FantasyPros Articles on Kenneth Walker III
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Walker had a disappointing season in 2025 from a fantasy standpoint as the RB28 in fantasy points per game, but it's easy to see why it unfolded that way. Walker had to split the passing game usage with Zach Charbonnet.
STACKED’s take
Walker's elite efficiency was masked by Seattle's deployment; should be explosive RB1 with KC.
Kenneth Walker III arrives in Kansas City as the Chiefs' new lead back after a disappointing 2025 season as the RB28 in fantasy points per game with Seattle. The source attributes his poor performance to deployment issues rather than talent: Walker had to split passing game usage with Zach Charbonnet (31.9% route share versus Charbonnet's 34.7%) and was shown the cold shoulder in the red zone, seeing only 34.8% of RB red zone rushing work when Charbonnet was active (30 carries versus Charbonnet's 51). The source projects him at RB14 (228.6 FPTS) versus his ECR of RB12 (-2 differential). With a lucrative contract signed with Kansas City, the source does not foresee him missing out on high usage. Walker ranked second in explosive run rate, first in missed tackle rate, ninth in yards per route run, and 12th in first downs per route run in 2025—a per-touch efficiency marvel. The source expects him to be an explosive RB1 in 2026, though not a true bellcow due to past injury issues.
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