Seahawks 90-Man Countdown: T Abraham Lucas - Pro Bowl Bound?

Ready to write the next chapter after a stellar rookie season, Abraham Lucas will look to sharpen up his game both in pass protection and run blocking as a cornerstone of the Seattle Seahawks budding young offensive line.

Author:
Corbin K. Smith
Publish date:
Jul 16, 2023 11:46 AM EDT

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With the calendar flipping to July and offseason activities in the rearview mirror, the Seattle Seahawks will open training camp at the VMAC later this month, officially ushering in the 2023 season.

To celebrate the new incoming season, we'll be detailing every member of the Seahawks 90-man roster over the next several weeks, exploring best and worst case scenarios and what to expect from each player entering the 2023 campaign.

Abraham Lucas, Tackle

Height/Weight: 6-6, 322 pounds

2022 Stats: Nine sacks, 28 pressures allowed

As a four-year starter at Washington State, Lucas thrived protecting the quarterback in a pass-heavy Air Raid offense, allowing only four sacks on more than 2,000 pass blocking snaps. A four-time All-Pac 12 selection, including receiving First-Team distinction as a senior in 2021, he performed well against top competition in the Senior Bowl and turned in a stellar NFL combine workout to further bolster his stock. Even after selecting tackle Charles Cross in the first round with a pick acquired in the Russell Wilson trade, the Seahawks double dipped at the position by snagging the Everett native with the 72nd pick in the third round.

Though he opened his first training camp with the second-team offense, Lucas eventually overtook incumbent Jake Curhan before the end of training camp and Seattle named him a Week 1 starter across from Cross, marking only the third time since 1970 that two rookie tackles started for an NFL team in the season opener. A knee injury cost him a Week 17 win over the New York Jets, but he started every other game in a strong rookie campaign, including faring well against San Francisco in the wild card round.

Best-Case Scenario: Fully recovered from offseason surgery, Lucas elevates his game significantly in his sophomore season, cutting his allowed sacks in half, limiting opposing rushers to only 20 pressures in 17 starts, and making notable strides as a run blocker, earning his first Pro Bowl selection as a key cog on a much-improved Seahawks offensive line.

Worst-Case Scenario: Without the benefit of a normal offseason due to his recovery from injury, Lucas gets off to a slow start out of the gate to begin his second season and allows four sacks in the first five games, leading to a somewhat disappointing year in which he gives up more sacks and pressures than he did as a rookie.

What to Expect in 2023: While a knee issue dogged Lucas for several weeks in the second half of his rookie season, he played his best football after sitting out a game to allow the injury to heal, yielding no pressures in a perfect outing against the Rams in the season finale and only allowing two pressures against the 49ers in the playoffs. In his final six games, he allowed two or fewer pressures every time, displaying the consistency of a top-10 caliber tackle in the NFL.

With him expected to be ready to roll for the start of training camp after being limited for the majority of the offseason program, the Seahawks will be hoping to see Lucas build off of that strong finish and take a big leap forward in his second season. Speedy rushers off the edge gave him the most problems last year and with plenty of time to learn from breaking down film, he should be positioned to make improvements in that aspect of his game. If he demonstrates growth in that area as well as better consistency run blocking, he could be a dark horse candidate to play his way into Pro Bowl or even All-Pro discussion in the NFC.

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