Ranking the top five running backs in the Seahawks’ NFC West
By Lee Vowell
Tevin Coleman – 49ers
Coleman has so far played his entire career with the Atlanta Falcons. He will be a perfect fit with what Kyle Shanahan wants to do with the San Francisco offense. Which makes perfect sense because Coleman was a running back on the Falcons team that went to the Super Bowl when Shanahan was the offensive coordinator in Atlanta. This is great for the 49ers and bad for everyone else.
San Francisco may already boast the best stable of running backs in the NFL. They added Coleman this offseason, but they already had Matt Breida, Jerick McKinnon and Raheem Mostert. Nearly any of these four backs, if used enough, could rank in the top five backs of the NFC West. But Coleman should get the bigger load of all of these players.
Coleman will be great with 49ers. He knows the Shanahan offense and is a skilled player. He can either line up deep in the backfield or out wide and Shanahan will find a way to best use his strengths. A completely healthy 49ers offense will be troublesome for any other team in the division.
Coleman averaged 4.8 yards per carry in 2018. If he gets the ball more he will surpass 1,000 yards this season and be a dangerous weapon. San Francisco’s record wasn’t great the last two seasons but they are better in 2019. And Coleman will make them a team capable of getting close to a Wild Card spot.