Kenneth Walker
RBKansas City ChiefsBye 5
Rest of season
RB3
Week 3
The Sharp Model’s call
Must start
23.6
projected FFPC points, week 3
20.6
before matchup, Vegas, injury and weather
RB2
at the position this week
Floor 14.1 · ceiling 36.5
- Opponent
- at MIASun, Sep 27, 1:00 PM ET
- Matchup
- MIA allow 28.5 FFPC points a game to running backs, the 2nd most in the league.
- The line
- KC −10.5 · total 45.5 · KC implied 28.0
- DraftKings
- $7,400 · 20.6 DK points · 2.78 per $1K · tier A
Rankings and value
- Rest of season
- 303.4
- projected FFPC points, RB3 at the position
- Next four weeks
- 60.7
- projected FFPC points
- Playoff weeks
- 57.4
- projected FFPC points, weeks 15 to 17
- Trend
- Steady
- his last three weeks against his projection
- ADP, last 7 days
- 12.0
- Sharp rank 15, edge −3
- Season projection
- 245.0
- FFPC points, set before week 1
Game log
| Week | Opp | FFPC | Sharp | DK | Snaps | Att | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs DEN | 34.1 | – | 37.1 | 4768% | 23 | 173 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 1 |
| 2 | vs IND | 23.8 | 18.5 | 26.8 | 6683% | 24 | 117 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 0 |
| Season | 57.9 | 63.9 | 113 | 47 | 290 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 79 | 1 |
News and takes
- Yahoo Sports
Yahoo published a fantasy baseball retrospective naming Pete Crow-Armstrong and Jordan Walker as 2026 league winners.
- USA TODAY Sports
USA TODAY Sports' Week 3 running back rankings note that Kenneth Walker III leads the NFL in rushing through two weeks and has also been the most targeted back in the passing game. He is listed among the top starts for Kansas City's trip to Miami.
- ProFootballTalk
- PFF
PFF's post-Week 2 rest-of-season rankings bump Kenneth Walker to third overall at running back, while Christian Watson and Parker Washington crack the top 15 at wide receiver.
- List Wire
- bolavip.com
- RotoWire NFL
RotoWire notes Kenneth Walker carried 24 times for 117 yards and caught six of 10 targets for 61 yards in Kansas City's 33-30 overtime win over Indianapolis.
- PFF
PFF highlights Kenneth Walker III's hot start in Kansas City, leading the NFL in rushing yards with an expanded receiving role added to his workload through two games.
- PFF
- PFF
His calls on The Record
The whole record| Week | Kind | Call | Line | Scored | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Start/sit | Must start | 7.5 | 23.8 | Right |
| 2 | Take | Hold | 7.5 | 23.8 | No claim |
| 2 | Take | Start×3 | 7.5 | 23.8 | Right |
| 2 | Direction | Unchanged | 7.5 | 23.8 | No claim |
| 2 | Direction | Arrow up×3 | 7.5 | 23.8 | Right |
Schedule
| Week | Opponent | Kickoff | Line | Total | vs RB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | at MIA | Sun, Sep 27, 1:00 PM ET | KC −10.5 | 45.5 | 2nd28.5 |
| 4 | at LV | Sun, Oct 4, 4:25 PM ET | KC −6 | 45.5 | 21st20.1 |
| 5 | Bye | ||||
| 6 | vs LAC | Sun, Oct 18, 4:25 PM ET | – | – | 30th17.6 |
| 7 | at SEA | Sun, Oct 25, 8:20 PM ET | – | – | 29th17.7 |
| 8 | at DEN | Sun, Nov 1, 4:25 PM ET | – | – | 8th23.8 |
| 9 | vs NYJ | Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 PM ET | – | – | 20th20.3 |
| 10 | at ATL | Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 PM ET | – | – | 24th18.9 |
| 11 | vs ARI | Sun, Nov 22, 1:00 PM ET | – | – | 18th20.7 |
| 12 | at BUF | Thu, Nov 26, 8:20 PM ET | – | – | 3rd27.4 |
| 13 | at LAR | Thu, Dec 3, 8:15 PM ET | – | – | 25th18.6 |
| 14 | at CIN | Sun, Dec 13, 4:25 PM ET | – | – | 9th23.6 |
| 15 | vs NE | Mon, Dec 21, 8:15 PM ET | – | – | 27th17.8 |
| 16 | vs SF | Sun, Dec 27, 4:25 PM ET | – | – | 15th21.4 |
| 17 | at LAC | Sun, Jan 3, 1:00 PM ET | – | – | 30th17.6 |
| 18 | vs LV | Sun, Jan 10, 1:00 PM ET | – | – | 21st20.1 |