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He will join a Seattle offensive line graded in 2024 as the league’s sixth-worst pass blocking unit and eighth-worst run blocking unit. Zabel (6’6/312) exits college after five years having earned FCS All-American accolades en route to his second national championship last season. He shuttled between right tackle and guard over his first four seasons, logging 633 of his 911 snaps at RT where he posted a 2.7 percent pressure rate and an 88.5 pass block grade. He moved over to left tackle last year and excelled in both phases, recording a sensational 92.9 pass protection grade paired with an 87th percentile run grade. Excellent footwork and movement ability offsets less than ideal 32-inch arms, with Zabel routinely stonewalling his overmatched FCS opponents to the tune of a 99.1 percent pass block efficiency rate. His athleticism was verified in testing with Zabel recording a 99 1/2-percentile 36.5-inch vert and a brisk 4.60 shuttle for a superb 9.49 Relative Athletic Score that ranks third among 2025 tackles. Any concerns about how he stacks up against upper-level competition were quelled when Zabel shined in Senior Bowl practices, punching his ticket as a top-flight OL prospect.
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April 25, 2025 2:08 AM
