The Seahawks are now really short in a key position ahead of the NFL Draft.
As the NFL Draft approaches, it is quickly becoming apparent where the Seattle Seahawks' biggest areas of concern are.
After a free agency period that saw the franchise lose a handful of starters and rotational players, now, general manager John Schneider has to hit on his four draft selections.
Of course, there is a possibility that Schneider trades back out of the first round to acquire additional draft capital, but Seattle still isn't exactly swimming in selections.
Running back, edge, and corner are the Seahawks' biggest needs, and when there are three positions and only four draft picks, Schneider had better be sure of the player he's drafting.
Granted, he has a good track record over the past four or five years, so fans will be right in thinking whoever the franchise gets will be productive in 2026.
ESPN's Brady Henderson has named running back as the team's biggest need, and in doing so, has revealed the dire nature of the situation.
"With Kenneth Walker III departing in free agency and Zach Charbonnet likely to miss much of next season after knee surgery, the Seahawks have to replace their top two rushers from 2025," Henderson wrote. "They're high on George Holani and signed Emanuel Wilson to give them a power runner, but they still need to replace Walker's explosiveness."
If the Seahawks don't add a running back via the draft or free agency (someone like Najee Harris), then the outlook for who could start in Week 1 under new coordinator Brian Fleury looks bleak.
Either George Holani (zero starts in two seasons, just 83 career rushing yards), Emanuel Wilson (just two starts in three seasons, no more than 502 yards per year), or Kenny McIntosh (zero starts in two years, just 172 career rushing yards) will be tasked with a big workload.
For a group of running backs that has just two starts combined, that isn't ideal.
Granted, that is not to say that the group of backs under Mike Macdonald can't become starters, because they've never had the chance to be. Someone could take it and develop it into a weapon.
But for a team defending its Super Bowl crown, that isn't something you want to bank on happening.
So, when laid out like that, it is easy to see why running back might be the Seahawks' most pressing need.