The Seattle Seahawks could be without another key player in Sunday's Week 7 road game against the Falcons.

The Seahawks are ruling out three key players for Sunday's game against Atlanta

Seattle announced Saturday that running back Kenneth Walker III is questionable for the game due to an illness. This comes after the Seahawks ruled out right tackle Stone Forsythe (hand), cornerback Riq Woolen (ankle) and cornerback Tre Brown (ankle) on Friday.

Seattle also signed cornerbacks Josh Jobe and Faion Hicks from the practice squad on Saturday, adding depth to a depleted position group. In addition to the loss of Woolen and Brown, veteran reserve cornerback Artie Burns was placed on injured reserve last week with a toe injury.

Walker has rushed for 234 yards and five touchdowns in four games this season, averaging 4.6 yards per carry. The 2022 second-round pick also has 21 catches for 136 yards. Walker missed two consecutive games in Week 2 and Week 3 due to an oblique injury.

If Walker is unable to play, backup running back Zach Charbonnet would be in line to get the start. Charbonnet rushed for 187 yards and three touchdowns while averaging 3.8 yards per carry. The 2023 second-round pick also has 19 catches for 149 yards and a TD.

The Seahawks have struggled to get their rushing attack going this season, ranking 29th with just 96.5 rushing yards per game.

Jobe, a third-year undrafted pro out of Alabama, signed with Seattle's practice squad on Aug. 29. He spent the last two seasons with Philadelphia, where he appeared in 10 games at cornerback and 28 games overall.

Hicks, a 2022 seventh-round draft pick by Denver, signed with the Seahawks' practice squad on August 30. The Wisconsin product has spent time with Denver, New Orleans and Cleveland over the last two seasons. As a rookie, he appeared in two games for the Broncos, playing exclusively on special teams.

With Seattle missing two of its top three cornerbacks, fifth-round rookie Nehemiah Pritchett figures to get a decent amount of playing time alongside starting corner Devon Witherspoon. Safety Coby Bryant could also be an option at cornerback, as he played outside cornerback during his college career at Cincinnati and nickel cornerback during his 2022 rookie season with the Seahawks.

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