LAC · RB
Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal is a running back for the Los Angeles Chargers. Depth chart: RB3.
Scouting report
Kimani Vidal: the full picture
Kimani Vidal at a glance
Kimani Vidal is a 25-year-old running back for the Los Angeles Chargers, listed at 5'8" and 215 pounds. The Los Angeles Chargers drafted Vidal 181st overall in the sixth round in 2024, out of Troy, and 2026 is Vidal's 3rd NFL season.
2026 projection
The Gridiron Value season model projects Vidal for 55.8 PPR points in 2026, which ranks RB61 at the position and works out to 4.2 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
2026 season so far
Through 1 game of 2026, Vidal has scored 0.0 PPR points, or 0.0 per game. That is 0.0% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Vidal would finish with about 0 points, behind the 55.8 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 0.0 points in Week 2 against LV, the RB81 finish that week. Vidal has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 0 of 1 game, a 0% consistency rate.
Percentile profile
Measured against the 55 qualified running backs of 2025, Vidal ranks in the 43rd percentile in rush yards, the 41st percentile in yards per carry and the 25th percentile in receiving yards. The softest mark is the 20th percentile in rush TDs.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Vidal has finished as RB81 in 2024 and RB42 in 2025. The high-water mark is 117.9 PPR points in 2025. Across 23 regular-season games on record, the totals read 798 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns, 21 receptions and 198 receiving yards.
Kimani Vidal by the numbers
Vidal has finished in the weekly top five at the position 1 time and finished in the top twelve 4 times. The career high is 22.8 PPR points, set in Week 6 of 2025 against MIA. The game log also shows 3 100-yard rushing games. In all, Vidal has reached 20 points in 2 games, 9% of career appearances.
Contract
Vidal is playing on a one-year, $1.1 million contract signed with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2026, an average of $1.1 million per year. The deal runs through the 2026 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Vidal carries a GV stock price of 1,905, which ranks 402nd overall and RB72 among running backs out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Vidal 459th overall. Value has moved down 3.0 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Isaiah Davis, Brashard Smith and Bam Knight. See where Vidal sits on the trade value chart.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 55.8
- PPR / game
- 4.2
Kimani Vidal fantasy outlook
Kimani Vidal enters the 2026 season with LAC and ranks RB72 and #282 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 55.8 PPR points across 13.4 games, or 4.2 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a depth and watch-list tier. The preseason depth chart lists Kimani Vidal as RB3, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Kimani Vidal produced 117.9 PPR points in 13 games (9.1 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 33%, with a 0% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The primary risk is earning enough weekly opportunity from a lower depth-chart position.
Week 1 projection
Kimani Vidal is projected for 8.5 PPR points at home against ARI in week 1, with a likely range of 0.0 to 21.7.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 3.0 since the previous model run (stable).
- Redraft
- 10.6
- Dynasty
- 18.5
- Superflex redraft
- 14.8
- Superflex dynasty
- 22.1
- TE premium dynasty
- 11.1
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | LAC | 13 | 155 | 643 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 136 | 1 | 117.9 |
| 2024 | LAC | 9 | 43 | 155 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 32.7 |
Running backs ranked near Kimani Vidal
- James Conner RB58 · 64.2 PPR
- Sean Tucker RB59 · 60.3 PPR
- Ty Johnson RB60 · 59.2 PPR
- Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB62 · 54.5 PPR
- Jonah Coleman RB63 · 52.5 PPR
- Jonah Coleman RB64 · 52.5 PPR
Los Angeles Chargers fantasy players
- Justin Herbert QB · 304.4 PPR
- Ladd McConkey WR · 215.6 PPR
- Omarion Hampton RB · 212.2 PPR
- Quentin Johnston WR · 177.3 PPR
- Oronde Gadsden II TE · 107.7 PPR
- Tre Harris WR · 107.5 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.