Kenneth Walker has been a valuable piece for the Seahawks and General Manager John Schneider hopes to bring him back.
After the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots, Kenneth Walker III becomes a free agent, and GM John Schneider hopes to keep him with the team. Walker has been a workhorse in the playoffs since Zach Charbonnet tore his ACL.
Walker is such a valuable piece to the Seahawks’ offence, as it relies heavily on the play-action, outside-zone style that Klint Kubiak has implemented. This season, while in a timeshare with Zach Charbonnet, has been a resurgence, as he recorded 4.6 ypc and over 1,000 yards rushing. In a weaker 2026 running back draft class, Walker’s playoff performances will put him in high demand if he does test the open market.
Author: Dane Madoche (@FF_DaMaddog)
Seattle Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet tore his ACL and will miss the rest of the NFL Playoffs and possibly the start of next season.
The Seattle Seahawks will be down a running back in the NFC Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams, Zach Charbonnet tore his ACL and won’t play again this year. In addition to missing the rest of the playoffs, Charbonnet’s week one availability for next season is also in doubt.
Charbonnet finished the regular season with 184 carries for 730 yards and 12 touchdowns. In Charbonnet’s absence Ken Walker has the Seattle backfield to himself and likely becomes a priority re-signing in the offseason.
Walker rushed 19 times for 116 yards and three touchdowns against the San Francisco 49ers and will be heavily featured again versus the Rams. His fantasy football stock is on the rise and he’ll only become more valuable with another strong performance.
Author: David Leonard Jr. (@RealDelcoDave)
The Seattle Seahawks ran all over the injury riddled 49ers on the back of their defense and running back Kenneth Walker.
The Seattle Seahawks continue their dominance of their opponents by destroying their division rivals in the San Francisco 49ers 41-6. The game was essentially over from the opening kickoff in which Rhashid Shaheed took 95 yards to the house. The star for Seattle was running back Kenneth Walker who had 19 carries for 116 rushing yards, three touchdowns and he added three receptions for 29 yards. From there the Seattle defense suffocated Brock Purdy and company.
Kenneth Walker was able to showcase his ability as a work horse back after running mate Zach Charbonnet left the game with a knee injury. Walker frustrated his fantasy owners this season scoring only five rushing touchdowns compared to Charbonnet’s 12. When he is the sole back, Walker has league winning potential. He is a back to own in dynasty regardless of the time share.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
Fantasy managers got the all-too-familiar feeling from Seattle of Zach Charbonnet stealing hopes and dreams from Kenneth Walker starters at the worst time
The Seattle Seahawks sent the Carolina Panthers back home on Sunday to fight another day. Thanks to the team’s usage of its 1-2 backfield punch of Walker and Charbonnet, they also sent many fantasy managers, well, just home.
Walker and Charbonnet—er, Charbonnet and Walker have done this dance for Seattle (regardless of coaching staff) so many times that managers of fantasy football squads probably should have seen it coming. The script played out true to form; Managers who started “KW9” all season watched as he labored to just 51 yards on the ground, while the team kept putting the biscuit in the basket of Charbonnet, who rumbled to 110 yards (6.1 YPC) with a pair of trips into the promised land for six. Each back caught two passes in the affair.
When the smoke cleared, the potential No. 1 seed Seahawks (@SF 1/3) had flipped a 3-3 halftime score into a runaway 27-10 victory over the home Panthers. Carolina will also play on the road next Saturday, against Tampa Bay, with the division and playoffs on the line.
The Seahawks’ defense proved formidable again. They held Bryce Young and Co. to just 139 total yards, with Charbonnet alone out-rushing the whole of Carolina’s backfield. Also lost in the shuffle was Offensive Rookie of the Year incumbent Tetairoa McMillan, who managed just a single catch for five yards on four targets. On the other side, Sam Darnold finished a pedestrian 18-27 for 149 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Runaway Offensive Player of the Year candidate Jaxon Smith-Njigba had nine catches—none in the painted area.
While many fantasy football managers are left with regrets and “what ifs,” football purists will tell you that “defense wins championships.”
Author: Samwise (@BuyAndSellYou)
Zach Charbonnet is taking advantage of the preseason and could see an increased role in Seattle.
Zach Charbonnet has had an impressive preseason during Kenneth Walker III’s absence. He looked the part in limited time running with the starters this preseason logging 5 carries for 45 yards and a touchdown. Seattle Coaches have also been praising Charbonnet’s intelligence and availability.
Walker III’s preseason injury management might just be that but there is still a concern due to previous seasons. When Walker has missed time and Charbonnet has been the starter he’s looked like a fringe RB1/Rb2 with an RB1 overall in Week 14. Seattle may continue to manage Walker throughout the season and Charbonnet appears to be more than just a back up.
Charbonnet’s ADP in the 9th round on underdog is entering the territory of a must draft RB regardless if you’ve drafted Walker or not. He appears to have a decent floor but his ceiling could be massive if Walker were to miss any time.
Author: Brett Jackson
Seattle Seahawks running back went down with an injury today and was helped off the field.
Running back Kenny McIntosh had to be assisted off the field today at Seattle Seahawks training camp. McIntosh went down during a special teams portion of practice and couldn’t put any weight on his leg.
It’s feared that McIntosh suffered a torn ACL, the team said that further testing will be needed to confirm the severity of the injury. McIntosh was expected to once again be Seattle’s third string running back.
McIntosh didn’t have very much fantasy relevance and has been mostly going undrafted. Ken Walker and Zach Charbonnet will lead Seattle’s backfield again, if McIntosh is done for the season the team will likely look for running back depth but whoever it is will not have much fantasy relevance.
Author David Leonard (@RealDelcoDave)
