Kenneth Walker took care of the ball in his rookie season, just as he did in college
, where the runs were huge but the unsuccessful runs were plentiful.
In the final four games of the season, Walker rushed for 417 yards on 93 carries and a touchdown. That San Francisco 49ers game may not have been flashy—15 carries for 63 yards and the aforementioned TD—but he was only the second running back all season to eclipse 60 yards on that vaunted 49ers defense. It was one of the best performances by an opposing running back, behind Josh Jacobs of the Las Vegas Raiders.
But by far the best statistic to me from his rookie year? Including the playoffs, Walker had 271 touches and did not fumble one time*. Only Ezekiel Elliott had more touches without a fumble.game officially goes down as a fumble by Geno, since Walker never completed the handoff. In instances of a botched exchange, the QB will always be charged with the fumble regardless of whose fault it really was.
The Seahawks have had a semi-interesting history with running backs who put the ball on the ground from time to time. Christine Michael and Alex Collins had fumbling issues in college, yet the Seahawks took them and sure enough the bad habits stayed with them as pros. Chris Carson was benched in junior college for fumbles and in 2019 he coughed up the ball seven times, but was productive enough that Carroll never sat him. That was the only season Carson had any fumbling issues with Seattle.
Kenneth Walker? The rock stays glued to him and that’s almost certainly one of the top reasons the Seahawks drafted him.
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