Sam Darnold didn’t hold back after Friday’s joint practice with the Tennessee Titans. The Seahawks quarterback came away impressed with rookie Jadarian Price, and he made it clear Seattle sees a player who can move all over the offense.
“He's a special player,” Darnold said, via Seahawks writers Ari Horton and John Boyle. “He's a really special player.
He brings a different facet to the offense that only a guy like him can bring. Whether it's catching passes out of the backfield, catching screens, running in between the tackles, outside of the tackles, he can really do it all.
And I know he's just going to continue to get better and learn.”
Price backed up that praise with a busy day on the field. He hauled in multiple passes during practice as Seattle’s running backs kept showing up in the passing game.
The group as a whole had its moments. Velus Jones Jr. caught multiple passes and finished one off with a touchdown from quarterback Jalen Milroe. George Holani added another score in a red-zone drill, getting free on a wheel route and then making an over-the-shoulder grab on a sharp throw from Darnold.
That kind of usage is exactly what Darnold says Seattle has been leaning into during camp. Injuries have forced some shuffling around the roster, and the running backs have been asked to take on more than just their usual workload.
“They're doing a great job out of the backfield,” Darnold said. “Even when they're not out of the backfield, in the slot, being able to catch and do all the things we ask them to do. Obviously in camp, things happen, receivers go down, tight ends go down, fullbacks go down, and those running backs have been able to just step up in whatever position we ask them to play.”
He said that flexibility has opened up even more ways to line the backs up.
“They've been very versatile all camp, and really, really good catching the ball out of the backfield or even in the slot or out wide.”
Price, 22, arrived as the No. 32 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, and he’s already turning heads in his first camp. Seattle’s title defense will keep giving him chances to show that his game translates in a bunch of different spots.
The Seahawks will get another look at Price and the rest of the roster on Sunday at 5 p.m. PT, when they face the Titans in preseason action on FOX.
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