The Seattle Seahawks lost quite a bit in free agency after winning the Super Bowl in 2025, and some of the roster holes created need to be fixed in the 2026 NFL draft. Draft guru Daniel Jeremiah has the team addressing one issue in the first round by selecting Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price.
One of the team's most glaring problems ahead of next season is the running back group after starter Kenneth Walker signed with the Kansas City Chiefs this offseason. For the first time in his four-year career, Walker played in every game in a season this past year, and he was clutch late in the season and playoffs when Seattle needed him most.
RB2 was Zach Charbonnet, who could be quite good if healthy, but he tore his ACL in the playoffs and might not be ready for Week 1. After Charbonnet, the group is unproven as a high-producer.
Seattle Seahawks projected to take running back Jadarian Price in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft
The irony is that Price didn't start at Notre Dame, but that was only because he backed up the elite Jeremiyah Love, who could go in the top five of April's draft. When Price got his chances, he excelled and was named Third-Team Associated Press All-American, even though he did not start a single game.
He averaged 6.0 yards per carry over three college seasons and scored 21 touchdowns. He also has good size for the NFL at 5'11" and 210 pounds, and he ran a 4.49 40-yard dash at the NFL combine. Price could go from full-time backup at Notre Dame to long-term starter as a pro.
Would general manager John Schneider take a chance on a running back in the first round? Sure. The team did so in 2018 with Rashaad Penny, and that didn't work out, mostly because Penny couldn't stay healthy. The Seahawks also chose Walker and Charbonnet in the second round.
If Price is still available at the end of the first round, Schneider could take a chance and trade back, picking up another selection while doing so, in hopes that Price is still around early in the second round. He is clearly one of the best running backs in this year's draft and fills an immediate need for Seattle.
In his latest mock draft, Daniel Jeremiah writes of Price, "I see a steep drop at the running back position this year after Price. He would slide right into the mix in Seattle, with Kenneth Walker III departing and Zach Charbonnet coming off injury."
To be sure, Jeremiah is one of the more consistent draft gurus in terms of being right. He knows his stuff, and there is no reason to doubt that he believes the Seattle Seahawks could take a chance on the Notre Dame running back.
But Jadarian Price might not even be part of the "mix" for Seattle. If he can prove he can pass protect in training camp, he could be the starter in Week 1, and he might stay in that spot for the foreseeable future.