Around this time last year, Chris Carson was just starting to turn heads in Seattle. After being selected with the 249th overall pick, just four picks ahead of Mr. Irrelevant, Carson proved himself to be very relevant to a Seahawks offense in need of a feature back.
During the first month of the regular season, he made waves by winning Seattle’s starting running back job and briefly looked like the answer to Seattle’s post-Marshawn Lynch running game woes.
Unfortunately, a gruesome leg injury cut his season short after his fourth game (and third consecutive start). Carson still led all Seattle running backs in rushing yards until nearly the end of the season and he finished with the highest yards per carry (4.