Seahawks Focus on Offense With Final Four Selections of 2025 NFL Draft
A four-year starter at tackle for Kansas, Bryce Cabeldue will move to guard after being drafted in the sixth round by the Seattle Seahawks. Credit: Bryce Cabeldue/Instagram
Continuing to place a strong emphasis on retooling their offense, the Seattle Seahawks wrapped up a busy Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft by selecting a pair of guards, a running back, and a receiver in the sixth and seventh rounds, capping off an 11-player draft class.
Taking advantage of a sixth round pick acquired from an earlier trade down with the Browns, Seattle selected Kansas guard Bryce Cabeldue with the 166th overall pick, adding another athletic interior blocker to the mix. A former four-year starter for the Jayhawks, he logged over 3,000 snaps with the vast majority of those plays coming at right tackle, but he will slide inside at the next level to compete for a roster spot at a suddenly crowded guard room.
Boasting an elite athletic profile for an NFL guard prospect, Cabeldue excelled as a zone blocker throughout his time in Lawrence, demonstrating the quickness and lateral agility necessarily to consistently execute reach blocks and climb to the second level. He posted excellent testing numbers at his pro day workout, including a sub-4.60 second short shuttle, after a strong week at the East/West Shrine Bowl, where he primarily played guard and also took a handful of snaps at center.
Entering the seventh round with three picks in a 16-pick span, Seahawks general manager John Schneider continued to prioritize the run game, investing the 223rd pick in Miami running back Damien Martinez and the 234th pick in Iowa guard Mason Richmond. They capped off their draft by drafting their second receiver of the day, bringing UNLV wideout Ricky White III on board to compete on offense and special teams.
Previously a starter at Oregon State, Martinez rushed for over 1,100 yards for the Beavers and scored nine touchdowns in 2023. He transferred to Miami prior to the 2024 season, once again eclipsing the 1,000 yard mark while averaging north of six yards per carry with 10 touchdowns. A punishing downhill runner, he averaged 4.51 yards per carry after contact and forced 42 missed tackles, earning Honorable Mention All-ACC honors.
After starting his college career at left guard during the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Richmond slid back to left tackle and started 52 games as the blind side protector for the Hawkeyes, allowing 65 pressures and 12 sacks on 1,494 pass blocking reps and scoring a respectable 76.7 zone blocking grade as a senior last season. With sub-33 inch arms and a lean 6-5, 307-pound frame, the Seahawks plan to move him back to the interior, where his athletic profile should serve him well with strong agility testing numbers at his pro day workout.
As for White, the dynamic pass catcher blossomed for the Runnin’ Rebels after beginning his career at Michigan State, surpassing the 1,000-yard mark in his final two seasons with the program. Though drops were an issue for him earlier in his career, he improved steadily in that area at UNLV, finishing with drop rates under 8.5 percent in 2023 and 2024 while scoring 19 touchdowns and producing more than 1,000 yards after the catch.
White also starred on special teams for the Rebels, blocking four punts during his college career and returning a punt for a touchdown on just four return attempts last season. The Seahawks will likely deploy him on multiple special teams and he could be in the mix for return duty even though he had limited action in that capacity at the college level.
