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Kenneth Walker III is walking into a crowded room in a new offense, in September, with a quarterback who has never handed him the ball in a game that counted. He ran for 1,027 yards on 221 carries across all 17 games for Seattle last season, which comes out to 60.4 yards a game, and the market has posted 61.5... Our projection lands at 67.9 yards and the case is volume rather than efficiency.
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Walker's projection 67.9 yards vs. market 61.5; volume upside as highest-paid KC back.

Walker is entering a new offense with Kansas City after running for 1,027 yards on 221 carries (60.4 yards per game) for Seattle last season while splitting the backfield. The Chiefs signed him to a three-year deal worth up to $45 million with $28.7 million guaranteed to replace both Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt. Tampa Bay projects 67.9 rushing yards for Week 1 versus the market's 61.5, arguing the case is volume-based; a back getting 13 carries per game in a duo should receive more carries as the highest-paid piece of a Kansas City backfield that has lost its two most-used players.

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