- Sheil Kapadia of espn.com reports Seattle Seahawks first team backfield reps have been split between Thomas Rawls and Eddie Lacy. Kapadia also reported that Rawls has taken the field with the first team before Lacy. Lacy was acquired this off season to compete for the starting job.
- Rawls has been a good find as a UDFA running back in 2015, grading in the top-10 at his position in both 2015 (overall grade of 85.3, powered by PFF Edge) and 2016 (overall grade of 81.7).
- Lacy has been solid as well. While he didn’t play enough 2016 snaps to qualify for a rank, his 82.8 overall grade was on par with Rawls’ and his 2015 81.5 overall grade ranked 13th. Lacy has shown in the past he can play at near elite levels, ranking inside the top five among running backs in each of his first two seasons with a grade of 89.6 in both.
- At different points in their career both running backs have shown they can produce yards after contact. In 2014, Lacy ranked third in yards after contact per carry with an average of 2.82. In 2015 Rawls ranked third with an average of 3.12.
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