How Rookie Jadarian Price Is Giving Seahawks' Offense New Dimension

The Seattle Seahawks drafted Jadarian Price in the first round of the NFL Draft, and the main thought was that he would be one of their starting running backs.

Alongside Zach Charbonnet, Price has been getting their feet under them in the past two weeks after injury layoffs.

For Price, he was never going to be a high-volume running back, especially with Charbonnet back in the fold, as his highest rushing attempts in a game are just 13.

That means that he has to find outways to be produce in other ways.

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We saw in training camp that Price was being used as a pass-catcher out of the backfield, something that he hadn't seen in a big capacity before Sunday. Just eight yards was his best return as a receiver.

However, against the Arizona Cardinals, Price caught four passes for 54 yards to lead the Seahawks in receiving yards.

But was Price happy for showcase a different element to his game?

"Yeah, most definitely, just being able to show what I can do in this game and getting a lot more one-on-one opportunities this past Sunday was pretty fun," Price said. "I shown that I could do it in this past spring and training camp, pretty much the whole offseason quarterbacks knew what I could do, so they trusted me."

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With Price now putting good things on film as a receiver,r his value to Seattle's offense has only increased. 

Now, he won't get 54 yards every game, but if he can be a viable option for Drew Lock and Sam Darnold as a receiver in a pinch, then he will likely see the field more. ...

Maybe continuing Sunday in the afternoon meeting at the Las Vegas Raiders.

Granted, his first priority is to be the best running back he can be, as that's what the Seahawks drafted him for, but for him to add another string to his bow as a receiver could ease the workload on Jaxon Smith-Njigba and others in the passing game.

Not to mention throwing defenses off with his ability to be another weapon they have to account for.

Price was never really a pass-catching back at Notre Dame, but after working on it in the offseason, now seeing it come to fruition in a game, I would imagine that offensive coordinator Brian Fleury will be utilizing Price in that way far more often.