Apr. 19—Checked out one means, the Seahawks are evaluated running back heading right into 2022.

Rashaad Dime, after an outbreak 2nd fifty percent of 2021, has actually re-signed and also the group stays confident that Chris Carson will certainly return after neck surgical procedure, possibly providing the Seahawks the sort of 1-2 strike trainer Pete Carroll hasn’t had considering that his USC days with LenDale White and also Reggie Shrub.

On The Other Hand, Dime gets on simply a one-year bargain — and also has an injury-filled past of his very own — and also Carson’s agreement additionally invalidates after the period, not to mention the ongoing unpredictability regarding his schedule in 2022.

Every one of which indicates the Seahawks can be lured to take a running back in the draft. Allow’s additional check out Seattle’s running back area as the draft strategies.

Running back

Gamers under agreement for 2022: Rashaad Dime, Chris Carson, Travis Homer, DeeJay Dallas, Josh Johnson, Darwin Thompson and also fullback Nick Bellore.

Secret offseason losses: Alex Collins stays an anonymous freelance. Adrian Peterson is a road freelance.

Summary

After a finishing to the 2021 period in which he ultimately satisfied all the prospective the group constantly felt he had, Dime goes into 2022 as the starter. Yet Seattle wishes Carson can additionally return and also take on Dime while the majority of notably providing the Seahawks the previously mentioned 1-2 strike.

Definitely, the Seahawks are relying on it. Carson has a cap hit of $6.1 million this period and also Dime $5.4 million, the mass of Seattle’s total costs of $15.3 million on the running back area, presently the fifth-highest in the NFL according to OvertheCap.com. Seattle hasn’t placed that high considering that Marshawn Lynch’s last complete period in 2015.

Quality on Carson’s standing, however, might not come up until training school when the group does its very first full-contract drills. Seattle can additionally conserve $4.6 million versus the cap if Carson were reduced after June 1, which can not be totally eliminated provided his circumstance.

Homer and also Dallas return as third-down backs/special groups aces, while Johnson, the leading rush in the preseason in 2014, and also Thompson, a professional of 2 periods with the Chiefs authorized as a road freelance after the period, will certainly complete for lineup places.

Yet the just one of the 6 under agreement past 2022 is Dallas, that in 2023 will certainly remain in the last year of his newbie agreement.

Seattle additionally has Bellore under agreement for another year at fullback at a non-guaranteed wage of $2.1 million. That can indicate one more year of the Seahawks reducing Bellore when lineups need to be cut to 53 and afterwards bringing him back so his agreement does not come to be totally assured. Bellore, 33, played simply 19 offending breaks in 2014, yet had 318 on unique groups and also ended up connected for 3rd in the NFL in unique groups takes on with 15.

Current draft background

The Seahawks have actually prepared 11 running backs in the Carroll/John Schneider age, and also 9 bet a minimum of 2 years, consisting of each of the leading 4 on the deepness graph heading right into following year — Dime (preliminary, 2018), Carson (7th, 2018), Homer (7th, 2019) and also Dallas (4th, 2020). Others that had relatively considerable occupations consist of Robert Turbin (4th, 2012), Spencer Ware (6th, 2013), C.J. Prosise (3rd, 2016), Alex Collins (5th, 2016) and also Christine Michael (2nd, 2013). The only 2 not to make it were each seventh-round choices — Kiero Small (prepared as a fullback in 2014) and also Zac Brooks (2016).

Seattle has actually taken a minimum of one running back in 5 of the last 6 years, the exemption being 2021, when the Seahawks had simply 3 choices.

Draft requirement (on range of 1-10): 6.5.

Draft overview

Running back isn’t always a demand for the Seahawks — with a number of choices following year they can constantly wait to see what occurs with Penny/Carson hereafter period.

Yet with Carson’s circumstance vague — and also with Dime still having not played a whole period as a full-down back — the Seahawks can well be lured to include some deepness with the draft, though one more alternative is merely to wait and also see what occurs and afterwards attempt to get hold of a professional later on, if required.

This isn’t taken into consideration a wonderful running back course on top — no Saquon Barkley going 2nd total this year

Yet there is believed to be great deepness throughout, which can play right into Seattle’s hands to get hold of somebody between rounds.

3 interesting Pac-12 potential customers that can all be had in the middle-to-late rounds, are considered great receivers and also can quickly complete for the third-down duty are Arizona State’s Rachaad White, Oregon’s C.J. Verdell and also WSU’s Max Borghi.

Borghi stated at the NFL integrate that he had actually met the Seahawks at the Senior Citizen Dish.

“I have actually sort of understood a great deal of them simply from remaining in Seattle and also I assume they have actually understood me, so there’s most definitely a link there,” Borghi stated.

Seattle additionally apparently had North Carolina running back Ty Chandler, a functional gamer that additionally has a comprehensive background returning kicks, in for a see today. Chandler is taken into consideration a most likely Day 3 (rounds 4-7) choice.

Successive: Pass receiver.

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