With Zach Charbonnet sidelined on the PUP list following a late-season ACL tear—leaving behind his 2.99 Yards Created Per Touch—first-round rookie Jadarian Price steps into early-down priority with a 6.0 College YPC profile. George Holani, who registered a 3.3 Yards Per Carry mark last season, projects to handle pass-down duties while Charbonnet misses the mandatory first four games on reserve/PUP.
Residual depth piece Emanuel Wilson will scavenge low-value touches, but Jadarian Price has a direct path to immediate fantasy volume in Seattle’s backfield, though Holani will be more involved than many fantasy gamers expect and should be useable in September in deep leagues.
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Translation: Seattle envisions deploying Jadarian Price as an explosive situational difference maker, not a workhorse. Henderson projects Price to split work with incumbent George Holani and free agent signee Emanuel Wilson while the team awaits Zach Charbonnet‘s return from a ruptured Achilles’ tendon.
Seattle running backs with be challenging to project early in the season. Price brings baseline pass-catching utility despite analytical concerns about his receiving skills, and a workhorse role is not in his rookie year range of outcomes. Meanwhile, savvy summer drafters are adding the explosive Holani late in fantasy football best ball and dynasty league drafts. Wilson has appeal strictly in deep dynasty leagues.
Zach Charbonnet posted a 48.8-percent Snap Share and 11.3 Fantasy Points Per Game in 2025, but his postseason ACL tear has opened a door in the Seattle backfield. While fantasy analysts often doubt undrafted players, the Seahawks coaching staff trusts George Holani in spite of his minimal efficiency, evidenced by a 3.3 Yards Per Carry average last season.
Jadarian Price has never operated as a primary back, and the newly signed Emanuel Wilson was invisible during OTAs. Meanwhile, Holani handled passing-down work during the playoffs and could find his way into the starting lineup until Charbonnet is ready to return. Holani is a sneaky pick for Zero RB drafters looking for Week 1 production.
Zach Charbonnet is ahead of schedule as he rehabilitates a postseason ACL tear, but the idea that he could be on the field Week 1 is pure coach fiction.
If and when Charbonnet lands on the PUP list to start the season, first-round rookie Jadarian Price and George Holani will likely split the RB touches. Holani has been working most with the first team offense, but Price has been praised by coaches and will likely have a significant role Week 1. Regardless, Charbonnet is a clear buy-low target in dynasty leagues as he profile more as an every-down running back than Price and Holani.
Precious few running backs open their rookie season in a bell cow role, however, it is noteworthy that league insiders are already suggesting that Jadarian Price will not operate as primary back early on. Price’s struggles in pass protection and limited receiving experience will likely prevent him from ever becoming a true three-down back in the NFL.
While he is an explosive interior runner, his clear limitations on passing downs are expected to restrict his immediate usage. Consequently, Price will likely split work with Emanuel Wilson and George Holani in Week 1, making him a fringe starter in fantasy football with delayed gratification in dynasty leagues.
The Seattle Seahawks closed out Day 1 of the NFL Draft by selecting Jadarian Price at No. 32, securing an elusive, one-cut back with the elite vision and contact balance to dominate in the Pacific Northwest. Price is an efficiency monster, boasting a massive 6.0 College Yards Per Carry (72nd-percentile) and a rugged 3.92 Yards After Contact per attempt, proving he can generate chunk plays in structure while maintaining a scorched-earth 45.0% Breakaway Rate.
This is a nuts landing spot for Price and buoys his value in dynasty formats. His combination of first-round draft capital and a versatile skillset—highlighted by a 14.5 Yards Per Reception —makes him a mid-first round rookie pick and almost a certainty to be the RB2 in this class, only behind his college teammate Jeremiyah Love.
