​The Seattle Seahawks enter the 2026 season with a Super Bowl championship under their belts but faces significant questions about the offense, especially the run game. With former offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak now leading the Las Vegas squad and Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker departing for the Kansas City Chiefs in free agency, Seattle’s RB room will look markedly different in 2026. Amid the changes, the team is inviting fans to join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2026 NFL season.
Following Walker’s exit, Zach Charbonnet is expected to emerge as the Seahawks’ RB1, though he won’t step into that role immediately after suffering a torn ACL in the playoffs. In response to Charbonnet’s knee surgery, Seattle used a first-round pick on Jadarian Price in the 2026 NFL Draft. With Charbonnet sidelined at the start of 2026 and Price now a high-draft investment, a key question is whether Price will be the lead back once the season commences.
Yahoo Fantasy Forecast hosts Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski discuss this topic, citing ESPN’s Brady Henderson, who says Price will compete for touches with Emanuel Wilson and George Holani early in the season while Charbonnet is out. That raises the question: can Price be trusted at his current draft position? Early ADP places Price around the 60th to 70th overall pick, roughly a fifth- or sixth-round selection. Harmon suggests Price should land around the 70 range when factoring in risk. While it’s still speculative, Harmon aligns with parts of the report that Seattle considered trading out of that first-round pick, and Price landed in a draft spot many viewed as a trap. Pianowski agrees that Harmon’s concerns are reasonable and predicts Price will become a talking point after potentially logging “6-7 carries” in a given week.
There are many moving parts beyond Price, including Wilson, Holani, Charbonnet, and the rookie Price, all competing for touches. Pianowski also argues that first-round capital shouldn’t be weighted as heavily as usual. Price currently sits 68th in the Yahoo consensus rankings, and the overall backfield picture remains uncertain as the Seahawks navigate a revamped 2026 season.fuente