With Kenneth Walker III departing in free agency and Zach Charbonnet recovering from a torn ACL, many expect the Seattle Seahawks to target a running back at some point in next month’s NFL Draft.
And according to one draft expert, there’s a legitimate option right in the Seahawks’ backyard.
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During a conversation with Seattle Sports’ Bump and Stacy, Pro Football Focus lead NFL Draft analyst Trevor Sikkema discussed why he thinks UW Huskies running back Jonah Coleman could be a good fit for the Seahawks.
With his bruising 5-foot-9, 220-pound frame, Coleman rushed for 1,811 yards and 25 touchdowns over the past two seasons after transferring from Arizona to UW. He also added 54 catches for 531 yards and two TDs during his time with the Huskies.
On PFF’s Big Board, Coleman is ranked as the No. 4 running back and the No. 99 overall player in this year’s draft.
“I feel like he’s trending toward being more of like a third-round pick at this point,” Sikkema said. “Sure, the 40-yard dash isn’t going to blow you away. He’s not going to be somebody who’s going to get you 50, 60-yard runs. But… look at (Los Angeles Rams running back) Kyren Williams.
“Kyren’s not somebody who’s going to break open a ton of 40, 50, 60-yard runs, but he’s going to get you 4 yards per carry basically every single time he touches a football. And I wonder if Jonah Coleman’s kind of that same way.”
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In 2024, Coleman became the 15th different player in UW history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. His stats dipped a bit last fall, as he dealt with a lower-body injury that sidelined him for one game and limited him for several others. But he still finished his 2025 campaign with 758 rushing yards, 4.9 yards per carry and 15 TD runs, along with 31 catches for 354 yards and two TDs.
“When we talk about running backs, I think explosive plays and big-play ability always gets people’s attention,” Sikkema said. “But my personal philosophy is I’d much rather have a guy who turns a 2 1/2-yard run into a 4-yard run, a 4-yard run into a 5 1/2-yard run, a 6-yard run into a 9-yard run, just because of what he could do after contact, the balance that he has, how he can make guys miss.
“I look at Jonah Coleman as that player. He’s the one that I would go after that I’ve got a ton of confidence in.”
Listen to the full conversation with PFF’s Trevor Sikkema at this link or in the audio player near the middle of this story. Tune into Bump and Stacy weekdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.
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