Price was drafted in the first round, and it isn't his ability to run with the ball that has some fans nervous; it's one other aspect of his game.
Entering the NFL Draft, most expected the Seattle Seahawks to take a running back after the departure of Kenneth Walker; the question was where.
As it turns out, Jadarian Price was the one who heard his name called in the first round, with many draft experts seeing Price as a starting-caliber back in the league.
Coming to a Seahawks offense that doesn't have a genuine No. 1 back with Zach Charbonnet recovering from his ACL injury, the thought is that a running back by committee will be Brian Fleury's approach this season.
With Price playing behind Jeremiyah Love at Notre Dame, we haven't seen him be the bellcow back that he might need to be in the early stages of his NFL career.
But if he is going to earn regular reps in Fleury's offense, he can't just be a one-trick pony; he's got to be a dual-threat back, which, for ESPN's Brady Henderson, is a little bit of a question mark.
"The Seahawks worked Price in with their No. 1 offense behind George Holani, and that was not a surprise," Henderson wrote. "They did not draft Price with the thought that he'd become a high-volume starter right away. He will share time with Holani and Emanuel Wilson as Seattle waits for Zach Charbonnet to return.
"One question with Price is his ability to contribute in the passing game after he finished his college career with only 15 receptions. He looked plenty capable as a pass catcher during the spring."
During his three seasons at Notre Dame, Price never had more than six receptions in a season, so that is going to have to change in Seattle.
One of Walker's strengths was that not only was he a good rusher, but he could also catch out of the backfield (over 250 yards in each of the last three seasons), plus his 104 yards in the playoffs.
So that is something that Price is going to have to add to his game, because Fleury comes from San Francisco, and we know how much of a receiving threat the running backs are.
It will be interesting to watch how Price develops in his first year, and if he can add to his game by becoming a receiver out of the backfield, that will bode well for his chances of staying on the field in 2026.
