Projecting 53-man rosters in the NFL can be a futile practice, as teams constantly make tweaks and changes to personnel from the beginning of the offseason all the way through training camp.

However, there’s a good chance most of the players currently on the Seattle Seahawks roster will still be with the team when training camp practices begin later this month.

As that date approaches, the Seahawks Wire staff will be taking a stab at which players will make Seattle’s final roster on a position-by-position basis.

After taking an extended look at Seattle’s backup quarterback race, it’s time to shift attention to the backfield. The Seahawks have struggled to run the football effectively in recent seasons and finished with the No. 23-ranked rushing unit in 2017.

As a result, Seattle reshuffled the deck a bit in the backfield. Thomas Rawls and Eddie Lacy weren’t re-signed, while the team invested a first-round draft pick in dynamic runner Rashaad Penny. Along with adding Penny to the fold, the Seahawks retained Chris Carson, Mike Davis, J.D. McKissic and C.J. Prosise to create a well-rounded, talented stable of ball carriers ready to compete for snaps.

Which running backs will survive roster cuts at one of the Seahawks’ deepest positions heading into 2018?