Seahawks Target Mike Washington Jr. for Run Game

0:00It's April 2nd. This is NFL News Today, AI-powered stories shaping the season. Seahawks are scouting the rookie running back class hard this draft season. Was Zack Sharbinay still healing from a torn ACL and Kenneth Walker III now? With the Chiefs, they need fresh legs in the backfield. They grabbed Emmanuel Wilson from Green Bay in Free Agency, but he's only got two career starts, so the draft is key. Earlier this week, analysts pointed to Arkansas standout Mike Washington Jr. as a prime target. He could slip to late day two, or the end of the second round, bringing speed and tape that screams Seattle fit. Under new coordinator Brian Flurry, who's got that Shanahan motion vibe from San Francisco, the run game will mix zone and gap schemes. Fans and experts see this as a smart play because Washington moves laterally like a dream. He darts through holes at 4.33 speed and handles NFL workloads. His frame takes hits and he shines on swings and screens, averaging 8.1 yards per catch

1:03last year. Seahawks have a track record here, napping Walker and Sharbinay in the second round before and striking gold both times. General manager John Schneider might have that magic touch again, adding versatility to sort out the depth chart on certainties. Setting in a do-it-all back like Washington sets them up to test and deploy him right, building a rushing attack that clicks from day one.