5 running backs the Seahawks should look at taking in the 2022 NFL draft

Dec 2, 2019; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny (20) and Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson (32) walk off the field after defeating the Minnesota Vikings at CenturyLink Field. Seattle defeated Minnesota 37-30. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 2, 2019; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny (20) and Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson (32) walk off the field after defeating the Minnesota Vikings at CenturyLink Field. Seattle defeated Minnesota 37-30. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports /
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When 28-year-old Chris Carson has been healthy he’s been absolutely amazing and a difference-maker for the Seattle Seahawks. Seattle’s offense is better if he’s on the field but if is the keyword here.

Carson has only played in 48 out of a possible 80 regular season games for the Seahawks. He’s often not there for Seattle down the later stretches of a season when it’s getting closer to playoff time.

The best attribute any player can have is availability. Carson signed a 2-year $10.4 million contract last offseason. $5.5 million of that was guaranteed and $4.5 million of that was paid as a signing bonus.

According to Over the Cap, if Carson is released after June 1st Seattle will save $4.925 million toward the cap. Clearly, Pete Carroll and John Schneider will be monitoring Carson’s offseason rehab closely (Carson had neck surgery during the 2021 season).

5 running backs the Seattle Seahawks should think of taking in the 2022 NFL draft

Despite Rashaad Penny putting on a clinic in his final five games of his contract year in 2021, he likely is seen by many as a first-round draft bust. Although he showed in the last month of the season that he still has explosive ability, in my honest opinion it’s a little too late. I want the best for Rashaad on another team but I’m ready for the Seahawks to move in a different direction. They shouldn’t pay two injury-prone running backs.

After watching the NFL Combine and running through as much tape as I can find on the prospects, I think Seattle should fix its running back issues by taking one of the five following players in the 2022 NFL draft.