 At the end of the 1972 season, Seymour was selected as a consensus first-team offensive tackle on the 1972 College Football All-America Team.He received first-team honors from the Newspaper Enterprise Association, the Football Writers Association of America, the American Football Coaches Association, the "Sporting News" and "Time" magazine.Seymour was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the first round (seventh overall pick) of the 1973 NFL Draft.