The Seahawks’ running back room has changed fast, and that puts a lot on Jadarian Price.
Kenneth Walker III is gone, now with the Kansas City Chiefs. Zach Charbonnet also may not be ready until late in the season after the knee injury he suffered in the playoffs last year. That leaves Seattle needing its 2026 first-round pick to handle real responsibility right away.
Price has the kind of game that could make that possible, but he also could have benefited from a veteran with a similar skill set. Alvin Kamara looked like the ideal name.
He brings the versatility Seattle would want Price to develop: he can run, catch, and protect the quarterback. For a rookie, that kind of example would have mattered.
That door is closed now. On Wednesday, Kamara restructured his contract with the Saints, keeping him in New Orleans for at least one more year.
The Saints also added Travis Etienne Jr. this offseason, and Kamara may end up in more of an RB2 role in 2026. Still, he wanted to remain with the team that drafted him in 2017, and he will probably retire as a Saint.
For Seattle, that means no realistic path to bringing him in.
The Seahawks will still lean on coaching to bring Price along, but a veteran voice in the room would have helped a lot. Charbonnet might offer some guidance, though his style is different. He’s the bigger, more powerful back, while Price is the quicker, straighter-line runner.
In that sense, Price looks more like Kenneth Walker than Charbonnet. The problem is Walker is no longer around to help Seattle.
Behind Price and Charbonnet are George Holani and Emanuel Wilson. Wilson arrived in free agency from the Green Bay Packers and profiles more like Charbonnet. Holani is entering his third season with Seattle, but injuries have limited him and blunted his impact.
Kamara would also have fit neatly into Brian Fleury’s offense. The new offensive coordinator’s system has some similarities to how the San Francisco 49ers use Christian McCaffrey, and Kamara would have been a natural match for that kind of setup.
Now, though, that vision is gone. If Price can become the kind of back Kenneth Walker was late last season, Seattle may have something special on its hands. If he gets there, he could eventually become one of the better running backs in Seahawks history.
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