomes something special in the years to come.