Shudder to shudder.
Jordan Seaton wasn’t liked at CU. He was beloved. Buffs fans even made a point to present him with the 28th Buffalo Heart Award this past November.
On Tuesday morning, those hearts were broken.
College football is so, so, so, so broken right now.
Seaton, the biggest Buff in terms of size (330 pounds) and importance (22 starts at left tackle), announced late Monday that he was entering the transfer portal.
“I never imagined this journey would come to a close in this way,” Seaton wrote in a post on his Instagram account, “but I am deeply grateful for every moment that led me here.”
A fresh start might be good for Seaton — and for his NFL draft stock. It’s not a good look for CU. Or for Deion Sanders, who treated him like one of his own.
No. 77 was presumed to be one of Coach Prime’s chosen ones. Seaton, a 5-star recruit and the No. 1 offensive line prospect in his prep class, announced his commitment on Fox Sports 1 in December 2023. He was a game-changer and a momentum-builder.
He immediately ran with Shedeur Sanders like a bigger baby brother, then protected his blind side during the greatest single passing season in Buffs history. He was a captain in the making.
And now he’s … gone?
“Financially, it’s going to be good (for Seaton), I’ve got to believe,” Jon Cooper, a longtime pro scout and associate general manager/senior draft analyst with Ourlads.com, told me Tuesday. “It’s too bad for the Buffaloes. They’re losing a guy they would have liked to have kept.”
Let’s be clear: This was mostly about the bag. Nobody announces a portal transfer a few days before the window closes on Friday unless some other party swooped in with some serious cash.
But if Coach Prime can’t keep Seaton around, who can he keep? They’ve even been repped by the same agency. The tackle as of Tuesday was listed as one of the star names on SMAC Entertainment’s star “talent” roster — two head shots over from Deion Sanders and just a few smiles down from Travis Hunter.
Monday’s announcement might have been just about business. But after the last two years, it felt more than a little personal, too.
And speaking of personal, the same CU fans who called Seaton the next Penei Sewell 18 months ago are slamming him now as a me-first, money-chasing hypocrite who quit on his team and his coach. That the Buffs are better without him. Whether players are coming or going, the spin never ends.
Cooper told me he felt Seaton hit a wall last season, even as the latter apparently was playing hurt. Other scouting services agreed — after netting a 67.2 overall grade (out of 100) from Pro Football Focus as a true freshman in 2024, Seaton’s overall mark dipped to 65.8 in 2025, with his run blocking mark (52.0 grade) dropping significantly from the year before (62.0).
“I think he’s got some work to do,” Cooper said. “He’s got definite upside. I think as (2025) progressed … his pass protection was pretty solid until the end of the year. He took a dip there. His run-blocking has never been that great.”
Yet when you take off your Blenders shades, it’s clear coaching was a factor here, too.
Seaton, who’s entering his junior season, wants to throw his hat into the 2027 NFL Draft. Cooper says he’d give the kid a second-round grade based on his sophomore season. That’s not going to cut it.
Seaton’s got one season to put better stuff on film for the real money at the next level. If you’re a CU fan, shouldn’t it concern you that he’d rather do it somewhere else?
Sanders has had three different sets of offensive line coach or coaches since 2023. Seaton has had four different position coaches, technically, since early 2024. Phil Loadholt, now at Mississippi State, gave way to the trio of Gunnar White (offensive run game coordinator/offensive line), George Hegamin (assistant coach/offensive line) and ex-Buffs great Andre Gurode (assistant coach/offensive line) before last season.
Was it the system? Haven’t heard a bad word about new offensive coordinator Brennan Marion’s high-tempo Go-Go system, other than you’d better be in good shape and willing to run for it to fly.
Was it the culture? Seaton was supposed to be a pillar of the Coach Prime revival, the kind of guy you could build a program around.
Instead, he’s leaving another crack in the foundation. Leaving more questions. And one uncomfortable question in particular: Who’s going to have Julian Lewis’ back now?
There aren’t a lot of big men in the college free-agent pool left who can do what Seaton does when he’s healthy. The dude’s a snowplow with nimble feet and a mean streak. The kind of tackle a fun coach throws the ball to in the end zone. As of Tuesday morning, he was also the highest-rated tackle available in the portal, according to the 247Sports.com database. The next eight on the list were already spoken for.
Some in Buffs Nation will tell you this week that Seaton’s no big loss. They’re fooling themselves. Tennessee wanted him. Alabama wanted him. Florida wanted him. Ohio State wanted him. Georgia. Miami. Michigan. Ole Miss. Oregon. Penn State. USC, too. Will the last Louis turn out the lights?
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