Kenneth Walker
- RB
- , Kansas City Chiefs
- 26
- 211 lbs
- 5' 9"
- 8
- 1
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2026 Draft note
Walker produced a 97th-percentile run grade in 2025, second-best among qualified backs, so the talent is real. The problem in Seattle was opportunity–221 carries, five touchdowns, while sharing the backfield with Zach Charbonnet. Kansas City represents a significant change in scenery: the Chiefs enter 2026 with 288 vacated RB carries, the most of any team in the NFL, clearing the runway for a genuine workhorse role. The concern is the blocking environment. KC's run-block win rate fell from 7th to 25th last season, and the team was a net loser in offensive line spending this offseason with no early-round picks. Creed Humphrey remains an elite center, but run blocking was a weakness last year and it really didn't get addressed. Walker's elite elusiveness (89th-percentile elusive rating, 88th-percentile broken-tackle rate) gives him a chance to generate on his own, which is probably why the Chiefs went after him. He’s a high-upside RB2 with some environment risk.
2026 Strength of Schedule - KC
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 DEN | 13 IND | 4 @MIA | 27 @LV | BYE | 5 LAC | 3 @SEA | 12 @DEN | 32 NYJ | 17 @ATL | 31 ARI | 24 @BUF | 20 @LAR | 25 @CIN | 7 NE | 22 SF | 5 @LAC | 27 LV |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEN | 23 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 7.52 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 31.1 | 32.60 | 34.1 | 47/69 | 68.1% |
| 2 | IND | 24 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 4.88 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 10 | 10.17 | 17.8 | 20.80 | 23.8 | 66/80 | 82.5% |
| Per game | 23.50 | 145.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 6.17 | 4.50 | 39.50 | 0.50 | 8.00 | 8.78 | 24.45 | 26.70 | 28.95 | 56.50/74.50 | 75.31% | |
| Totals | 47 | 290 | 1 | 0 | 6.17 | 9 | 79 | 1 | 16 | 8.78 | 48.9 | 53.4 | 57.9 | 113/149 | 75.31% | |
Previous Games vs. MIA
| Season | Week | Opp | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | MIA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
