Latest ESPN 2025 mock draft has Seahawks taking Abraham Lucas's replacement

The Seattle Seahawks cannot be too sure about Abraham Lucas. The team hoped that Lucas could return by training camp, and then during the preseason, and then maybe general manager John Schneider just gave up. The right tackle was placed on injured reserve to begin the season and has stayed there. At this point, expecting Lucas back at any point seems foolish.

Seattle tried to prepare for Lucas's possible absence this offseason by signing veteran offensive lineman George Fant in free agency. Then Fant got hurt, and Seattle was forced to play Stone Forsythe. Not only has Forsythe been awful - he has allowed 16 more pressures than any other right tackle in the NFL - but he likely should not even be on the team next season.

Seattle might need to take a right tackle as high as possible in the 2025 NFL draft, and that probably means in the first round. Schneider does seem to value offensive tackles over interior offensive linemen (the team chose left tackle Charles Cross in the first round, for instance), so there is a chance that happens. The issue is that Seattle has needs at linebacker and the IOL as well.

ESPN's latest 2025 mock draft has the Seahawks choosing Texas right tackle Cameron Williams

Jordan Reid of ESPN thinks Seattle will take a right tackle first next year. Reid has the Seahawks choosing Cameron Williams out of Texas. Williams certainly has the size to play in the NFL, as he is 6'5" and 335 pounds, and he also possesses excellent athleticism. He has allowed one quarterback pressure in 244 pass-block snaps. But that is, oddly, part of the problem with Williams.

He simply has an extremely small sample size in which to project how well he will do in the NFL. Other positions, such as running back, might be easier to review if the player only plays for one season, but one would still hope they have more experience entering the league.

An offensive lineman needs even more time. They have a lot more parts in their schemes and then in how the defense is approaching them so the time it takes to perfect their football IQ and footwork is needed. Williams might be great, but he also might be a failure as a rookie in 2025 if he isn't experienced enough to adjust quickly to what NFL edge rushers will bring.

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