The Seahawks’ backfield keeps getting reshaped, and Wednesday brought another round of movement.
After bringing in former Pro Bowl running back Joe Mixon for a tryout, Seattle went in a different direction and added rookie Henry Jordan Jr. from the Commanders’ practice squad to the 53-man roster. The team also signed Dontae McMillan to the practice squad. A day earlier, the Seahawks had opened the 21-day practice window for running back Zac Charbonnet.
Charbonnet’s return path comes after a season-ending knee injury in January during the Divisional Round playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers, who are set to visit Lumen Field this Sunday.
Seattle’s search for steady production on the ground has been going on since the season opened. Rookie Jadarian Price flashed early, running for 52 yards on 10 carries in the win over the New England Patriots, then posting nearly the same line in Week 2 against the Arizona Cardinals with 13 carries for 52 yards. That Cardinals game also brought the first of his two straight fumbles.
Price’s second giveaway came in the Seahawks’ next game against the Commanders, and after that outing he was diagnosed with a shoulder issue that sent him to injured reserve. Once Price was out, Emanuel Wilson stepped into the lead role. He carried the ball 21 times for 94 yards in the Cardinals win, then saw his workload shrink in the loss to Washington, finishing with 9 carries for 14 yards.
The team’s ground game was quiet that day as a whole, producing just 18 carries for 44 yards. But Seattle bounced back against the Chargers, with Wilson handling 21 carries for 81 yards and a touchdown.
As a unit, the Seahawks finished with 138 rushing yards on 33 attempts. Third-year back George Holani remains part of the mix, serving as a third-down option and receiver out of the backfield.
Holani has 22 receptions for 70 yards and seven receptions for 50 yards.
Henry’s arrival gives Seattle another body in a position group that has already been shuffled plenty. The Seahawks clearly see something they like, since he was added directly to the active roster.
Henry went undrafted in the 2026 draft, signed with the Commanders as a free agent, showed well in the preseason, but had issues in pass protection and on special teams, including fumbles. Washington released him before the season, then brought him back on the practice squad.
McMillan arrives with his own local tie. A former Seattle High graduate, he played at Weber State and Eastern Michigan, went undrafted in 2026, and signed with the Ravens before Baltimore released him.
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