Seahawks poaching Commanders rookie running back off practice squad

London, United Kingdom - October 4: Robert Henry Jr. of Washington Commanders in action during the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Commanders match between Indianapolis Colts and Washington Commanders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 4, 2026 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Vince Mignott/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images) | DeFodi Images via Getty Images

The Seattle Seahawks are making more moves at the running back position, and this signing involves a practice squad poach.

Jordan Schultz reported on Monday that undrafted rookie Robert Henry Jr, who's been on the Washington Commanders practice squad all season, is joining the Seahawks active roster. We won't have any official transactions announced until Tuesday, so a corresponding move will have to be made to get Henry on the team.

Sources: The #Seahawks are signing RB Robert Henry Jr. to their active roster off the #Commanders practice squad.

Henry was a UDFA out of UTSA this past spring, where he earned First-Team All-American Conference honors. The deal was confirmed by @eliteloyaltysp. https://t.co/h0tUk1NcoVpic.twitter.com/wAG4H63H9Q

- Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) October 6, 2026

Henry was a first-team All-American Conference back at UTSA, the same school where Riq Woolen starred, rushing for 1,045 yards and nine touchdowns on just 151 carries. He totaled over 2,300 yards and scored 30 total touchdowns between rushing and receiving.

At 5'9 and 196 pounds, Henry is on the smaller side for a running back and he's not a burner with his 4.52s 40-yard dash, but he's still a running back and Seattle only has two career RBs on the active roster. It's reasonable to think that if Henry is on the active roster, Velus Jones Jr would be cut and subsequently re-signed to the practice squad, as he does not have to clear waivers. He'd also get three new elevations by returning to the PS.

Seattle also intends to sign Joe Mixon to the practice squad, so with Jadarian Price on injured reserve and Zach Charbonnet not back for Week 5 against the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle seemingly has two other options at its disposal to handle the next couple of weeks.