Sean Koerner pegged Zach Charbonnet as the highest-upside running back available in Round 10. Charbonnet needs Kenneth Walker to miss time, but Koerner stressed how massive the payoff can be: in Walker’s four missed games last year, Charbonnet produced RB7 overall numbers in his first two starts and RB2 overall in the next two. Koerner’s annual backup-RB model gives Charbonnet one of the top "league-winner" ratings because Seattle funnels the entire backfield to one runner when healthy and Charbonnet already handles third-down work. If Walker’s physical running style again leads to missed weeks, Koerner projects Charbonnet for a locked-in 18-22 touches and top-5 weekly finishes, well worth a 10th-round best-ball pick.

Pat Fitzmaurice pegged Zach Charbonnet as a sneaky buy-low thanks to Seattle’s revamped run game under Clint Kubiak and offensive line guru Rick Denison. Drawing on the Kubiak/Denison track record of churning out anonymous 1,000-yard rushers since the late 1990s, Fitzmaurice expects the Seahawks to be far more efficient on the ground in 2025. Charbonnet is priced like Kenneth Walker’s pure backup, yet the staff’s zone-run history and commitment to a heavier run rate could push Charbonnet into standalone flex value with legitimate league-winning upside if Walker misses time. Dynasty managers can exploit the current discount before camp buzz catches up to the coaching change.

Sean Koerner ranked Zach Charbonnet as his RB30—well above the market price near RB36—and called him “one of the best backups in football.” When Kenneth Walker missed two separate two-game stretches last season, Charbonnet posted RB7 and RB2 finishes over those spans, proof of legitimate league-winning potential. Koerner dismissed worries about seventh-round rookie Damien Martinez, noting late-round backs rarely dent year-one workloads, and said chatter around a possible Walker trade only sweetens Charbonnet shares in early best-ball tournaments. Even without a trade, Koerner views Charbonnet as a must-draft lottery ticket thanks to locked-in passing-down usage and a demonstrated every-down ceiling in Shane Waldron’s balanced offense.

Davis Mattek argued that Zach Charbonnet remains a priority RB4 despite being the priciest back in his tier. Mattek highlighted 2023 usage splits showing Charbonnet still on the field for 47% of total snaps and an eye-popping 81% of long-down-and-distance situations after Kenneth Walker returned in Week 4, plus full-time starts in Weeks 14-15. With Seattle’s front office ‘open for business,’ Mattek thinks a mid-season Walker trade could catapult Charbonnet into bell-cow status. Even without a trade, he expects a near 50/50 committee under new OC Ryan Grubb, and Sam Darnold’s check-down tendencies should funnel targets Charbonnet’s way. Mattek conservatively projects about 5 half-PPR points in Week 1 but sees a realistic path to 12-14 weekly if the workload tilts his direction, making him an upside swing worth paying current ADP in Best Ball Mania drafts.