Get ready for the 2025 NFL Draft with our spotlight on Grey Zabel. Get the breakdown on their strengths and weaknesses in our scouting report, understand their potential with our draft profile, and see where experts predict they’ll land.
Grey Zabel’s NFL Draft Scouting Report
Grey Zabel is a versatile lineman with the ability to play just about anywhere along the offensive line, but likely projects best as an interior player in the NFL. With the thin center group in the 2025 NFL Draft – as well as Zabel’s accurate snaps at the Senior Bowl – he could project best as a center in this particular class.
Zabel is a powerful offensive lineman who generates serious push as a blocker on the move. He applies a “take no prisoners” mentality when he locks up at the point of attack. As a shorter-armed blocker who needs to work on his knee bend, Zabel could face some limitations at the NFL, particularly in his rookie year.
Nevertheless, Zabel is a high-end athlete with the combined size, twitch, flexibility, football IQ, violent hands, and mauler mentality to thrive at any interior spot. As he builds up his play strength, his outlook should only improve.
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Grey Zabel’s Latest NFL Draft Projection
PFSN’s Ian Cummings projected Zabel to be drafted 18th in his most recent 7-round 2025 NFL Mock Draft.
Cummings said, “The Seattle Seahawks have needs at all three interior offensive line spots, and Grey Zabel is a prospect who could feasibly project to all three iOL spots. It feels like a fit that’s too good to be true, but from a value perspective, Zabel matches up as well.
“Zabel is a top-25 talent on my board, with the mix of size, twitch, flexibility, hand power, football IQ, and finishing physicality to be a true staple at center or guard. He’ll have to up his play strength a bit more, but he’s too good a blend of need and BPA to pass on.”
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Grey Zabel’s NFL Draft Profile and Measurements
- Height: 6’5″
- Weight: 316 pounds
- Position: Offensive Guard
- School: North Dakota State
- Hand: 948
- Arm: 3200
- Wing: 7748
Where Does Grey Zabel Rank Among 2025’s OG Prospects?
Here are the top 10 iOL rankings for the 2025 NFL Draft, according to PFSN Draft Analyst Ian Cummings:
1. Grey Zabel, North Dakota State
2. Tyler Booker, Alabama
3. Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
4. Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona
5. Marcus Mbow, Purdue
6. Tate Ratledge, Georgia
7. Emery Jones Jr., LSU
8. Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota
9. Jared Wilson, Georgia
10. Charles Grant, William & Mary
It’s an incredibly close race for the top interior offensive lineman spot on PFSN’s 2025 NFL Draft board, but as it stands, the top iOL in the 2025 class is North Dakota State’s Grey Zabel. Zabel checked all the boxes in the pre-draft process, and his tape is alluring.
Zabel played 62 games in a storied career with the Bison and took his all-encompassing positional versatility to the Senior Bowl, where he dominated FBS linemen. Then, he tested in the elite tier at the NFL Combine, with a 36.5″ vertical at 6’6″, 312 pounds.
The tape is complimentary of Zabel, too. Despite being 6’6″, he has tremendous flexibility and leverage acquisition to go with his size. He’s explosive and ruthless in the run game, heavy-handed in the pass game, and projects well at guard and center.
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