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Levingston

Seattle is switching out an underachieving former LSU defensive lineman in Al Woods for an undersized LSU defensive lineman in Levingston. This one will likely see time primarily on special teams.

Levingston was among the Seahawks’ final cuts leading up to this season. He was a seventh-round pick out of LSU in 2011. Hardman was just re-signed last week.

Under-sized, Levingston likely doesn’t have the strength to be an NFL starter. He is a solid defender against the run, but struggles to get to the quarterback. He showed progress in each of his final two final seasons at LSU, however, and it’s not outside the realm of possibility he could continue to develop into a solid rotational lineman.

Levingston was under-sized coming out of LSU, but he did well to survive until final cuts. He’ll be a candidate for Seattle’s practice squad.

Concerns about Levingston’s strength and pass-rush ability caused him to slip to the seventh round. As the No. 4 end on the Seahawks right now, he’ll have an uphill battle to make the team.