Zach Charbonnet will sit out again in Week 5, extending his absence to a fifth straight game as the Seattle Seahawks continue to wait on the running back’s return from the knee injury he suffered in last season’s playoffs.
Charbonnet has been back at practice for the past two weeks, and Seattle appears to be inching toward getting him back in the mix. He is still on the PUP list, but the team opened his practice window earlier this month, giving Seattle 21 days to activate him.
That makes a Week 6 return feel like the most realistic landing spot right now.
For Sunday’s NFC West matchup against the 49ers, though, the Seahawks will have to make do without him. Emanuel Wilson and George Holani are set to handle the backfield duties against San Francisco.
Charbonnet’s absence is especially notable because Seattle’s running game has taken hit after hit from injuries. Jadarian Price is on injured reserve with a chest issue, and the Seahawks’ signing of Joe Mixon fell through, leaving the room thinner than expected.
Before the injury, Charbonnet had been part of a productive tandem with Kenneth Walker III. Last season, he helped Seattle get to a 14-3 regular-season record and finished 2025 with 184 carries for a career-high 730 yards and 12 scores.
With Charbonnet still sidelined, SI Betting is leaning into Wilson’s receiving outlook for the matchup. In this week’s Player Prop Countdown, Iain MacMillan pointed to the 49ers’ struggles against backs in the passing game, noting that San Francisco has allowed the most receptions to opposing running backs in the league with 31, four more than any other team.
Wilson offered a small sample of that type of usage last week against the Chargers, catching three passes and finding the end zone once. Based on that role, MacMillan said he believes Wilson can get to at least two receptions against San Francisco.
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