Fantasy Football Video: Will Managers Be Able To Trust Seahawks Rookie Rb Jadarian Price?

The Seattle Seahawks are fresh off a Super Bowl victory but go into the 2026 season with plenty of question marks surrounding the offense, particularly the run game. Former offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak is now the head coach in Las Vegas. Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in free agency. So the running back room will look plenty different in 2026.

Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2026 NFL season

With Walker gone, Zach Charbonnet should take over as the RB1 in Seattle, though he won't do so immediately, coming off a torn ACL suffered in the playoffs. So with Charb coming off major knee surgery, the Seahawks selected RB Jadarian Price in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.

So with Charbonnet out to start 2026 and Seattle investing high draft capital in Price, does that mean he'll be the lead back to start the season? Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski dove into the topic on the latest episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast.

As Harmon points out, ESPN's Brady Henderson believes that Price will compete with Emanuel Wilson and George Holani for touches in the backfield early in the season while Charbonnet is out. If that's the case, can you trust Price with where he’s currently going in drafts?

Well, the early ADP has Price in the 60-70 pick range, around a fifth- or sixth-rounder. Harmon needs Price in the 70 range when accounting for the risk involved in taking him. It's just speculation at this point, but Harmon agrees with the report to an extent. The Seahawks wanted to trade out of that pick late in the first round. Price was also taken in a spot of the draft that was viewed as a "trap area" by many.

Pianowski thinks Harmon's concerns are warranted and also believes Price will be a topic of discussion after he has "6-7 carries" one week during the season. And there are plenty of question marks with Wilson, Holani and Charbonnet all in the mix along with Price. Pianowski also doesn't think the first-round capital should be weighted as heavily as would typically be the case. The rookie currently sits 68th overall in the Yahoo consensus rankings.