2025 NFL Draft: Look at the RAS on the Seahawks line

The Seahawks continued stockpiling young, athletic linemen with the addition of Grey Zabel in the first round on Day 1 of the draft.

The first day of the 2025 NFL Draft is in the books, and the Seattle Seahawks made fans happy by addressing the biggest weakness on the roster, the interior of the offensive line.

The selection of Grey Zabel of North Dakota State adds competition to the interior for new line coach John Benton, while adding upside potential for the future. Zabel joins a group of athletic, young linemen, and the competition in the interior of the line will be very interesting to watch through training camp and into the regular season.

Announced as a guard, Zabel is one of the most athletic guard prospects this century, as measured by the Relative Athletic Score (RAS) metric.

Right behind Zabel, Anthony Bradford’s pre-draft testing worked out to a RAS of 9.80.

Just below Bradford in the 2023 draft class, free agent signing Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu posted a RAS of 9.53 coming out of Oregon.

Jalen Sundell, a college teammate of Zabel, skipped testing at the 2024 NFL Combine while still recovering from a knee injury suffered in late 2023, but tested well enough at his Pro Day to post a 9.35 RAS.

Right behind Sundell is another Seahawk from a small school, Michael Jerrell. Yes, Jerrell played tackle as a rookie, and the team continues to list him as a tackle. However, for thoroughness and the off chance he gets thrown into the competition on the interior, here is how Jerrell’s RAS compares to the other interior linemen on the roster.

Continuing on is 2024 third round pick Christian Haynes, whose results equate to a 9.10 RAS, though with the caveat that Haynes opted out of agility testing.

Next is recent free agent acquisition Josh Jones, who the Seahawks list at both guard and tackle on the roster, meaning he’s being included in this review. Jones performance in Indianapolis ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft gave him a RAS of 8.97, though with the same caveat as Haynes as they both opted out of agility testing.

Closing out the linemen on the roster who tested is center Olu Oluwatimi, who has started nine games for Seattle over the past two years.

And, lastly, not because of his athleticism, but because he opted not to participate in most tests at either the combine or at his Pro Day, Sataoa Laumea does not have a RAS score.

In short, the Seahawks have a whole lot of high end athletes who will be competing on the interior of the offensive line once training camp opens during the summer.