Seattle Seahawks 53-man roster projection after preseason Week 2
By Lee Vowell
Seahawks tight ends (3)
Noah Fant, Will Dissly, Colby Parkinson
This group, like the quarterback spot, is likely set. We know all three of these guys are going to make the roster. The only question is whether the Seahawks might want to hold on to Tyler Mabry as well because of his blocking ability. My guess is that Mabry ends up on the practice squad again but that he does play in a free games this season.
All three tight ends have played in the preseason. Fant caught a short pass over the middle for 21 yards against the Cowboys and he could see a lot of those kinds of receptions this year as opposing defenses will have to pay more attention to the receiving trio of Metcalf, Lockett, and Smith-Njigba. I expect big things from Fant this season.
Seahawks offensive line (9)
Charles Cross, Damien Lewis, Olu Oluwatimi, Phil Haynes, Abraham Lucas, Evan Brown, Jake Curhan, Phil Haynes, Stone Forsythe, Anthony Bradford
No changes to this group from my last roster guess. Forsythe looked better against the Cowboys than he did the Vikings, thankfully. He's clearly a backup but we also should assume that backups will be needed to play at some point. If there is a huge drop-off between Abe Lucas or Charles Cross when Forsythe comes in, that could sink a game or two and that could sink the entire season.
Cross graded very poorly in pass protection against the Cowboys, according to Pro Football Focus (subscription required), but did well in run blocking. He did give up a sack but he also didn't appear to be horrible so I am unsure where PFF is getting Cross's grade from. Phil Haynes has looked fantastic in pass protection so far. The starters are going to be Cross, Lewis, Brown, Haynes, and Lucas. Everyone else is practicing to back up.