Kenneth Walker III Out for Seahawks After Suffering Ankle Injury vs. Rams

Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III suffered an ankle injury in Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams.

During the third quarter, the team confirmed he wouldn't return. The 2022 second-round pick ran for 36 yards on three carries before exiting.

Walker took over as Seattle's primary ball-carrier in Week 6 after Rashaad Penny fractured his fibula the previous week and was ruled out for the remainder of the season. Entering Sunday, he had run for 613 yards and nine touchdowns on 135 carries. He also caught 19 passes for 116 yards.

The impact of Walker's injury was exacerbated by DeeJay Dallas picking up an ankle injury of his own, which left him doubtful to return against the Rams.

The Seahawks are now down their top four running backs from when they opened the season. Travis Homer was listed on the injury report (illness/knee) as questionable but was downgraded to out Saturday.

Seattle has been one of the NFL's biggest surprises this year. Despite trading Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos, the team remains in the playoff hunt.

A lot of that is because of Geno Smith, who has thrown for 2,802 yards, 19 touchdowns and five interceptions, and the strength of the passing game. But even the best offense would eventually struggle with its running back depth depleted to this degree.

Head coach Pete Carroll will hope Walker's injury isn't serious enough to jeopardize his availability for Week 14 against the Carolina Panthers before a difficult three-game stretch against the San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets.