Seattle Seahawks running backs Thomas Rawls and C.J. Prosise could return to play as early as Thursday when Seattle closes out the preseason in Oakland.

According to coach Pete Carroll, Rawls and Prosise are both game ready for the team’s preseason finale. However, Carroll left both of their chances of playing on Thursday up in the air.

Pete Carroll said running backs Thomas Rawls and C.J. Prosise could go tomorrow but didn't confirm whether either would play. #Seahawks — Liz Mathews (@Liz_Mathews) August 30, 2017

“He can, yeah. Thomas can go,” Carroll said when asked about Rawls.

The question was followed up with a status update on Prosise, to which Carroll responded: “He can go, also.”

Rawls, who returned to practice on Tuesday, suffered an ankle sprain in Week 1 against the Chargers and has been sidelined ever since.

Fellow running back Prosise also returned to practice this week after sitting out with a groin injury. Prosise was expected to play last Friday against Kansas City, but the third-down back felt tightness during warmups and chose to remain out.

Having both Rawls and Prosise healthy will certainly add to the Seahawks backfield options. Veteran back Eddie Lacy and rookie Chris Carson have carried the load during the two players’ absence.

When Carroll was asked of his lead running back preference, he said he was comfortable with having versatile running backs with “different dimensions.”

“You start with those two guys [Thomas Rawls and Eddie Lacy], but then C.J. [Prosise] brings some stuff and Chris [Carson] is really exciting to see too and then [J.D.] McKissic’s lit us up the last couple days with all the versatility he brought and with the question of where he playing and all, so I’m fine with it.” Carroll said. “I am really comfortable and I have no problem with it. Also, I’m comfortable with a guy taking over. If a guy takes over and it’s obvious, I got no problem with that either. We are pretty, I guess that’s pretty wide open.”

We’ll have to keep an eye on the running back corps on Thursday to see who carries the load as the Seahawks wrap up the preseason in Oakland.