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Kenneth Walker III
Is Kenneth Walker III starting?
Kenneth Walker III is the starting RB for the Kansas City Chiefs.
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The Kansas City Chiefs play next in Week 6, at home against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Kenneth Walker III is listed as the starter at RB going into that game.
At RB for the Kansas City Chiefs, Emmett Johnson and Brashard Smith are next in line behind him.
Kenneth Walker III's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 30-27 at LV (Oct 4); W 24-10 at MIA (Sep 27); W 33-30 vs IND (Sep 20).
Kenneth Walker III wears No. 9, is 25 years old, is listed at 5' 9", 211 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Michigan State.
Is Kenneth Walker III playing this week?
Kenneth Walker III is expected to start at RB for Kansas City Chiefs. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
KC RB Depth
Kansas City Chiefs Starting Lineup
- QB
- RBKenneth Walker IIIThis player
- FB
- WR1Rashee Rice
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- WR2
- WR3
- TE
- LTJosh Simmons
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- LG
- C
- RG
- RT
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Car | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Tgt | Rec Yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 4 | 87 | 537 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 84 | 2 |
| 2025 | SEA | 17 | 221 | 1027 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 282 | 0 |
| 2024 | SEA | 11 | 153 | 573 | 7 | 46 | 53 | 299 | 1 |
| 2023 | SEA | 15 | 219 | 905 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 259 | 1 |
| 2022 | SEA | 15 | 228 | 1050 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 165 | 0 |
| Career | 5 yrs | 62 | 908 | 4092 | 33 | 145 | 180 | 1089 | 4 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#2 of 124 at RB in Rushing Yards (2026)
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| Season | Rushing First Downs | Rushing EPA | Receiving Air Yards | Receiving YAC | Receiving First Downs | Receiving EPA | RACR | Target Share | Air Yards Share | WOPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 9.70 | -1 | 89 | 5 | -0.07 | -84.00 | 16.1% | -0.1% | 0.24 |
| 2025 | 46 | -14.29 | -41 | 339 | 12 | 6.84 | -6.88 | 7.9% | -1.1% | 0.11 |
| 2024 | 28 | -12.14 | -63 | 363 | 19 | 4.88 | -4.75 | 9.3% | -1.5% | 0.13 |
| 2023 | 46 | -9.33 | -79 | 317 | 9 | 3.51 | -3.28 | 6.8% | -1.9% | 0.09 |
| 2022 | 51 | -14.81 | -75 | 221 | 6 | -11.96 | -2.20 | 6.3% | -1.7% | 0.08 |
| Career | 196 | — | -259 | 1329 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.
Kenneth Walker III is rated 89 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 9th of 83 qualifying running backs (outperforms 89% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
Home / Road Split
Home · 2 games
Road · 2 games
2026 Game Log
Oct 4W@ LVYDS 177
- CAR
- 22
- YDS
- 177
- TD
- 2
- REC
- 1
- TGT
- 1
- YDS
- 2
- TD
- 0
Final W 30-27
Sep 27W@ MIAYDS 70
- CAR
- 18
- YDS
- 70
- TD
- 1
- REC
- 2
- TGT
- 2
- YDS
- 3
- TD
- 1
Final W 24-10
Sep 20Wvs INDYDS 117
- CAR
- 24
- YDS
- 117
- TD
- 0
- REC
- 6
- TGT
- 10
- YDS
- 61
- TD
- 0
Final W 33-30
Sep 14Wvs DENYDS 173
- CAR
- 23
- YDS
- 173
- TD
- 1
- REC
- 3
- TGT
- 6
- YDS
- 18
- TD
- 1
Final W 31-10
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | W@ LV | 22 | 177 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | W@ MIA | 18 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 20 | Wvs IND | 24 | 117 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| Sep 14 | Wvs DEN | 23 | 173 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Kenneth Walker III's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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