Both Charbonnet and fellow running back Kenneth Walker (oblique) were DNPs to begin Week 14 prep, but coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that they took part in an earlier walkthrough, per Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times. Charbonnet filled in for Walker in the Seahawks' previous two games, combining for 157 yards from scrimmage and the first TD of his career on 38 touches, but the rookie second-round pick made a late exit from last Thursday's loss in Dallas due to a bruised knee. With the state of the team's backfield up in the air, the current healthy RBs on the active roster are DeeJay Dallas and Kenny McIntosh, while Bryant Koback and SoRodorick Thompson are on the practice squad.
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Rushing
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SEA | 11 | 86 | 368 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Year | Team | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TDS | LNG | YAC | YDS/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SEA | 11 | 24 | 29 | 142 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 187 | 13 |
Both Charbonnet and fellow running back Kenneth Walker (oblique) were DNPs to begin Week 14 prep, but coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that they took part in an earlier walkthrough, per Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times. Charbonnet filled in for Walker in the Seahawks' previous two games, combining for 157 yards from scrimmage and the first TD of his career on 38 touches, but the rookie second-round pick made a late exit from last Thursday's loss in Dallas due to a bruised knee. With the state of the team's backfield up in the air, the current healthy RBs on the active roster are DeeJay Dallas and Kenny McIntosh, while Bryant Koback and SoRodorick Thompson are on the practice squad.
Charbonnet played 76 percent of Seattle's snaps on offense through the third quarter of Thursday's 41-35 loss to Dallas, but he then missed the end of the game after exiting due to a knee bruise midway through the final frame. He'll have 10 days to recover before Seattle's next game, Week 14 against San Francisco, and it sounds like he's got better odds to play than fellow running back Kenneth Walker, whose oblique injury was deemed "complex" by Carroll. Walker missed the past two games and hasn't been able to practice since suffering the injury.
Charbonnet exited Thursday's game in the fourth quarter, though it appears that he avoided any significant injury. With nine days to recover until Seattle's next contest, he may be available for a matchup against the 49ers.
Charbonnet was injured in the fourth quarter and spotted in the injury tent. The extent of the issue is unclear, but Seattle is already dealing with an injury in the backfield with Kenneth Walker (oblique) sidelined. Prior to exiting, Charbonnet tallied 99 total yards and a touchdown.
Charbonnet will fill in for Walker for a second consecutive contest after handling the bulk of work afforded Seattle running backs last Thursday against the 49ers. In that outing, he earned a career-high 87 percent snap share and had 18 touches for 58 yards from scrimmage. Charbonnet still is in search of the first touchdown of his career, and his quest for one may be difficult Thursday against a Cowboys defense that has surrendered the eighth-fewest TDs (six) to opposing running backs in 11 games this season.
The rookie got the starting call as expected with Kenneth Walker (oblique) sidelined and unsurprisingly found efficiency hard to come by against an aggressive 49ers defense. Charbonnet's longest run went for a modest 10 yards, and seven of his 11 receiving yards came on one catch. With Seattle having just a standard seven-day period between games ahead a Week 13 Thursday night road battle versus the Cowboys, there's a possibility Walker still isn't healthy enough to suit up against Dallas.
Though Walker is on track to miss his first game of the season, the Seahawks already got an extended glimpse of Charbonnet in a leading role when Walker played just seven snaps in this past Sunday's loss to the Rams before going down with an oblique strain. Charbonnet dominated the work in the backfield following Walker's departure, finishing the day with 15 carries for 47 yards to go with six catches for 22 yards on six targets. Seattle will have DeeJay Dallas and Kenny McIntosh around as additional depth out of the backfield, but the former profiles as more of a third-down/pass-catching specialist, while the latter is a rookie seventh-round pick who has yet to make his NFL debut. With that in mind, Charbonnet could be poised for one of the heavier snap counts and workloads among all running backs Week 12, though a relatively difficult matchup against a San Francisco defense that has allowed 4.0 yards per carry and five rushing touchdowns this season may lower his overall ceiling a bit.
For the first time this season, Charbonnet led the backfield with 31 snaps (56 percent) while Kenneth Walker logged 24 snaps (44 percent). Still, Walker narrowly took the majority of the reps, turning eight carries into 66 yards and two targets into one four-yard catch. It's encouraging that Charbonnet was effective with his usage in Week 8, but it's unclear whether the tables are actually turning in this backfield. After all, Walker dealt with a calf injury during the practice week and could have handled a limited workload as a result. This is a backfield worth keeping an eye on as the team travels to Baltimore in Week 9.
Team
Seattle Seahawks
Birthdate
1/8/2001 (22)
Status
Active
HT/WT
6'1", 214 lbs
Draft Info
2023: Rd 2; Pk 52 (SEA)
Birthplace
Bellflower, CA, USA
Position
RB
College
UCLA
Experience
0th season
Career History
Seattle Seahawks
2023 - Present
(1 season)
Previous Game
35
Final
41
60
YDS
3
AVG
1
TD
2023 Season Stats
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RUSH YDS
RUSH TDS
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REC TDS
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