Kenneth Walker III is now a member of the Seattle Seahawks, where the Michigan State football running back will follow in the footsteps of all-time greats like Shaun Alexander and Marshawn Lynch.
There does seem to a divide around the pick, where everyone seems to acknowledge that Walker was one of the most talented players in the draft, but some questioned the Seahawks taking another running back near the top of the draft.
Below, we compiled some of the draft grades for the pick.
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The Athletic
Grade: D
I like Kenneth Walker a bunch, and Shane Waldron’s outside zone scheme needs a pure speed back to generate explosive offense on the ground (and set up play action), but there may be hair on my head missing if I scratched my head any harder at making this pick at No. 41. The buzz leaving Day 1 of the draft was that Seattle may be the team to grab Desmond Ridder or Malik Willis, or shop one of its consecutive picks to a team looking for a quarterback, but the events of the top-40 picks signal that Seattle is getting back to Pete Carroll’s original identity of running the football and playing stifling defense.
The best version of Walker is a tackle-breaking, tough runner between inside the box and out on the perimeter — with enough top-end burst to turn open space into major gains. He was the entire engine behind Michigan State’s offense last year, and Waldron’s offense is best suited to get the most out of him.
SeahawksWire
Grade: C
This was really the only misstep by the front office during this draft, which is a damn sight better than the number of mistakes they usually make. Picking a running back this early is a relatively-poor use of draft capital, even if it was for a stud…
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