Among the many items on the Seahawks’ to-do list for their joint practice Thursday morning at Green Bay and the preseason game against the Packers Saturday afternoon is get a final assessment of their rookie class before cutdown date on Tuesday.
For most of the rookies, it’s not a question of if they’ll make the team but what will be their role. But for a few of those who were taken on the third day, making the 53-man roster remains in question.
Here’s a look at the Seahawks’ 11-man draft class, their snaps played so far and a quick thought on their place on the team.
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Left guard Grey Zabel (18th overall)
Snaps: 39.
Comment: Zabel has been ticketed for the starting left guard spot since the minute his selection was made on April 24.
Not only has he not disappointed but Zabel may be even more than advertised, earning a PFF grade of 86.2 through two preseason games, second of all offensive players on the team and tied for ninth of all guards
Wrote PFF this week: “In his second week of preseason action, Zabel continued to display high-level athleticism and awareness. Once again, he did an outstanding job executing outside zone run blocks. That will be the team’s foundational run concept under new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. Through two games and 11 outside-zone reps, Zabel has recorded five positively graded blocks and an elite 90.3 PFF run-blocking grade.’’
Safety Nick Emmanwori (35th overall)
Snaps: 24.
Comment: The play of Emmanwori has been a little spotty. He allowed two receptions in 13 snaps against the Chiefs on Friday, including a 22-yarder on a third-and-two play when he appeared to get the signal late.
That contributed to a 56.3 overall PFF grade, 27th of Seahawks’ defenders, 75.8 run defense and 49.3 in coverage. He has three tackles.
Via PFF, he has lined up covering the slot 20 times, in the box three times and as an outside corner once generally used in three-safety sets. That figures to be his role when the regular season begins.
Said Macdonald this week of Emmanwori’s play against the Chiefs: “We felt Nick out there. He’s got to get activated to get going. Getting ready for the calls in the game is going to help him, especially going through game prep — that’ll help him throughout the week. You have to remind yourself, with rookies, not all offenses are the same, so you get used to seeing our offense. That comes with rhythm and formations and things you ought to expect. When the picture changes, operation changes for all rookies. That’s a challenge for him.”
Tight end Elijah Arroyo (50th overall)
Snaps: 62.
Comment: Arroyo has four receptions on four targets for 33 yards with 20 yards after the catch and a long of 10.
He’s earned a PFF grade of 62.3 grade, which includes a 71.0 receiving mark, 78.2 pass blocking and 45.2 run blocking.
Said Macdonald this week of Arroyo: “I think he has done a nice job. I know he had that holding call (against the Chiefs), but he is really working on his run game stuff. … There is another level that he can take it, and I think he knows that, and he is going to get there. He is doing a lot of great stuff.”
Arroyo appears ticketed for the second tight end spot behind AJ Barner.
Quarterback Jalen Milroe (92nd overall)
Snaps: 53.
Comment: Milroe is 9 of 15 passing for 107 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions and a long completion of 20 for a passer rating of 81.8 (for comparison, Drew Lock has a rating of 107.0 and Sam Darnold 102.1). He also has 56 yards rushing on eight carries with a long of 27.
Milroe has a 54.0 grade from PFF due in large part to a 50.8 passing grade.
Milroe will be the third QB heading into the season but could find his way onto the field some in specialty packages, such as the Tush Push play the Seahawks used early in Friday’s game.
Defensive end Rylie Mills (142nd overall)
The former Notre Dame star remains on the Non-Football Injury list while recovering from an ACL injury and isn’t expected back until midseason. Players can be activated off the NFI list at any time during camp. But if he remains on it when the season begins he will have to sit out at least four games.
Receiver Tory Horton (166th overall)
Snaps: 47.
Comment: Horton suffered an ankle injury late in the second quarter of the KC game and has not practiced this week.
But he appears set to be a regular in the team’s receiver rotation as either WR3 or WR4.
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Horton has four receptions on nine targets for 43 yards and a touchdown and has a PFF grade of 75.5 that includes 62.0 in run blocking.
Via PFF, he has lined up in the slot three times and out wide 44 times.
Fullback Robbie Ouzts (175th overall)
Snaps: 13.
Comment: The relatively low snap count for Ouzts seems to indicate how secure his role is as the starting fullback — a position that won’t be on the field every down but figures to be used fairly regularly. Ouzts has seven special teams snaps.
The former tight end has two catches on three targets for 30 yards has an 86.0 grade from PFF that includes 91.6 in the passing game, 76.7 pass blocking and 65.3 run blocking.
He has lined up 10 times in the backfield and three times as an in-line tight end.
Offensive lineman Bryce Cabeldue (192nd overall)
Snaps: 61.
Comment: Cabeldue has mostly played guard, playing on the left and right side in the two preseason games.
He has a 56.5 grade from PFF with an almost even 56.6 pass block grade and 56.0 run blocking.
Given the more experienced players above him at guard, Cabeldue may be ticketed for a practice squad spot.
Running back Damien Martinez (223rd overall)
Snaps: 42.
Comment: Martinez, who for the moment is fourth on the depth chart behind Kenneth Walker III, Zach Charbonnet and George Holani, has 60 yards on 17 carries, a 3.5 average, with a long of 19 and one touchdown. He also has four receptions on four targets for 29 yards. After struggling with 10 yards on six carries in the opener against the Raiders he rushed for 50 on 11 against the Chiefs,
He has a 63.7 grade from PFF that includes a 46.5 pass blocking mark.
He also has 25 special teams snaps, appearing on kick cover, kick return, punt cover and punt return.
Whether Martinez makes the 53-man roster figures to come down to whether the Seahawks want to keep four tailbacks.
Offensive lineman Mason Richman (234th overall)
Snaps: 55.
Comment: Richman has played 32 snaps at right tackle and 20 at right guard. He also has practiced at center regularly the past week and that versatility could get him on the 53-man roster depending on how numbers shake out elsewhere.
He has a 64.0 grade from PFF including 62.4 run blocking and 62.2 pass blocking.
Receiver Ricky White III (238th overall)
Snaps: 36.
Comment: White has a 66.1 grade from PFF and two catches on two targets for 34 yards. He has 14 snaps out wide and five in the slot and also has 11 special teams snaps — five on kick return and three each on punt return and punt cover — with no tackles.
White seems ticketed for the practice squad.
Bob Condotta: bcondotta@seattletimes.com. Bob Condotta covers the Seahawks for the Seattle Times. He provides daily coverage of the team throughout the year.