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Kenneth Walker III
Kenneth Walker III is a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Scouting report
Kenneth Walker III: the full picture
Kenneth Walker III at a glance
Kenneth Walker III is a 25-year-old running back for the Kansas City Chiefs, listed at 5'9" and 211 pounds. The Seattle Seahawks drafted Walker 41st overall in the second round in 2022, out of Michigan State, and 2026 is Walker's 5th NFL season.
2026 projection
The Gridiron Value season model projects Walker for 201.7 PPR points in 2026, which ranks RB20 at the position and works out to 14.2 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
2026 season so far
Through 2 games of 2026, Walker has scored 57.9 PPR points, or 28.9 per game. That is 28.7% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Walker would finish with about 492 points, ahead of the 201.7 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 34.1 points in Week 1 against DEN, the RB2 finish that week. Walker has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 2 of 2 games, a 100% consistency rate.
Percentile profile
Measured against the 59 qualified running backs of 2026, Walker ranks in the 99th percentile in rush yards, the 97th percentile in yards per carry and the 97th percentile in rush yards over expected per attempt. Five of the 6 tracked categories sit at or above the 75th percentile.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Walker has finished as RB18 in 2022, RB19 in 2023, RB27 in 2024 and RB22 in 2025. The high-water mark is 202.5 PPR points in 2022. Across 60 regular-season games on record, the totals read 3,845 rushing yards, 30 rushing touchdowns, 142 receptions and 1,084 receiving yards.
Kenneth Walker III by the numbers
Walker has finished in the weekly top five at the position 6 times and finished in the top twelve 18 times. The career high is 34.1 PPR points, set in Week 1 of 2026 against DEN. The game log also shows 3 games of 30 or more PPR points, 11 100-yard rushing games and 1 game with three or more touchdowns. In all, Walker has reached 20 points in 11 games, 18% of career appearances.
How the production happens
In 2026, Walker handled 23.5 carries per game, including 8 red-zone carries and 4 carries from inside the five. 7 runs gained ten yards or more. In the passing game Walker drew 8.0 targets per game.
Contract
Walker is playing on a three-year, $43.0 million contract signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2026, an average of $14.3 million per year with $28.7 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2028 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Walker carries a GV stock price of 6,345, which ranks 38th overall and RB6 among running backs out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Walker 17th overall. Value has moved up 2.7 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Jonathan Taylor, Jahmyr Gibbs and James Cook. See where Walker sits on the trade value chart.
Latest news
7 news items linked to Walker in the past two weeks, the most recent on September 22, 2026. Read the latest Kenneth Walker III news.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 201.7
- PPR / game
- 14.2
Kenneth Walker III fantasy outlook
Kenneth Walker III enters the 2026 season with KC and ranks RB20 and #68 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 201.7 PPR points across 14.2 games, or 14.2 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a strong starter tier. The preseason depth chart lists Kenneth Walker III as RB1, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Kenneth Walker III produced 191.9 PPR points in 17 games (11.3 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 60%, with a 56% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.
Week 3 projection
Kenneth Walker III is projected for 16.8 PPR points on the road at MIA in week 3, with a likely range of 3.0 to 34.2.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 2.7 since the previous model run (stable).
- Redraft
- 73.3
- Dynasty
- 61.5
- Superflex redraft
- 74.9
- Superflex dynasty
- 70.1
- TE premium dynasty
- 37.1
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 2 | 47 | 290 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 79 | 1 | 57.9 |
| 2025 | SEA | 17 | 221 | 1,027 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 282 | 0 | 191.9 |
| 2024 | SEA | 11 | 153 | 573 | 7 | 53 | 46 | 299 | 1 | 181.2 |
| 2023 | SEA | 15 | 219 | 905 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 259 | 1 | 199.4 |
| 2022 | SEA | 15 | 228 | 1,050 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 165 | 0 | 202.5 |
Running backs ranked near Kenneth Walker III
- J.K. Dobbins RB17 · 207.6 PPR
- Bhayshul Tuten RB18 · 206.3 PPR
- Cam Skattebo RB19 · 206.3 PPR
- Quinshon Judkins RB21 · 198.4 PPR
- Saquon Barkley RB22 · 196.8 PPR
- Rhamondre Stevenson RB23 · 196.2 PPR
Kansas City Chiefs fantasy players
- Patrick Mahomes QB · 304.1 PPR
- Rashee Rice WR · 222.8 PPR
- Travis Kelce TE · 151.8 PPR
- Xavier Worthy WR · 145.7 PPR
- Tyquan Thornton WR · 95.0 PPR
- Emmett Johnson RB · 90.3 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.