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0:202025 NFL Draft Grades: Seahawks Select Grey Zabel No. 18
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0:45Top Interior Offensive Linemen: No. 2 Grey Zabel (North Dakota State)
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1:08Inside College Football: Week One Game Recap
Draft Scouting Report
Rating: 86.95 (Pro Bowl potential)
Pro Comparison: Graham Barton
Summary
Grey Zabel played LT at a high level in 2024, but he's also played RT, LG and C in college. His NFL future is almost certainly inside, where he has a chance to become a special player on Day 1. When he's technically sound, he's patient in pass sets, times punches well and can anchor vs. bull rushes. Technique can break down vs. NFL-caliber speed rushers, hence the move inside. He moves really well laterally, mirrors well in passpro, and he's both athletic and powerful as a run blocker.
About
- Career: First-team FCS All-American (2024) and two-time FCS national champion (2021, 2024)
- Senior Bowl Overall Practice Player of the Week by NFL executives
Strengths
- Moves really well laterally, mirrors well in passpro
- Smart, team-first player who will be a locker room leader
- Athletic and powerful in the run game
Weaknesses
- Will struggle with power on the outside
- Speed rushers can give him trouble
Combine Data
- Bench press: 26 reps
- Vertical jump: 36.5 inches
- Broad jump: 9 feet, 3 inches
Top Grey Zabel News
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Seahawks' Grey Zabel: Lands with Seahawks
The Seahawks selected Zabel in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 18th overall.
Zabel is the latest North Dakota State lineman to make it to the league, joining the likes of Dillon Radunz, Cordell Volson and Cody Mauch. At 6-foot-6 and 312 pounds with 32-inch arms, Zabel played all over the line for the Bison with double-digit starts at both tackle spots and seven combined starts at both guard spots. The arm detail likely means Zabel will kick inside to guard, which fits nicely with how the Seahawks are currently constructed.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-6, 305 lbs |
| Birthplace: Pierre, SD |
| Age: 23 |