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RB · KC

Kenneth Walker III

TeamKC
PositionRB
Jersey#9
Age26
Height5'9"
Weight210 lb
CollegeMichigan State; Wake Forest
Experience4 yrs

Week 8 outlook

Must start in 12-team leagues · Start in 10-team

Projected 16.1 PPR points (14.7 half-PPR, 13.3 standard) at DEN, RB10 this week. 2026: 20 carries and 4.5 targets per game over 6 games (14.3% target share), 817 total yards, 8 TD. That is up from 2025, when he averaged 15.1 carries plus targets per game (11.3 PPR per game over 17 games, finished RB22). DEN has allowed fewer fantasy points to RBs than average.

Injury status as of Mon, Nov 2, 11:59 AM ET. Official inactives come out about 90 minutes before kickoff — check them before you lock your lineup.

Week 8 matchup@ DENSun, Nov 1, 4:25 PM ET
Projection · PPR16.1Half 14.7 · Std 13.3
Week 8 rank · PPRRB10Model · FLEX 20
Trade value · PPR50Rest of season: 187.4 pts

The desk on him

KC RB
start Pending

Start Kenneth Walker III at Miami, the workload is the whole story

24 carries and 10 targets in the same game is not a committee, it is a job. The 23.3% target share is the part nobody is pricing in: he is the passing-game back as well. RB2 in Week 1 and RB2 again in Week 2 came out of that usage, not out of luck.

Nico Barrera
RB · KC at MIA  ·  1 week to grade
The evidence (29)
  • Week 1 opponentDEN
  • Week 1 PPR points34.1
  • Week 1 PPR finishRB2
  • Week 1 carries23
  • Week 1 rushing yards173
  • Week 1 rushing TDs1
  • Week 1 targets6
  • Week 1 target share24%
  • Week 1 receptions3
  • Week 1 receiving yards18
  • Week 1 receiving TDs1
  • Week 2 opponentIND
  • Week 2 PPR points23.8
  • Week 2 PPR finishRB2
  • Week 2 carries24
  • Week 2 rushing yards117
  • Week 2 targets10
  • Week 2 target share23.3%
  • Week 2 receptions6
  • Week 2 receiving yards61
  • Week 3 opponentat MIA
  • 2025 games played17
  • 2025 PPR points per game11.3
  • 2025 season PPR finishRB22
  • 2025 carries per game13
  • 2025 targets per game2.1
  • Week 3 projection, PPR25
  • Week 3 projection, half-PPR22.7
  • Week 3 projected rank, PPRRB3
Source: nflverse weekly player stats and schedule · Signed by Saul Ancona
KC RB
sit Miss

Sit Kenneth Walker until the touches stabilize

34.1 points on 23 carries and a 24% target share is a monster stat line, but last season he averaged 13 carries a game and finished RB22. One 23-carry outlier against Denver doesn't erase a full season of a diminished role, and I need to see the volume repeat before I trust it as a floor. Bench and watch the workload in Week 2.

Nico Barrera
RB · KC vs IND  ·  Wk 2: RB2 · 23.8 PPR
The evidence (20)
  • Week 1 opponentDEN
  • Week 1 PPR points34.1
  • Week 1 PPR finishRB2
  • Week 1 carries23
  • Week 1 rushing yards173
  • Week 1 rushing TDs1
  • Week 1 targets6
  • Week 1 target share24%
  • Week 1 receptions3
  • Week 1 receiving yards18
  • Week 1 receiving TDs1
  • Week 2 opponentvs IND
  • 2025 games played17
  • 2025 PPR points per game11.3
  • 2025 season PPR finishRB22
  • 2025 carries per game13
  • 2025 targets per game2.1
  • Week 2 projection, PPR18
  • Week 2 projection, half-PPR16.5
  • Week 2 projected rank, PPRRB7
Source: nflverse weekly player stats and schedule · Signed by Saul Ancona

2026 game log

7 games · 22.9 PPR per game
WkOppCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsPPRFinish
1DEN2317316318 34.1RB2
2IND24117010661 23.8RB2
3MIA18701223 21.3RB7
4LV221772112 30.9RB3
6LAC1912823211 27.9RB2
7SEA143605421 9.7RB31
8DEN216905415 12.4RB21

2025 season

17 games · 11.3 PPR per game · finished RB22
WkOppCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsPPRFinish
1SF10200334 5.4RB39
2PIT1310511113 18.8RB9
3NO163821112 18.0RB10
4ARI198102129 12.0RB27
5TB10860110 9.6RB26
6JAX10340113 4.7RB43
7HOU17660000 6.6RB33
9WAS114202219 8.1RB27
10ARI14670113 8.0RB35
11LA166713344 20.1RB9
12TEN117104330 13.1RB17
13MIN135604318 10.4RB33
14ATL1029031-1 3.8RB49
15IND9170112 2.9RB56
16LA1110013364 25.4RB7
17CAR15510226 7.7RB31
18SF169704436 17.3RB10