The Seattle Seahawks aim to drastically improve their interior offensive line in 2025. With the addition of Grey Zabel in the first round, the team hopes he will solidify the left guard position, ensuring it will no longer be a weakness. The Seahawks’ next focus throughout mandatory minicamp and training camp will be their final offensive line vacancy, right guard, as three players will contend for the starting job.
One of their main candidates is their Day 2 pick from last year’s draft.
The Seattle Seahawks’ third-round pick had a rough rookie season
Christian Haynes lost the starting right guard job to Anthony Bradford, but alternated with him in six of the first nine games. He became a healthy scratch in Week 9 and did not play on offense in Week 11. Haynes replaced the injured Bradford for the rest of Week 12, but Sataoa Laumea replaced him as the starter for the rest of the year, with the former third-round pick only playing three snaps since then.
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He will compete against Anthony Bradford and Sataoa Laumea. So far, Haynes has received first-team reps with the starting offense throughout OTAs.
Surprising player named breakout candidate by PFN
In a PFN article, Jacob Infante goes through each NFL team’s breakout player to watch in mandatory minicamp. Infante names Christian Haynes as the breakout player for the Seattle Seahawks. He points to Haynes’s athleticism and college tape with the UConn Huskies.
“Christian Haynes didn’t start as a rookie but took 167 total offensive snaps as a reserve. Now, he figures to be a starter for the Seattle Seahawks’ interior offensive line,” Infante said.
“Haynes’ rookie season didn’t come without bumps, as he allowed six pressures on just 113 pass-blocking reps. He’s a gifted athlete with dominant college tape at UConn who should improve with a full offseason in Seattle’s program.”
The Seattle Seahawks still believe in him
“Will Fries, who signed with Minnesota, was the only interior offensive lineman the Seahawks were prepared to break the bank for. They’ll add a low-cost veteran to that group, but the difference-maker they need will have to come from the draft. They still have confidence in Christian Haynes, believing last year’s third-round pick is a good fit for their new zone blocking scheme,” Brady Henderson said.
