Is Jonah Coleman the right RB for the Seahawks in the 2026 NFL Draft?
Washington running back Jonah Coleman is a heralded prospect that the Seahawks
Is Jonah Coleman a fit for the Seattle Seahawks? The Seahawks have Zach Charbonnet as their featured back. Emanuel Wilson is now in Seattle to spell for the injured Charbonnet to begin the 2026 NFL season.
The Seahawks also have Cam Akers at running back. Seattle has bodies in their running back room. However, a second ball-carrier with the potential to accumulate significant yardage behind a fully-healthy Charbonnet creates a dynamic on paper similar to that of the 1-2 punch that the Seahawks fielded with Charbonnet as well as Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III last year — a formula that resulted in Seattle winning the Super Bowl.
Coleman rushed for 758 yards as well as 15 touchdowns in 2025 at Washington. He was effective as a pass-catcher with 354 receiving yards as well as two REC touchdowns on the year. Walker III’s departure in free agency last winter stripped the Seahawks of their lone 1,000-yard rusher from last season.
Finding a young running back in the draft with the potential to be a 1,000-yard rusher is one way for the Seahawks to reinstitute a two-back dynamic in Seattle that yielded immeasurable success last season. This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: 2026 NFL draft: should Seahawks take RB Jonah Coleman?