Seahawks Fear ACL Tear For RB Kenny McIntosh

The Seahawks continue to be plagued with injuries to its running backs room in 2025. After watching injuries limit Kenneth Walker last year and mar the careers of players like Rashaad Penny, Chris Carson, and others in prior years, the team now must deal with third-year back Kenny McIntosh, who reportedly may have torn his ACL today, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

As a rookie out of Georgia, McIntosh came into the NFL attempting to make the roster behind Walker, Zach Charbonnet, and DeeJay Dallas, but a sprained knee in the preseason forced him to start his rookie campaign on injured reserve. He was activated from IR by Week 12 of the season but only saw special teams snaps his rookie year.

In Year 2, with Dallas having departed for Arizona, McIntosh became the clear RB3 behind Walker and Charbonnet. Even with Walker missing a few games early in the season, McIntosh was mainly seen as a special teamer, with Charbonnet handling bell-cow duties in Walker’s absence. It wasn’t until late in the year, when Walker missed a few more games, that McIntosh started getting some significant carries. He finished the season with 31 carries for 172 yards.

Coming into 2025, McIntosh was looking to retain his RB3 spot, holding off rookie seventh-round Miami rusher Damien Martinez. If today’s fears are realized, though, and McIntosh is forced to miss the season, it will give Martinez more opportunities to solidify himself as RB3 before McIntosh can come back for the final year of his rookie contract. Martinez’s only competition for snaps behind Walker and Charbonnet now are undrafted running backs George Holani (signed in 2024) and rookie Jacardia Wright.

Martinez will spend the next few weeks trying to secure a spot on the 53-man roster as the third running back on the depth chart. Meanwhile, McIntosh will be undergoing more testing in the hopes that his chance to defend his RB3 role won’t have to wait until 2026.