Seahawks RB plan is bad news for Jadarian Price in rookie year

TL;DR

The Seattle Seahawks selected running back Jadarian Price with the No. 32 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, but his rookie season may be challenging due to the team's RB plan. Price is expected to have limited opportunities, especially with Zach Charbonnet sidelined.

Key points

Seahawks selected Jadarian Price with the No. 32 overall pick
Price was a backup to No. 3 overall pick Jeremiyah Love
Zach Charbonnet is out for a while, affecting Price's opportunities

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The Seattle Seahawks made the slightly surprising decision during the 2026 NFL Draft to take Jadarian Price with the No. 32 overall pick in Round 1.

After failing to find a trade-down partner, the Seahawks took the running back, who was the backup of No. 3 overall pick Jeremiyah Love, to replace Kenneth Walker.

It would be fair to expect Price, a first-round RB, to see plenty of work right away, especially with Zach Charbonnet out for a while. However, ESPN's Brady Henderson revealed the plan at RB for Seattle, and it's not good news.

"But in projecting where Price will fit into that mix, it's best to view him as the Seahawks' replacement for Walker as opposed to their clear-cut RB1," Henderson writes. "That's because the defending Super Bowl champions also plan to use free agent addition Emmanuel Wilson, as well as George Holani, with Charbonnet expected to return at some point."

This plan from the Seahawks with their running back room is some bad news for Price. The new Seahawks running back will get work, but it doesn't look likely he will see a ton of playing time this year, like what one would expect from a Round 1 RB.