The Seattle Seahawks kept reshaping their backfield Monday night, signing rookie running back Robert Henry Jr. to the active roster off the Washington Commanders’ practice squad, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz.
Henry arrives with a strong college résumé and a quick path through the league. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent from UTSA after the 2026 NFL Draft, then was waived by Washington during final roster cuts before landing on its practice squad.
Seattle needed the help. Rookie Jadarian Price was placed on injured reserve with a chest injury, which will keep him out for at least four games. Zach Charbonnet has been back at practice after the torn ACL he suffered last postseason, but head coach Mike Macdonald already ruled him out for Week 5 against the San Francisco 49ers.
That left Seattle thin at the position even before Monday’s move. Emanuel Wilson, George Holani and Velus Jones Jr. were the available backs, and Wilson handled the heaviest workload in Sunday’s 30-23 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. He logged 21 carries for 81 yards, added three catches for 39 yards and scored twice, once on the ground and once through the air.
Henry gives the Seahawks another young runner with proven production. In his final season at UTSA, he ran 151 times for 1,045 yards and nine touchdowns, averaged 6.9 yards per carry and earned first-team All-American Athletic Conference honors. Over three seasons with the Roadrunners, he totaled 2,747 yards and 30 touchdowns.
His production started before UTSA, too. At Jones College, the 5-foot-9, 196-pound back led the nation in 2021 with 1,302 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns while taking home NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year honors.
Henry also made a case for himself in Washington’s preseason, where he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries across three games.
Seattle’s claim comes with a catch. Because Henry was signed away from another team’s practice squad, the Seahawks have to keep him on the 53-man roster for three games, and he will collect three weeks of active-roster minimum salary.
The move followed another backfield addition, as Seattle also added veteran Joe Mixon to the practice squad. Mixon is a two-time Pro Bowler with five 1,000-yard rushing seasons and 7,428 career rushing yards, though he missed the entire 2025 season with a foot injury.
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