Grey Zabel At G Out Of N Dakota State?

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(04-01-2025, 06:32 AM)Synric Wrote: Grey Zabel is definitely a week 1 starter at any of the 3 interior positions. He is a quality athlete with excellent technique and alot of starts. I have a second round grade on him because he doesn't have the best power and his grip strength can be inconsistent. 

Is he going to be a "good" starter though right out of the gate, is my concern.

Technically Volson was a starter Week 1 of his rookie year, but he was never "good."

I know I'm biasing the player because of the school/conference, but typically we have seen a bigger adjustment needed for FCS guys compared to their FBS counterparts due to jump in level of competition they have been going against for the previous 3+ years. Even if that FCS player ends up being good by or before the end of their rookie contracts.

I'm not denying Zabel's long-term ability, just asking will he be ready to hit the ground running against NFL DL in by early September of this year? I don't want yet another year of slow starts and end up affecting playoff appearance/seeding because of it.

I'm not saying this because I've watched clips of him and have doubts. I literally never heard of the dude and haven't watched anything on him. Just purely basing him off coming from FCS and being jaded by Volson.