Looking back at the Seahawks’ 2017 run game, there weren’t many positive takeaways: Injuries to multiple running backs; the offensive line featured eight different players playing more than 100 snaps; the running backs never really seemed to get in rhythm, averaging an abysmal 3.3 yards per carry.



As a whole, the unit ranked 23rd in FootballOutsiders‘ Rush Offense Efficiency. There was a consensus among fans, however, that Chris Carson was the No. 1 one discovery from last season’s struggles. Taken in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL draft out of Oklahoma State, many believe he can be a competitive option in addition to Rashaad Penny, who the Seahawks took in the first round of this year’s draft.



Carson led the team in yards per carry, but since yards per carry isn’t the best metric to analyze running back play, I investigated this further by breaking down how many yards Carson contributed independent of his offensive...