The Seattle Seahawks won't have Kenneth Walker III to rely on in the future. The second-round draft pick in 2022 became the kind of player who helped the team win a Super Bowl. He left in free agency this offseason, though. Seattle could have a chance to replace him with the Miami Dolphins' De'Von Achane.
Achane is entering the final season of his rookie deal, and he is now employed with a team that is in a full rebuild. Miami has released quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and traded wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, among many other moves. Achane is simply a spectacular player on a sinking ship.
To complicate matters for the Dolphins, the running back, who has an extremely low cap hit of only $2,308,027 in 2026, according to Over the Cap, showed his displeasure with the team's offseason by choosing not to be present at voluntary offseason workouts that are happening with the team currently.
Seattle Seahawks should make a move now to acquire Miami Dolphins running back De'Von Achane
To be fair, the workouts are, as the name suggests, "voluntary," but Achane's absence is intentional and palpable. If he sticks with the Dolphins in the future, he would probably want to have an extension worked out sooner rather than later. If the team's rebuild is supposed to end in high-end success, he wants Miami to show him that he is valuable to that potential success.
While Achane is just 24 years old, he plays a position that has a short shelf life. If the team extended him, it should do so for at least two years beyond 2026, and the Dolphins might not be good even by then. Where they would gain is by trading De'Von Achane and adding to their draft stockpile for 2026.
The Seattle Seahawks would make a logical location for both the player and his potential future team. Seattle easily has the cap room to acquire Achane and a need for the kind of running back that can do the things Kenneth Walker did.
That means a back who is explosive with elite speed, and can catch passes out of the backfield. The group the Seahawks currently has is one of bigger backs who can grind out yards, not break off somewhat consistent 60-yarders. Achane can do that.
What Seattle and general manager John Schneider might not have, or doesn't want to part with, is one of only four draft selections the team has this year. The Seahawks obviously wouldn't trade a first-round pick for a running back, and possibly not a second-rounder, either. If Miami were to take a third-round selection for the disgruntled Achane, a deal could be on.