Second-year running back Thomas Rawls won't suit up for the Seattle Seahawks during the preseason, but it's looking more likely that he'll be the team's Week 1 starter. 

A surprise performer during an outstanding rookie campaign, Rawls saw his season cut short after he suffered a devastating broken ankle against the Baltimore Ravens in mid December. This ended an otherwise stellar initial season prematurely — a season that saw Rawls put up over 900 total yards while averaging a whopping 5.6 yards per attempt. 

With Marshawn Lynch now in retirement, the Seahawks are looking for someone to replace him as the team's primary ball carrier. And while Christine Michael has been impressive during the summer, Rawls has to be considered the odds-on-favorite to be that guy Seattle asks to touch the ball 300-plus times this season. 

"He looks really good and I think the signs are very positive that he's going to be ready in a couple weeks to play," Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said about Rawls' status on Sunday. "Right now we just want to see him come back day after day and keep battling, really digging in like he does and competing like he does, just to show that he's alright. He's doing everything right so we're really happy with him." 

With an ADP that has him as the 13th running back off the board, Rawls is definitely a high-risk proposition. With that said, the news coming from Seahawks camp this past weekend bodes extremely well for his ability to equal that value on the field.