The Seahawks on Saturday downgraded RB Kenneth Walker III from questionable to out for Sunday's game against the Cardinals. Walker's dealing with ankle and calf injuries that kept him out of practice Thursday and Friday. His absence elevates RB Zach Charbonnet to a lead role.
Charbonnet gets a tough matchup against an Arizona defense that's up to 11th in rush DVOA and 12th in total DVOA, and that limited Seattle to 10 offensive points just two weeks ago.
He'll also run behind a poor-performing O-line in an offense that has fallen short of 300 total yards in three straight games.
But Charbonnet will see strong work shares. When Walker missed two games early this season, Charbonnet garnered:
Charbonnet makes sense in at least mid-RB2 range, with upside into the top 12 -- especially for PPR formats.
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