With five days left before the conference championship game, the Seahawks will probably need some help from a reserve back to finish the season.

Zach Charbonnet and Kenneth Walker III were an effective 1-2 punch at running back for the Seahawks. Who will be the second part of that combo with Charbonnet injured?

Charbonnet will miss the remainder of the Seattle Seahawks’ magical 2025 playoff run. Charb’s 2026 season will most likely be affected by the ACL injury as well. While not a hard and fast rule, generally, people have used the rough timeframe of a year and a half for players to get back to their previous levels of explosiveness.

George Holani returned for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game

Seattle Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet will need surgery after he suffered a torn ACL in the Divisional round.

With Zach Charbonnet done for the season, Velus Jones Jr. and former Ram Cam Akers could be called upon as backups to Kenneth Walker III in the NFC title game.

Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet will be out for the remainder of the playoffs due to a torn ACL, according to ESPN on Monday.

The Seattle Seahawks are in Super Bowl LX and will be facing the New England Patriots. Nonetheless, right after the big games, the front office will need to make a decision on Kenneth Walker III, who can test the open market in mid-March.

The New York Jets will need to figure out the running back room.

Seahawks running back George Holani has been designated for return to practice this week ahead of the NFC championship game.