I keep reading...

[HagFaithful]

How many in the Top 10 in the last 10 years?... is the better question.

Half. 5 of the last 10 drafts had a top 10 RB (taken).

 

[GemCity]

It sucks losing any part of a Super Bowl team but, it happens year after year.

I would’ve loved to have kept Walker but at what future cost? Lose a guy like Murphy? Maybe can’t pay a guy like Spoon?

If Charbonnet were healthy, I doubt we’d be having this conversation.

Something tells me that JS and MM believe we can run it with the guys we have or they’re going to snatch a guy in the draft…any/all that will likely be the #2 punch with Charb taking over #1. That model works well.

Statistically, K9 will likely have a better season in KC but, who knows? He worked well within Seattles RB room…definitely benefitted from not having to shoulder the entire load himself.

No doubt the loss will be felt but..I think there’s much bigger roadblocks ahead such as having a new OC.

 

[CPHawk]

I like UW's Jonah Coleman with our pick at 64. His stats for 3yrs are consistently good, rushing and receiving, good blocker and over his 4yr career he never fumbled, and was out one week for injuries. Low to the ground and 228 lbs.

Coleman got lots of his yards vs bad teams. He disappeared against any team with a pulse. And 4ypc in college, isn’t great. Should be over 5ypc.

Personally I like Jadarian Price, (although he might go to high for JS taste), Allen from Penn St or Washington better. We need someone who can handle being the starter until Charbs returns.

 

[oldhawkfan]

I kind of liked what I saw out of Jacardia Wright in his limited carries during last preseason.

 

[FrodosFinger]

It’s crazy how many healthy running backs you can have on roster when training camp and preseason starts, then by week 1 you’re down to 2 or 3 healthy running backs and dwindling. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Walker have a completely healthy season aside from the times he’s splitting carries.

 

[Liquid99]

I want to see what Kmac can do.

 

[MORGULON]

Shaun Alexander never officially retired ya know ..

 

[GemCity]

I want to see what Kmac can do.

Same!

 

[Seahawker]

I want to see what Kmac can do.

Saw a 20 sec FB video of McIntosh working on stabilization & reaction drills 3 days ago.
I've heard he's likely to be ready for the season.

 

[nivs]

Saw a 20 sec FB video of McIntosh working on stabilization & reaction drills 3 days ago.
I've heard he's likely to be ready for the season.

 

[FrodosFinger]

Same!

Can hope he comes in healthy. He’s talented enough to at least share snaps until Charbonnet is healthy

 

[Hawk-Lock]

If there is one position you don’t need to invest in it’s the RB spot. For the most part it is a plug and play position.

Just look at the last handful of SB champions. Here are a list of the starting RB’s from the championship team:

2025: K9
2024: Saquon Barkley
2023: Pacheco
2022: Pacheco and CEH
2021: Darrell Henderson, Akers and Sony Michel
2020: Damien Williams
2019: James White and Sony Michel
2018: Ajayi and Blount
2017: Blount and James White
2016: CJ Anderson

Outside of Saquon Barkley, most these guys are average RB’s at best.

 

[Year of The Hawk]

The real issue is blocking. If you can block well any competent RB is going to be fine.

This. Our offensive line improved bigly last season. All same starters are coming back. Continuity is huge on the OL. While K9 did ball out I do feel some credit should be given to the O-line. I feel this bodes well for not having a top tier RB until Charbs gets back to 100%. Who knows they might draft the next it guy and then nothing to worry about.

 

[LeveeBreak]

In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 54 running backs have been selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Keep lying to yourself.

That’s less than 2 per year though out of what, 10-12 position groups? I think it says 1st round talent must be exceptional and you can find value in 2-7. Walker is very good, he’s not exceptional.

We’ve gone from the lowest spend on O to ~top 10. That gonna go up with JSN and Darnold. RB is where they are taking an informed risk, and IMO, it makes sense.

 

[LeveeBreak]

Shaun Alexander never officially retired ya know ..

He’d be inexpensive.

 

[BigMeach]

In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 54 running backs have been selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Keep lying to yourself.

My only problem with this stat is you have to go back 30 years for it to work. Football and especially the NFL is an ever changing product due to rule changes and ingenuity. If we go with this same theme but only go back the last decade, it's 9 RB's taken in 10 years within the first round.

 

[LeveeBreak]

KJ’s been dogged unfairly about his pass catching abilities, but he’s not a premier all-around RB and that’s what separates the elite’s, their total production.

He wasn’t worth to us what he was paid. You don’t overspend when you can get multiple guys with potential to fill that role for 1/2 the cost.

 

[Seahawker]

This. Our offensive line improved bigly last season. All same starters are coming back. Continuity is huge on the OL. While K9 did ball out I do feel some credit should be given to the O-line. I feel this bodes well for not having a top tier RB until Charbs gets back to 100%. Who knows they might draft the next it guy and then nothing to worry about.

Yes and yes.
I really think Robbie Ouzts could hit his stride this season as a punishing blocker leading to many highlight clips.

 

[chris98251]

Many here don't get it, football is cyclic, first it's the Running game, then the passing game then a dominant defense, then big fron, fast fronts, big corners, fast corners, now tweeners at safety, now with smallish lines on defense and smaller seconadrys we are goimg back to Running game. Look over the years, the ebb and flow of the NFL, we are back to RB's being important after a decade of them being almost taken out of the game with a few exceptions.

 

[HagFaithful]

My only problem with this stat is you have to go back 30 years for it to work. Football and especially the NFL is an ever changing product due to rule changes and ingenuity. If we go with this same theme but only go back the last decade, it's 9 RB's taken in 10 years within the first round.

The guy said it's been like this for decades.

Hence, the 30 year historical.

Don't give me no run-of-the-mill bammer-ass RB on the cheap. Spend that damn money, trade those damn picks, move up in the draft...for somebody worth a damn at a position that accounts for 42% of our offense.