The Seattle Seahawks' offensive line is coming together. The starters we have seen through the first two preseason games should be the starters in Week 1. The unit has been good, though opposing defenses have not yet started scheming against Seattle (or any other team).
Still, what 12s have seen in the preseason at least gives fans hope for an improved O-line in 2025. For too many years, the line has been quite bad. Seattle wants to run the ball more, and either through player development or design, it has been unable to do that consistently for a while.
Having a healthy offensive line for an entire season would be great. The unit, more than any other, must have cohesion to be effective. But expecting no one to miss a game or five is probably expecting too much. The backups will matter.
Seattle Seahawks might have found a keeper in Bryce Cabeldue
One late-round draft pick for the Seahawks is offensive lineman Bryce Cabeldue. He played tackle at Kansas, but was projected to switch to guard in the NFL. He is 6'4" and 310 pounds, so he might need to gain a bit more weight before being considered a long-term starting guard in the league, but he might be well on his way to being a backup.
The question is where. He would be either a left or right guard, spots held down by Grey Zabel and (likely) Anthony Bradford, respectively. On the Seahawks' unofficial depth chart, Cabeldue is running third team behind Zabel and Sataoa Laumea. He shouldn't be.
Laumea was a converted guard in his rookie year of 2024. He got a bunch of playing time after Bradford was hurt, and the team elevated Laumea over fellow rookie Christian Haynes. Laumea wasn't good, though.
In the preseason, Cabeldue has outplayed Laumea. While both have given up two pressures, Laumea has also been called for two penalties, an issue he had in 2024 as well. One might assume that Cabeldue would be the more jumpy and ill-prepared, but Laumea is picking up where he left off last year, and that's not good.
Either player is going to be a backup, and in many ways, the hope is that they never have to play. As long as the starters stay healthy and efficient, Laumea and Cabeldue won't play. This is more of a long-term and project issue. Cabeldue is playing like the better bet to keep around.
Whoever finishes as the backup to the backup could likely fall to the practice squad. It is doubtful another team is going to pick up Sataoa Laumea or Bryce Cabeldue. But the Seattle Seahawks would be better off keeping the latter.