Zach Charbonnet Fantasy Overview

Charbonnet Splits Work, Hogs TDs

Kenneth Walker III led Seattle in carries, RB targets, and yards from scrimmage last year. But Charbonnet stayed close and led the goal-line work. He logged:

• 184 carries to Walker’s 221
• 48 first downs to Walker’s 46
• 12 rushing TDs to Walker’s 5

Charbonnet’s short-yardage role drove his fantasy value, helping him match Walker at 11.2 PPR points per game in the regular season despite trailing in touches.

Walker finished the season as RB22 in PPR leagues, with Charbonnet at RB25.

He Owned the Valuable Work

Charbonnet dominated the valuable touches.

He handled 71% of Seattle’s short-yardage snaps, 84% of the 2-minute offense, and doubled Walker in carries inside the opponent’s 10-yard line (22 to 11).

Charbonnet finished six weeks inside the top 24, including three among the top 8. He ended another six weeks outside the top 30.

Goal-Line Volume Was Baked In

Seattle’s offense leaned run under OC Klint Kubiak in 2025 after ranking seventh in pass attempts the year before (under OC Ryan Grubb). Last year’s Seahawks finished third in rushing attempts, fifth in red-zone TD rate, and 31st in red-zone pass rate.

That shift benefited Charbonnet, creating more scoring chances for RBs near the goal line. And Charbonnet dominated those opportunities. He claimed 64.6% of Seattle’s rushing attempts inside the 10-yard line and 64.0% inside the 5. Walker drew just 20.8% inside the 10 and 28.0% inside the 5.

Charbonnet tallied 10 of his 12 rushing scores from inside the 10-yard line and 11 from inside the red zone.

The offensive line helped, leaping from 29th in ESPN’s run-block win rate in 2024 to eighth last season. That group returns intact and should remain a strength.

But Charbonnet’s knee injury alters last year’s two-back approach.

He Was Durable Until January

Charbonnet tore his left ACL in the playoff win over San Francisco. He had surgery in February, an operation that typically carries a 9-12 month recovery timeline. That almost certainly means Charbonnet will open the coming season on the physically unable to perform list.

His Competition Changed During Rehab

The knee injury is Charbonnet’s biggest obstacle. Once he returns, he’ll find first-round rookie Jadarian Price in place of Kenneth Walker III, who signed with the Chiefs in free agency.

Price never exceeded 120 carries in a college season while sharing the Notre Dame backfield with Jeremiyah Love. Price also caught just 15 passes across his three years there. So we can’t know how he’ll hold up to -- or perform in -- a larger NFL workload. But drafting him at the end of Round 1 suggests the Seahawks expect plenty from him.

The rookie averaged 6.0 yards per carry and 10.8 yards per catch while tallying 20 total TDs across his limited college workloads.

Before drafting Price, Seattle signed former Packers RB Emauel Wilson to a one-year, $1.6 million deal to join George Holani. They’ll compete for complementary and/or backup roles and would likely cede work to a fully healthy Charbonnet.

Better Blocking Helps the Whole Group

Outside of the backfield, the Seahawks’ offense looks basically the same. That includes an O-line that ranked 12th in ESPN’s pass-block win rate and eighth in run-block win rate last season.

If Price struggles to adapt to the NFL or wears down under the unfamiliar workload pressures, then Charbonnet could see meaningful late-season work … if he gets back near full strength.

The risk, obviously, is that the repaired knee never allows him to reach that level in 2026.