Georgia Tech Football Transfer Profile: Brett Seither

Georgia Tech has made not one, but two additions to its tight end room via the transfer portal this offseason, and one of them is from their rival. Brett Seither is coming over from Georgia, along with Tech's new offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Buster Faulkner and he is hoping to make an impact at a position that was not impactful last season.

One of the reasons that Georgia Tech took multiple tight ends from the portal was not only the lack of production at the position last season, but there was a departure this offseason. Peje' Harris converted from a wide receiver to a tight end last season but opted to not finish his playing career this offseason. That left Georgia Tech with two players that played a lot of snaps last season, Dylan Leonard and Luke Benson

No tight end on Georgia Tech's roster topped 100 yards or caught a touchdown and that was a problem. Most offenses are going to function better when they have a threat at the tight end position and that will be something that Faulkner is going to be working on.

Could Seither fix some of those issues?

Here is what the scouting report was on Seither coming out of high school from 247Sports:

"Tall and muscular tight end who looks like a jumbo wide receiver at the prep level. Legit 6-5 frame and has added bulk over last year. Massive production bump from junior year to senior year with added size. New-age talent built to play in space with improved ability to play in-line at times. Long strider, runs well. Better route-runner than most his size with plus ball skills. Strong red-zone threat. Competitive. Plays with an edge and attitude and can physically overwhelm defensive backs. Too quick for bigger defenders. Wide catch radius. Runs with good lean relative to size and can do damage after the catch more than most. Will need to fill out to become Alpha tight end option at high-end Power Five program but could earn spot duty early on with size and receiving prowess. Willing blocker with great effort. Wants to finish through whistle but needs improved technique and bulk to keep defense honest. Best football still well ahead of him but should be productive in passing game when called upon, something the NFL covets in the modern era. May develop into multi-dimensional balanced tight end or H-back before college career wraps up."

Seither might be that type of player who can be a vertical receiving threat, but he has had little opportunity to show it so far. According to PFF (Pro Football Focus), Seither played six snaps in 2019, 16 snaps in 2020, 68 snaps in 2021, and 26 total snaps last season. Now, that does not mean that Seither is not a talented player. While in Athens, Seither was stuck behind Brock Bowers (the best tight end in the country), Darnell Washington (a potential first-round pick), and last season, four-star freshman Oscar Delp. It was going to be tough for him to get snaps over those players (even with Washington leaving) and his move to Tech is going to give him a chance to be the No. 1 tight end.

I like his chances to do that. I projected him to be the top tight end after spring practice and I am sticking to it. His familiarity with Faulkner is a big plus. I think Brent Key and Faulkner want the tight end position to be featured more prominently this season and in the future.

Seither is going to have a chance to be a difference-maker for this offense this season and is a guy to watch going into spring practice.

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