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As the Seattle Seahawks prepare for their Week 1 contest against the New England Patriots on Wednesday night, fantasy football owners want to know: who will lead Seattle's backfield between Jadarian Price and George Holani? While the expectation all offseason has been that Price would be the lead back after he was selected in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft by Seattle, the Seahawks made things interesting by listing Holani atop the depth chart. That said, we know what the depth chart says doesn't always play out in games, so we are not putting all of our eggs in that basket. Instead, let's dig through the details from beat writers and try and figure out how this situation between Price and Holani will play out. Seahawks RB depth chart Here's how things look on the Seahawks' official website: | Position | Player | | RB1 | George Holani | | RB2 | Jadarian Price | | RB3 | Emanuel Wilson | Again, do not take this as gospel because teams aren't always completely forthcoming on their depth charts. And we'd take this layout with an even bigger grain of salt after seeing what beat writers have to say about the Holani-Price situation. Will Jadarian Price or George Holani be lead back? Answer: Jadarian Price After taking in all the information from Seahawks beat writers, we're going with Price on this one. Back on Aug. 31, ESPN's Brady Henderson stated he believes it'll be Price serving as the Seahawks' lead back, with the Seahawks "mixing in a heavy dose of George Holani." "The best guess is that the Seahawks are planning, for now, to roll with Price as their lead back while mixing in a heavy dose of George Holani, whose receiving and pass-blocking skills seem perfectly suited for third-down work," he said. On Sept. 5, The News Tribune's Gregg Bell labeled Price as "the lead back." The Athletic's Andrew Destin envisions Price being "featured plenty on first and second downs, while third-year pro George Holani will be used on third downs, short-yardage situations and around the goal line." Certainly not ideal to see Destin's projection about Holani getting goal-line work, but it is just a projection and Price profiles as a solid option in short-yardage and goal-line situations, so we're not concerned there. Long story short: Price looks like the back to own and start in fantasy football, as he seems primed to be the lead back in Seattle in 2026.