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The Seattle Seahawks‘ running back room is the team’s major question mark heading into the 2026 NFL season. Nonetheless, they can address that issue in the draft. The question is: Who should Seattle consider drafting?
Seattle has the No. 32 (Round 1), No. 64 (Round 2), No. 96 (Round 3), and No. 188 (Round 6) picks, and it’s likely whatever running back they choose will come either on Day 1 or Day 2 of the draft.
As for what prospect the Seahawks should consider drafting, Seattle Sports’ Mike Salk believes that general manager John Schneider needs to go running back with the No. 32 pick and select former Notre Dame Fighting Irish star Jadarian Price.
“It is always difficult to say a team should draft a running back in the first round. We have learned our lesson, and that is not a position you want to consider at that level of value,” Salk said in an April 19 video. “This year might be a little different for the Seahawks for a couple of reasons. It is pick No. 32, not pick No. 16. So when you say it is a first-round pick, it is, but it is very close to the second round, especially in what is generally considered a weak draft.
“This year, the running backs available include only two who are starter-quality, game-changing options. The Seahawks do need a running back after letting Kenneth Walker go, losing Zach Charbonnet to injury, and not having many other players on the roster who can carry the rock as often as someone like Jadarian Price could. I do think they should draft him at No. 32 if he is available.”
Jadarian Price Expected to Go In Round 1, Insider Says
In his mailbag column, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer explained why he could see Price being a first-round pick.
“I think it’s possible that Jadarian Price, Jeremiyah Love’s backup at Notre Dame, has an outside shot to sneak in the bottom of the round, on the premise that there is a big dropoff after the two Irish backs go,” Breer wrote in his April 15 article.
“In other words, if you have a need at the position, you may view Price as your last chance to get a ready-made starter in this year’s class, so you may push him up the board a little bit.”
Last season at Notre Dame, Price earned a 78.6 overall PFF grade. Moreover, his PFF rushing grade of 79.9 ranked 157th among 406 qualified running backs. He carried the ball 113 times for 674 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns. Price averaged 6.0 yards per attempt on the ground.
Price forced 32 missed tackles as a runner and averaged 3.9 yards after contact per attempt. As a receiver, he caught six passes on seven targets for 87 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Seahawks Urged to Select Jadarian Price at No. 32
Meanwhile, NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah believes that the Seahawks should go after a running back in Round 1, and Price would be the right draft prospect for them.
“If you don’t get on the Jadarian Price train, I’m not feeling great about you having a running back you think could start next year,” Jeremiah said in an April 13 video from “The Joel Klatt Show.” “I think this is a two-starting-running-back draft.
“Now, we always will get some guys who will surprise us and be solid players, but to me, it is not a weakness in this draft. I’m looking at him. I will put the ceiling, I’ll go Seattle pick 32. And then the floor, I’ll go Seattle 32. How do they not take him? They don’t have a starting running back.”
Eduardo Razo Eduardo Razo is a sports writer for Heavy.com, covering the NFL, MLB, and college football. He has previously covered the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB for NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Bay Area & California, and has freelanced for PSG Talk, covering Paris Saint-Germain. He also worked as an editor at Athlon Sports, focusing on MLB and the NFL. More about Eduardo Razo
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