Cam Akers

Career StatsF

Year	Team	GP	Yards	TD	YPC
Career		56	2,044	13	4.0
2025		6	19	0	3.8
2024		17	444	2	4.3
2023		7

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

This signing grades out as an overpay for the Seattle Seahawks — the team is paying more than the on-field production currently warrants. Cam's on-field performance ranks in the bottom quartile among NFL RBs, grading him as an unproven at the position. His $1.2M average annual value ranks as bargain money for the RB market. The concern here is the gap between production and cost — unproven output at bargain money means the team is paying a premium above the player's on-field value. Cam is squarely in his prime, which adds to the deal's upside — the team should get multiple productive seasons out of this contract.

Performance Analysis

Cam Akers pulls an F for the Seahawks at running back, a former second-round pick whose career has been derailed by injuries and declining production. Akers was once a promising young back in Los Angeles, but the Achilles injury fundamentally changed his running style. The burst and explosiveness that defined his early career are gone, and he has been ineffective at every stop since the injury. Seattle gave him a chance to resurrect his career, and it has not worked. Akers is fighting to stay in the league at this point, and the tape does not make a strong case for him.

Fan Sentiment

A clean roster cut that signals Seattle is moving on from a failed veteran experiment. Five headlines confirm this was a straightforward post-draft housekeeping move with little controversy. The key signal is timing — released immediately after the 2026 draft, suggesting younger backs won the job. Fans aren't surprised; Akers never recaptured his pre-injury form and was a disappointment throughout. Seattle will rely on draft picks and internal options to fill the backfield depth chart going forward.