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04 June 2025

• Seahawks reporter sees potential All-Pro season for Abe Lucas ‘if he can stay healthy’

  Lucas is entering the 2025 season in a contract year... and also his healthiest year since his rookie season.

  In a recent HawksZone Rundown episode, we sat down with Seattle Seahawks beat writer and Emerald City Spectrum founder Corbin Smith to dissect the Seahawks’ 2025 prospects, focusing on OTAs, the NFC West, the draft class, Sam Darnold’s potential, the running game, the offensive line, and paths to an elite defense.

  Smith views OTAs as critical for sorting out the offensive line, where first-rounder Grey Zabel looks to grab the left guard spot and Bradford/ Haynes compete for the right guard spot. Abe Lucas starting OTAs healthy will be pivotal to protect new quarterback Sam Darnold and spark the offense, and Smith has a high opinion of Lucas’ ceiling for the 2025 season.

  “I think Abraham Lucas, if he can stay healthy, I think he could be an All-Pro this year,” Smith said. “I am not exaggerating I think he could be an All-Pro. And if you look at it the one game he missed as a rookie, Seattle lost. Second year they had a losing record in the 11 games that he didn’t play in. Last year they had a losing record in the games he didn’t play in.

  “When he plays they are a different football team,” he continued. “They are a much better running football team, just ask the Arizona Cardinals in that game in Glendale. Abe Lucas was just throwing dudes to the ground. They are a different team when Abe Lucas is out there playing the way he’s capable of. And look, I’ve seen him in person I don’t need to see the Instagram That dude looks like he was chiseled by the Greek gods. He is in phenomenal shape and he’s every bit 325 pounds.

  “We got to see him play healthy and stay healthy but I’m really excited about him.”

  Lucas dealt with a tendon issue that cost him much of 2023 and 2024, but he’s ready to rock and roll at OTAs.

  Abe Lucas physique update, via Abe Lucas pic.twitter.com/GkR7WhvPpf

  — Dugar, Michael-Shawn (@MikeDugar) May 28, 2025

  Darnold, fresh off a 2024 Pro Bowl season (4,319 yards, 35 TDs), faces a shakier offensive line. Smith believes Klint Kubiak’s play-action scheme, with weapons like Cooper Kupp, gives Darnold a chance to match that output, provided he stays consistent.

  Reviving the running game hinges on Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet, bolstered by Zabel’s blocking and Kubiak’s run-heavy system. Smith gave some additional assessment of the offensive line.

  “I think they have the personnel for this scheme to be able to run block,” Smith said. “I love Grey Zabel as a move blocker. This is a great system for him And he plays with some nastiness, too. I think Christian Haynes has a really good chance to rebound. Whatever reason last year just didn’t work out, I thought he played okay when he had his opportunities. He had some penalties but I wish he would have gotten more chances last year but for whatever reason it just didn’t happen. He is my pick to win the right guard job.

  And I actually think [Olu] Oluwatimi is a better athlete than we’ve advertised .His agility testing was actually pretty darn good coming out of Michigan. I think he played well second half and was a catalyst for that run game awakening some in the second half.”

  The NFC West remains the NFL’s toughest division, with the 49ers and Rams as heavyweights. Seattle’s bold offseason—trading Geno Smith for Darnold—signals a push to contend, but cohesion is key. The 2025 draft class, led by Zabel and third-round QB Jalen Milroe, blends immediate impact and long-term upside. Milroe’s dual-threat ability could ignite the red zone, though his passing needs polish.

  For the defense, Smith stressed a fast start under Mike Macdonald’s aggressive scheme, with Byron Murphy II’s growth and DeMarcus Lawrence’s leadership driving expectations. Anything less than a top-five finish would disappoint.

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• Seahawks sign tight end with a remarkably unique story

  The former two-sport athlete joins the Seahawks’ crowded tight end/fullback room.

  The Seattle Seahawks are adding undrafted free agent tight end Mitch Van Vooren to their 90-man roster. The Seahawks have not yet reported a corresponding roster cut.

  Van Vooren is a fun story, as he once announced another NFL draft pick: Thomas Duarte, who went to the Miami Dolphins in 2016. Now, just nine years later, the Dolphins fan turned NFL tight end is joining the Seahawks to battle for a roster spot in this upcoming Training Camp.

  Mitch Van Vooren’s NFL story continues: The former St. Norbert College tight end (and onetime NFL Draft pick-reader) signed with the #Seahawks today, per his agent David Gregory of Bullrush Sports. https://t.co/TwCyUKUipy pic.twitter.com/V7aCla0kmk

  — Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) June 3, 2025

  Van Vooren attended St. Norbert College in Wisconsin, playing in 22 games, with 65 catches, 1,045 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns over two years. Van Vooren was a first team-All NACC tight end in 2024 and helped lead the St. Norbert Green Knights to their first ever bowl game win this last season. Before hitting the gridiron at St. Norbert, Van Vooren participated in Track and Field at Marquette University where he earned All-Big East honors as a hurdler. After going undrafted, Van Vooren was invited to Cleveland Browns minicamp.

  It is safe to say that Van Vooren is an athletic specimen for a tight end, which makes one ponder if he could also be a fullback option to compete with Robbie Ouzts and Brady Russell. Van Vooren grew up a lot in the last nine years. Despite his slender frame back in 2016, Van Vooren is now 6’5”, 245 pounds. In comparison, Outz measured in at 6’3” 274 pounds at the NFL Scouting Combine. Meanwhile Russell measures in at 6’3”, 250 pounds.

  Regardless of whether Van Vooren comes in as a tight end or fullback, he will be one fun story to root for this August.

• Seahawks Reacts Survey: Who will be Seattle’s leading rusher in 2025?

  Time for some more granular Seahawks predictions!

  Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-inSeattle Seahawks fans and fans across the country.Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

  We’ve got a special edition of Seahawks Reacts for you! Only two questions to answer, of which one is a shameless rip-off of something that our Minnesota Vikings friends at Daily Norseman came up with.

  Question 1: When will you start getting excited for the 2025 season?

  We’re three months out from Week 1 and the Seahawks’ opener against the San Francisco 49ers, and two months out from the preseason debut versus Pete Carroll’s Las Vegas Raiders. There are times of the year where Seahawks football might not be at the forefront of your (sports) lives, but maybe you’re such a huge fan and an optimist that you’re champing at the bit for September to rolled around. Are you already hyped? Need to wait until July for training camp? What about preseason? The last option is when the regular season begins, so choose wisely!

  Question 2: Who will be the Seahawks’ leading rusher?

  Kenneth Walker III was only narrowly the leading Seahawks rusher for 2024 ahead of Zach Charbonnet, besting his backfield buddy by five yards. Walker obviously missed a lot of time with injuries, whereas Charbonnet appeared in every game and had several deputizing starts in Walker’s absence. Kenny McIntosh finally got some experience in the offense but still doesn’t project as a starting back. Seventh-round pick Damien Martinez figures to be a draft steal and may have a significant role in the offense.

  A lot of familiar faces, but who will be Seattle’s top rusher in terms of yardage? The “other” option is presumably Jalen Milroe, George Holani, or some mystery name.

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• Seahawks 2025 draft class projections: What will Jalen Milroe do as a rookie?

  The Seahawks finally took a quarterback - who also happens to be a terror with the ball in his hands. How will they use him as a rookie?

  Guys, they did it! After years and years of Schneider saying how he wanted to draft a quarterback but things just didn’t fall the right way, the Seattle Seahawks selected Alabama QB Jalen Milroe at No. 92. This is a pick that could change the future of the franchise if everything works out.

  Athletic Profile/Comps

  Relative Athletic Score (RAS)

  Mockdraftable

  Okay, we don’t really have a ton of information here considering Milroe didn’t do much outside the weigh-in and 40 yard dash. That 4.40-second in the 40 is damn impressive, though. Watching him play, I’d like to think he would’ve performed well in the other tests as well considering he was leaving SEC defenders in the dust.

  The comps on both lists don’t really have much relevance since Milroe doesn’t have a RAS score. Just for fun, I pulled a few comps for him that are relevant as a member of the 2025 Seahawks.

  MIlroe is only the third QB John Schneider has drafted since he was hired as the Seattle GM in 2010. Alex McGough was a late-round pick, but both Russell Wilson and Milroe were drafted in the third round. Milroe is taller, thicker, and faster than Russ. Wilson was very good to elite in the tests that Milroe didn’t complete. Wilson was a much more pro-ready prospect, with the only real knock being his height. Milroe seems to have that “tilt the room” aura that Wilson showed as a rookie…we’ll see how that plays out in training camp.

  Next up is Taysom Hill, the Swiss Army knife utility player for the New Orleans Saints who was coached last season by Klint Kubiak, Seattle’s new offensive coordinator. Hill is slightly taller and heavier than Milroe, but slower. He also performed quite well in the tests that Milroe didn’t perform. We’re talking about two excellent athletes at the QB position. Milroe, unlike Hill, will be playing QB instead of lining up at FB/TE according to Mike Macdonald. They see him as a QB and will utilize him in that way - which will still allow for some fun and dangerous packages.

  Gut reaction to the pick

  HELL. YES!!

  — Weapon Next/Logan Lynch/Ted Zahn (@WeaponNext) April 26, 2025

  If you're gonna take a swing, you might as well make it for an athletic freak like Milroe. https://t.co/fuFlME4kAc

  — Weapon Next/Logan Lynch/Ted Zahn (@WeaponNext) April 26, 2025

  If Nick Emmanwori was my favorite player in the entire draft, Milroe was the one QB I wanted the Seahawks to select. The fact that they were able to get him near the end of the third round is the perfect place to take a chance. He won’t be expected to come in and take the reins but is so damn athletic that it will be hard to keep him off the field.

  .@JalenMilroe vs. Georgia last season: 374 passing yards, 117 rushing yards, 4 touchdowns @AlabamaFTBL
  
  : 2025 @NFLDraft – April 24-26 on NFLN/ESPN/ABC
  : Stream on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/FUlMNFXdEm

  — NFL (@NFL) April 19, 2025

  These are NFL caliber players that Milroe is torching. His athleticism is just so hard to defend. All the receivers are covered? No problem, he’ll just pull the ball down and outrun the entire defense.

  He also comes from military parents and is known as a great leader. Even if he doesn’t turn out to be a franchise QB, Milroe could still be an effective role player and red zone weapon. In the third round, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.

  Rookie season prediction

  This preseason is going to be fun, I guarantee that. Milroe is probably going to have a handful of plays that get shown on ESPN the next day and cause the talking heads to wonder if he should get a shot to start over Sam Darnold. He’ll make the usually boring second half of those contests must-see TV and will have fans all over Seattle buzzing.

  Whether that translates to the regular season will remain to be seen.

  I do believe that they will try to work Milroe in for short-yardage situations and maybe some red zone opportunities. He’s such an athletic mismatch that the coaching staff would be foolish not to explore it. He’s a total wildcard, but I’ll say that he’ll contribute four TDs for the Seahawks this season in one form or another that will cause headaches for opposing teams trying to gameplan for him. Maybe he’s paying them back for not drafting him?

  Put the word out.
  
  Tag a team that needs to know. pic.twitter.com/rEEbWFlAIh

  — Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) April 26, 2025

  How can you read that and not be excited about this guy??

• Can you guess this second round pick in today’s in-5 trivia game?

  Think you can figure out which Seahawks player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out in our new guessing game!

  Hey, Seahawks fans! We’re back for another day of the Field Gulls in-5 daily trivia game. Game instructions are at the bottom if you’re new to the game! Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in the Google Form.

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• Pre-Snap Reads 6/3: What is the possibility that Trey Hendrickson becomes a Seahawk?

  And what would be his value to the 2025 ‘Hawks D?

  In Today’s Links: Seattle Seahawks OTA take-aways, further positional analysis, words from the defense, and a little bit more. Dive in, enjoy yourself. It’s Tuesday.

  #np Twiggy, Twiggy by Pizzicato Five

  Seahawks News

  What it would take for the Seahawks to trade for Trey Hendrickson - Seaside Joe
  What it would take for the Seahawks to trade for Trey Hendrickson

  Brock Huard: Clock ticking on Seattle Seahawks at 1 position - Seattle Sports
  Seattle Sports' Brock Huard is hoping the Seattle Seahawks find some veteran help at cornerback before it's too late this offseason.

  Notes from Seattle Seahawks' 1st open OTA practice - Seattle Sports
  Here are some notes and observations from the Seattle Seahawks' first open-media OTA session, which included an up-and-down day for quarterback Sam Darnold.

  How Sam Darnold, Drew Lock, Jalen Milroe look Seahawks OTAs | Tacoma News Tribune
  The first impressions at Seahawks OTAs of all-new quarterbacks Sam Darnold, Drew Lock, Jalen Milroe throwing to Cooper Kupp, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Elijah Arroyo.

  Seahawks defenders want to "put the team on our back" - NBC Sports
  The highest profile moves of the Seahawks' offseason have come on offense, but guys on the other side of the ball wants to make sure they won't be overlooked come the fall.

  Seahawks OTAs: Multiple offensive line surprises emerge on Day 4 - Sports Illustrated Seahawks News, Analysis, and More
  New details are already emerging about the Seattle Seahawks' potential starting offensive line.

  Seahawks OTA Takeaways: Mixed Bag For Sam Darnold, Defense Brings Energy in Fourth Practice — Emerald City Spectrum
  Practicing in front of the media for the first time in OTAs on Monday, Sam Darnold had an up-and-down session running the Seahawks first-team offense, while a fired up defense capitalized with several red zone turnovers.

  At Seahawks OTAs, defense sets a high standard: ‘We want to be No. 1’ - The Athletic
  The Seahawks feature a new-look offense, but familiar faces on defense are being counted on to resume their dominance from last season.

  NFC West News

  Rookie Burke went from the Cards' stands to fifth-round pick - ESPN
  The Arizona native, drafted with the No. 174 pick in April, is fulfilling his dream of not just playing in the NFL but doing so for his hometown team.

  Arizona Cardinals May Have Award-Winning Rookie - Sports Illustrated Cardinals News, Analysis, and More
  The Arizona Cardinals could have one of their players win an award this season.

  Who starts along the defensive line for the Arizona Cardinals? - Revenge of the Birds
  The Cardinals now have a plethora of talent along the defensive front.

  49ers news: Brandon Aiyuk will likely miss key time in 2025 - Niners Nation
  It might be a while before Aiyuk sees the field next season.

  Where the 49ers Currently Rank in Salary Cap Dead Money - Sports Illustrated 49ers News, Analysis, and More
  This is where the 49ers currently rank in NFL dead money following the post June 1 transactions being official.

  The Rams' Quarterback Factory - Sports Illustrated Rams News, Analysis, and More
  The Los Angeles Rams offense develops quarterbacks at a rapidly astounding rate

  Rams dominate the top rookie defensive line seasons with Fiske, Turner - Turf Show Times
  Will Braden Fiske be the NFC’s breakout defensive player of 2025?

  Around The NFL

  2025 NFL mandatory minicamps: Biggest storylines, players to watch for every NFC team - CBSSports.com
  A look at all 16 NFC teams in their final practices before training camps open in July

  Center Frank Ragnow's retirement is another big blow to Lions' Super Bowl dreams - Yahoo Sports
  The Lions lost one of their best players to retirement on Monday.

  NFL offseason signings, trades who could break out -- or flop - ESPN
  Which signings and traded players benefited most from moving to a new organization over the past few months? Let's evaluate 15 additions.

  Engstrand next up to try to buck trend of failed Jets OCs - ESPN
  Engstrand is the 10th offensive coordinator for New York in the past 15 seasons.

  Redrafting every No. 1 overall pick since 2006 - PFF
  Using PFF's database, we go back in time and rewrite the No. 1 overall pick in each NFL draft since 2006.

  Why Bengals’ personnel additions are more notable than typical June transactions - The Athletic
  Cincinnati introduced new scouts Josh Hinch and Tyler Ramsey, along with scouting research analyst Trey LaBounty on Monday.

  Most likely to win first Super Bowl in 2025 NFL season? Ranking 12 teams that lack Lombardi Trophy - NFL.com
  Twelve NFL franchises have yet to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Which team could end that drought in the 2025 season? Eric Edholm ranks the potential first-time Super Bowl champions from most to least likely. Where do Aidan Hutchinson's Lions slot in?

• How the Seahawks offensive line lined up to start Week 2 of OTAs

  An early look at the competition along Seattle’s retooled offensive line.

  The Seattle Seahawks held their first Organized Team Activities (OTAs) in front of media members on Monday. Apparently Sam Darnold threw a couple of interceptions in 7-on-7 drills, but I’m here to tell you that it’s absolutely nothing to even discuss unless those picks were . If he plays well in actual games then throwing interceptions on June 2 will be a footnote, and if he performs poorly I can’t imagine anyone is looking back at OTAs as the moment it all went wrong.

  Instead, let’s focus on something a little more tangible since it usually provides us insight into the camp battle timeline. The Seahawks offensive line is pretty easy to figure out at left tackle (Charles Cross), left guard (Grey Zabel), and right tackle (Abe Lucas). Center and right guard are a little more uncertain, as well as what the competition spots are like on the second team.

  The first-team reps were split at center between Olu Oluwatimi and Jalen Sundell, while right guard reps were (once again) between Anthony Bradford and Christian Haynes.

  Grey Zabel worked all practice with the ones at left guard backed up by Sataoa Laumea. Anthony Bradford and Christian Haynes split time with starters at right guard. Oluwatimi the usual starter at center but Sundell got some reps with ones. …. pic.twitter.com/lorf4CpaPo

  — Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) June 2, 2025

  The second-team is a little more interesting with Michael Jerrell out at left tackle, Sataoa Laumea moving out to left guard, while swing tackle Josh Jones is on the right side. Haynes also reportedly had a few reps at center.

  #Seahawks starting O-line start of OTA 4: rookie 1st-rd puck Grey Zabel LG next to LT Charles Cross, C Olu Oluwatimi. RG Christian Haynes, RT Abe Lucas.
  
  2nd OL: LT Mike Jerrell, LG Sataoa Laumea, C Jalen Sundell, RG Anthony Bradford, RT Josh Jones.
  
  Sundell, Bradford alt’d w 1s pic.twitter.com/v83fLPIZn0

  — Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) June 2, 2025

  Nothing yet on rookies Bryce Cabeldue and Mason Richman and how they factor as far as moving higher up the ladder, but it’s June and those two are Day 3 picks so I beg of you not to worry. Maybe one thing worth noting is Bradford doing drills after suffering what was effectively a season-ending ankle injury last November. Lucas was also apparently able to handle a normal offseason workload, which is a big plus given his injury history.

  We’ll keep tabs on other notable lineup-related news at OTAs throughout this week!

• Let’s chat: What would you consider a successful season for the 2025 Seahawks?

  Playoffs? Winning the NFC West? Making the Super Bowl? Not having the 33rd ranked offensive line in a 32-team league? It’s all on the table!

  We’re less than 100 days from the start of the Seattle Seahawks’ 50th season. When we asked Field Gulls readers to call their shot on the win-loss record, we didn’t include any polling, but we had a lot of comments with predictions of another double-digit win season... except with a playoff berth.

  SouthKoreaDave

  13-4, losing to the Cardinals, the Texans, the Commanders, and the Falcons. Home record: 7-1, Away record 6-3.

  KrunkSauce

  11-6. Defense should be in top 5 range and anybody is an upgrade over Grubb. I think we can be last years Minnesota Vikings. If we figure out how to win at home again we should get to 12 wins.

  Ahenobarbus

  I think the ceiling is 14 wins with a floor of 9 (significant injuries excluded), so that averages out to 11.5 and I'll round that up to 12-5. That should mean winning the division and hosting a playoff game, which we should win, but I'm not sure we have what it takes to hang with the Eagles or Commies just yet, nor am I confident we'd win a road playoff game so unless we're the 2 seed (which 12-5 probably wouldn't get us) I think that's as far as we get this year. So mark me down as another one saying 12-5 and a playoff win.

  Needaline

  The offensive coaching staff should be better so I will give them 1 more win as the base case. Minimum 11 wins this season.

  HawkHawk

  10 wins (+/- 2), 3-3 (+/- 1) in the conference. 5-2 at the Bye with people claiming Super Bowl bound, followed by 5-5 to close out the season with wailing and gnashing, maybe a WC berth, likely early exit, but significant hope for 2026 because even in the losses, they will look like they belong on the field with the best teams by the end of the year.

  uwhusky1991

  Most optimistic I've been in several years, 11 wins.

  negus123

  13-4 and we win the Division.

  Then we win our home playoff game (Darnold plays well and gets his first win), and then win on the road in the Divisional game (Darnold wins his second, proving that his first wasn't a fluke).

  NFC Title game could be where the ride ends in 2025 but....you never know. That's why they play the games....

  That’s a lot of optimism! There’s a new offensive coaching staff, many new faces on offense, a new starting quarterback who just came off a 14-3 season, and a defense that has the potential to finally be back among the best in the NFL next season. This isn’t to exclude the widely praised draft class, which should have immediate contributors like Grey Zabel, Nick Emmanwori, Elijah Arroyo, and Jalen Milroe.

  Success is relative. The goal is to win the Super Bowl but not every team has a realistic shot. Seattle hasn’t as much as won a playoff game since 2019, when the ‘Hawks scraped past a Philadelphia Eagles team that was quarterbacked by Josh McCown for most of the afternoon. The Seahawks have also not won the NFC West since 2020, which was the pandemic year and thus fans couldn’t even enjoy the successes at Lumen Field.

  Or perhaps you’re not as bothered about making the playoffs in 2025 as long as the draft class looks strong, the younger players continue to develop, and there are signs of a cohesive plan to be a real contender from 2026 onward.

  What do you consider a successful Seahawks 2025 season? Are you all about finally winning a playoff game again? Getting back on top of the NFC West? Having an offensive line that doesn’t look like it’s never blocked anyone before? Super Bowl or bust? Sound off in the comments!

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