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Emanuel Wilson

Emanuel Wilson is a running back for the Seattle Seahawks. Depth chart: RB1.

Scouting report

Emanuel Wilson: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated October 20, 2026

Emanuel Wilson at a glance

Emanuel Wilson is a 27-year-old running back for the Seattle Seahawks, listed at 5'10" and 226 pounds. Wilson entered the league undrafted in 2023 out of Fort Valley State College and is now in a 4th NFL season.

2026 projection

Our season projection has Wilson at 116.5 PPR points for 2026, which ranks RB42 at the position and works out to 8.2 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 6 games of 2026, Wilson has scored 56.3 PPR points, or 9.4 per game. That is 48.3% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Wilson would finish with about 160 points, ahead of the 116.5 projected. The best week so far is 27.0 points in Week 4 against LAC, the RB6 finish that week. Wilson has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 2 of 6 games, a 33% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 54 qualified running backs of 2026, Wilson ranks in the 64th percentile in rush yards, the 59th percentile in rush TDs and the 38th percentile in receiving yards. The softest mark is the 13th percentile in rush yards over expected per attempt.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Wilson has finished as RB100 in 2023, RB48 in 2024 and RB49 in 2025. The high-water mark is 96.0 PPR points in 2024. Across 45 regular-season games on record, the totals read 1,386 rushing yards, 9 rushing touchdowns, 35 receptions and 220 receiving yards.

Emanuel Wilson by the numbers

Wilson has finished in the weekly top five at the position 1 time and finished in the top twelve 2 times. The career high is 27.0 PPR points, set in Week 4 of 2026 against LAC. The game log also shows 1 100-yard rushing game. In all, Wilson has reached 20 points in 2 games, 4% of career appearances.

How the production happens

In 2026, Wilson handled 14.5 carries per game, including 15 red-zone carries and 7 carries from inside the five. 6 runs gained ten yards or more. In the passing game Wilson drew 2.0 targets per game.

Contract

Wilson is playing on a one-year, $1.6 million contract signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 2026, an average of $1.6 million per year with $550,000 guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
116.5
PPR / game
8.2

Emanuel Wilson fantasy outlook

Emanuel Wilson enters the 2026 season with SEA and ranks RB44 and #162 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 116.5 PPR points across 14.3 games, or 8.2 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a lineup and depth tier. The preseason depth chart lists Emanuel Wilson as RB2, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Emanuel Wilson produced 94.5 PPR points in 17 games (5.6 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 36%, with a 2% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.

Week 1 projection

Emanuel Wilson is projected for 10.2 PPR points at home against NE in week 1, with a likely range of 0.0 to 25.0.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 2.4 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
17.9
Dynasty
17.6
Superflex redraft
28.9
Superflex dynasty
20.6
TE premium dynasty
10.6

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Career stats

SeasonTeamGCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TDPPR
2026SEA68730328550156.3
2025GB171254963171599094.5
2024GB171035024141148196.0
2023GB5148505423014.8

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