Seahawks 2025 draft film review: Will Bryce Cabeldue earn a spot at guard?

The sixth-rounder from Kansas has impressive athletic traits, but will that translate into a spot on the Seahawks as a guard?

The Seattle Seahawks drafted 11 players this year, five of which we know had official pre-draft visits. Nick Emmanwori, Jalen Milroe, Rylie Mills, Tory Horton and finally, Bryce Cabeldue. The Kansas OL has a lot of experience with 50 starts and excellent athletic potential.

Will he be able to compete for the guard spot?

Who is Bryce Cabeldue?

Cabeldue played in high school as a defensive end and left tackle, earning all-state honors on both sides of the ball. He also played basketball and baseball before becoming a 3-star recruit. Most of the offers he received were from Division II. He even received offers to play basketball as well. His best offer until 2020 was an offer from Texas State. Then, he received his only Power-5 offer, committing to Kansas and adding 60 pounds to his 240-pound frame coming out of high school.

He was a four-year starter for the Jayhawks in over 50 games. He played most of his games as a defensive tackle until he was moved to left tackle after Dominic Puni was drafted by the 49ers last year. In 2024, he allowed three sacks and eight pressures in 344 pass-blocking snaps.

Bryce Cabeldue played just five snaps at guard in college, but says his measurements and performance in the East-West Shrine Game have led teams to consider him as a guard. He says that’s all he’s been practicing this offseason and that he feels “pretty comfortable playing guard right now.”

Athleticism

Bryce Cabeldue was the fourth-most explosive player among all offensive linemen in the draft. He wasn’t invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, but he did participate in the Big-12 Pro Day, an event with important teams from the Conference, and he was clearly the best player there.

• 85th percentile 10-yd split with 1.73s;
• 96th percentile 40-yd dash;
• 80th percentile shuttle;
• 61st percentile 3-cone;
• 82nd percentile vertical;
• 94th percentile broad;
• 76th percentile bench;

In addition to drawing attention at the Big-12 Pro Day, he had an excellent week at the Shrine Bowl. He was one of the highlights of the practices and games.

He’ll face a lot of Seahawks roster competition

Let’s be honest, the Left Guard position is already held by Grey Zabel. So, all that’s left is to fight for the right side of the line, and there’s a lot of competition there.

• Anthony Bradford, was a starter even though he was questioned by the fans;
• Sataoa Laumea, who took over the starting job when Bradford was placed on IR;
• Christian Haynes, a third-round pick who failed to start as a rookie but has high hopes in the new wide-zone scheme;
• Josh Jones could still be an option because of his versatility as a G/T;

Could the Seahawks try to move Haynes to center? Would the team be willing...