All-pro Defender Says Seahawk Rookie Grey Zabel Can Be "one Of The Best."

The grounds is clear; nan Seattle Seahawks nailed their 2025 first information prime erstwhile they selected North Dakota State defender Grey Zabel pinch nan 18th selection.

And now, aft starting each 17 games for nan 14-3 Seahawks and ranking adjacent nan apical of nan convention successful respective cardinal metrics, he's starting to summation nan attraction of observers extracurricular nan Pacific Northwest. Not nan slightest of which is 3-time All-Pro protect tackle Jeffery Simmons.

Speaking pinch big Kevin Clark connected nan "This Is Football" podcast, nan Tennessee Titans prima was asked astir which violative linemen were nan astir difficult for him to look this season. He started pinch 49ers All-Pro Trent Williams earlier turning his attraction to Zabel.

"I’ve sewage tremendous respect for nan rookie. They judge successful him and I deliberation he’s gonna be, beautiful soon, 1 of nan champion guards successful this league. I’ve faced immoderate bully ones, for illustration Quinton Nelson doubly a year, I opportunity he has that type of potential.

Did he conscionable opportunity Quinton Nelson, he of nan SIX All-Pro selections complete his first 8 seasons pinch nan Indianapolis Colts?! That Quinton Nelson?!

High praise, indeed.

Simmons faced Zabel successful Nashville, TN November 23rd, a 30-24 triumph for nan Seahawks. In that game, Zabel helped limit Simmons to nan constituent his sanction was seldom mentioned connected nan broadcast. Simmons vanished nan crippled pinch conscionable 2 tackles and a azygous QB hit.

On nan season, Zabel vanished first wide successful ESPN's Pass Rush Win Rate metric, a position he held passim astir of nan year. His walk protection had it's ups and downs early successful nan play but nan rookie played his champion shot astatine season's end. In Seattle's week 18 triumph complete nan San Francisco 49ers to clinch nan NFC westbound section title and nan No. 1 seed successful nan conference, Zabel earned an wide people of 93.4 from Pro Football Focus - nan highest people fixed to immoderate subordinate successful nan convention that week.

His 2025 capacity is 1 of galore reasons down a much-improved Seattle violative line, a position that's been a thorn successful nan Seahawks broadside for almost a decade. They simply don't group a franchise grounds for regular play wins without nan improvement of that portion this season.

Zabel is utilized to playing post-season games, having won 2 FCS nationalist championships pinch nan Bison. But nan lights will beryllium importantly brighter arsenic he takes nan section for his first acquisition successful an NFL playoff crippled erstwhile his Seahawks big nan 49ers astatine Lumen Field successful Seattle, WA Saturday astatine 5:00 p.m. PST.

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