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The Seahawks are returning 10 of their 11 starters on offense from last year's championship squad, and given that the group not only won the Super Bowl but finished with a franchise-best 483 points scored, it would appear unlikely John Schneider and Mike Macdonald would prioritize that side of the ball in the upcoming NFL draft.

However, there is no denying that the one change from last year – running back Kenneth Walker III leaving for Kansas City – is a significant one. After all, Walker led the Seahawks in rushing attempts (221) and rushing yards (1,027), as well as in receptions (31) and receiving yards (282) among running backs over the regular season. Of course, he was even better in the postseason, culminating with his well-deserved MVP acknowledgement in the Super Bowl.

The Seahawks currently have a league-low four draft picks. That probably won't be the case for much longer. There is a league-wide expectation that Schneider will trade back – perhaps more than once - to acquire more selections.

But we are not projecting trades in this mock, so the Seahawks – for now, at least – are stuck with four picks. Here is how I think Seattle would attack the 2026 NFL draft if each of their four picks were spent on offensive players. Next week we'll do this same exercise on the other side of the ball with a defense-only mock draft.

First Round, No. 32 overall: Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame

No one but the Seahawks know for sure what Brian Fleury is envisioning for his offense next season, but his time spent in San Francisco with Kyle Shanahan suggests that Seattle will continue a similar run-heavy approach to the one Klint Kubiak used so successfully a year ago.

Seattle ranked third in the NFL with 507 rushing attempts last season. The 49ers ranked 10th with 481 attempts. With Walker gone to Kansas City and Zach Charbonnet recovering from a serious knee injury, reinforcing the running back room feels like the obvious top priority.

Price would seemingly be a hand-in-glove fit for the Seahawks. An instinctive runner with excellent vision, burst and balance, he is a clean schematic in the wide-zone offense Fleury will keep in Seattle, and he may very well prove an upgrade as a pass-catcher, as well. Under Fleury's watch, Christian McCaffrey led all NFL running backs last season in receptions (102), receiving yards (924) and receiving touchdowns (seven). The Seahawks, by comparison, didn't get a single touchdown reception from their backs last year.

Price wasn't asked to catch many passes at Notre Dame – this was one of the many areas in which Notre Dame's "other" star running back Jeremiyah Love received the bulk of the opportunities, but Price was effective when called upon as a receiver, including as a kick returner.

Playing behind Love limited Price's statistics, but it also kept him relatively fresh heading to the NFL. I think that makes the 5-foot-11, 203-pounder well-suited to playing as part of a rotation, but also possessing the grit and big play potential to play the role of bell-cow, if needed.

There are other, flashier backs in this class that I think will appeal to Schneider and the Seahawks. From a character and schematic perspective, however, Price feels like the cleanest fit. Selecting him at No. 32 overall would check off the Seahawks' biggest need on offense and allow Schneider and his scouts a lot of flexibility throughout the rest of the draft.

Second Round, No. 64 overall: Keylan Rutledge, iOL, Georgia Tech

Right guard Anthony Bradford quietly made real strides in his third NFL season, starting all 17 games. Prior to the Super Bowl, offensive line coach John Benton spoke glowingly about the progress the 24-year-old former fourth round pick had made, and I think there is a real chance that the Seahawks extend Bradford – rather than replace him - after his rookie contract expires at the conclusion of the 2026 season.

That said, if Seattle did want to add a plug-and-play candidate to push Bradford at right guard, Rutledge is my favorite fit for the Seahawks.

First off, Rutledge plays with the orneriness that will endear him to Benton, teammates and fans, alike. He is as combative as any blocker in this class, taking the fight to defenders and working until the echo of the whistle. Rutledge has long arms (33 ¼") for a guard and excellent strength (27 reps at his Pro Day) and he can drive defenders off the ball in much the same way that Bradford can.

It's the agility Rutledge also possesses that I think would make him a really exciting fit in the Seahawks' wide-zone attack. Among all the offensive linemen tested at the Combine this year, Rutledge's 4.54-second short shuttle was the fastest. And this quickness shows up on the football field, as well. Rutledge is typically the first blocker off the ball, and I love his ability to pull and seek out defenders at the second level. He shows a lot of similarities to Grey Zabel in that way, except that Rutledge has played virtually every snap the past four years at right guard, whereas Zabel, you may recall, played all over the offensive line for North Dakota State and at the Senior Bowl.

Rutledge even has the intangibles the Seahawks have long prioritized. He began his college career at Middle Tennessee State but after two years there, he jumped into the portal to face tougher competition. During the drive to visit Clemson – one of several teams recruiting him – Rutledge was involved in a severe car crash that nearly caused him to have his foot amputated. Two surgeries and multiple transfusions later, he entered the 2026 draft as a 43-game starter and two-time All-American.

Third Round, No. 96 overall: De'Zhaun Stribling, WR, Mississippi

Extending Jaxon Smith-Njigba and retaining Rashid Shaheed, Jake Bobo and Cody White means that there aren't likely to be many roster spots at receiver open next season, especially with plenty of reason to think that Cooper Kupp and Tory Horton could each do more in their second seasons in Seattle. But it is Scouting 101 to follow the "Best Player Available" strategy in the middle and later rounds and wide receiver is one of the deepest positional groups of this class. It certainly is the deepest on offense.

That's why the 6-foot-2, 207-pound Stribling might be available at No. 96 overall, even after producing at Washington State, Oklahoma State and Mississippi and turning heads at the Combine a 4.36 40-yard dash time.

Stribling isn't just big and fast; he's physical and sure-handed. He officially caught 216 passes over his college career and Pro Football Focus charted him with nine drops over those 56 combined games, with just one occurring in 2025.

Stribling was born in Hawaii and scouts say that he has a bit of an "Island-style" personality off the field. On the field and in the weight room, however, he's every bit the son of a Marine, possessing the dedication and accountability that I think would fit right into this receiver room. Oh, and by the way, besides Stribling's 23 career touchdowns – many of which came off the vertical routes and back-shoulder throws that Sam Darnold excelled at in 2024 – he also is one of the more committed run-blockers of this receiver class.

Sixth Round, No. 188 overall: Chip Trayanum, RB, Toledo

I'm with you. I have a hard time believing that Schneider would dedicate half of his draft picks in 2026 to any one position, let alone running back. And if the Seahawks do dedicate their first pick to the position, I think barring the club somehow doubling their number of selections, it is likely they'll ignore running back the rest of the draft.

And yet, there are a couple of big backs in this draft that I think positively scream Schneider – Arkansas' Mike Washington, Jr., Clemson's Adam Randall and Trayanum, the former and latter, reportedly, being two of the club's 30 allowed player visits prior to the draft.

Like Washington and Randall, Trayanum offers an impressive combination of size and speed. He measured in at just under 5-foot-11 and 224 pounds at the Combine and ran a very respectable 4.50 in the 40-yard dash. Don't let the fact that he played his final year of college football at Toledo influence you, either. He started at Arizona State, Ohio State (at RB and LB) and Kentucky prior to breaking out this past season for the Rockets. Trayanum averaged a healthy 5.6 yards per rush last year, breaking the century mark with 1,015 rushing yards and catching 21 passes, scoring 14 times in just 11 games.

Trayanum's size, speed, treat remaining and maturity would all seem to be good fits for the Seahawks should they well into Day Three and still concerned about running back.