In the Seahawks’ preseason opener, Kenny McIntosh outlines his case and highlights five more things to watch.

Kenny McIntosh has been a Seattle Seahawk for roughly 15 months.

But he’s still not sure the team has seen the real Kenny McIntosh.

A sprained left knee suffered in the mock game last August held him out of the rest of the preseason.

That injury, combined with another to his thumb later in the year, limited him to just three regular-season games and only 13 snaps as a rookie in 2023, all on special teams.

While he’s been healthy in training camp so far, the careful nature of how practices are run — mostly no live tackling — makes it difficult to accurately judge running backs.

McIntosh says he’s always been a little bit better when there’s something on the line.

“When it’s game time it’s a different Kenny, I want to say,’’ McIntosh said this week. “Lights, camera, action happen, it’s going to be time to showcase my talent.’’

He’ll finally get that chance with the Seahawks on Saturday when they open the preseason with a 4 p.m. game in Los Angeles against the Chargers.

True, the result doesn’t matter. But for McIntosh and others fighting to make the 53-man roster, it could mean just about everything.

“Time’s ticking,” coach Mike Macdonald said Thursday. “So there’s a sense of urgency on some decisions that we’re going to have to make pretty soon.’’

McIntosh may feel as much of that sense as anyone.

When McIntosh was taken in the seventh round in 2023 out of Georgia it was expected he could make a run at the third-down/two-minute back role that favors running backs with good pass-catching skills. That was something he displayed in college, ranking third among all FBS running backs with 504 receiving yards in 2022.