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Kansas City Chiefs · RB · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Michigan State (2022 Round 2, Pick 41)

Kenneth Walker III

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91.8
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #2 of 65 qualified RBs
Carries & share
14176.2% team carries
Rushing yards
7705.46 YPC
Rushing TD
6110.0 rush yds/G
Receiving
22/32 · 131 yds2 rec TD · 75% snaps
EPA per opportunity
+0.075141 opportunities · What is EPA?
Success rate
44.7%Play-by-play positive EPA

Kenneth Walker III among the 65 qualified running backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Gibbs95.7
  2. Walker III91.8
  3. Warren88.1
  4. Hubbard86.3
  5. Robinson85.0
  6. Cook81.0
  7. Taylor78.4
  8. McCaffrey75.8
  9. Irving74.6
  10. Williams73.4
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 65 qualified RBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Carry share25% weight · Raw 76.2% → Shrunk 66.3%
98thpercentile
Target share15% weight · Raw 14.7% → Shrunk 12.7%
92thpercentile
Rushing yards per game, regressed20% weight · Raw 5.46 → Shrunk 81.18
98thpercentile
Receiving yards per game, regressed11% weight · Raw 4.09 → Shrunk 21.52
88thpercentile
Opponent-adjusted receiving EPA per game7% weight · Raw −0.004 → Shrunk +0.085
75thpercentile
Early-down opponent-adjusted rushing EPA per game5% weight · Raw +0.028 → Shrunk −0.747
66thpercentile
Offensive snaps per game, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.80 → Shrunk 39.38
90thpercentile
Positive-EPA run rate, regressed5% weight · Raw 44.7% → Shrunk 40.9%
89thpercentile
10+ yard run rate, regressed5% weight · Raw 14.2% → Shrunk 11.3%
95thpercentile
Yards / run, regressed3% weight · Raw 5.46 → Shrunk 4.63
98thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Kenneth Walker III. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultCarriesRush ydsRush TDRec/TgtRec ydsRec TD
Week 1Sep 14, 2026vs DENW 31-102317313/6181
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs INDW 33-302411706/10610
Week 3Sep 27, 2026@ MIAW 24-10187012/231
Week 4Oct 4, 2026@ LVW 30-272217721/120
Week 6Oct 18, 2026vs LACW 22-61912822/3110
Week 7Oct 25, 2026@ SEAL 3-20143604/5210
Week 8Nov 1, 2026@ DENL 24-28216904/5150

College to the NFL: Michigan State to Kansas City Chiefs

Verified identity bridge linking Kenneth Walker III's college regular-season yards at Michigan State to official NFL game lines.

Michigan State (College yards)

5552019
5792020
1,6362021
4141st pick
2022 Draft

KC (NFL yards)

1,0502022
9052023
5732024
1,0272025
7702026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 5 seasons.

SeasonClubGCarriesRush ydsRush TDRec/TgtRec ydsRec TD
2022SEA152281,050927/351650
2023SEA15219905829/372591
2024SEA11153573746/532991
2025SEA172211,027531/362820
2026 (so far)KC7141770622/321312

Compare Kenneth Walker III with top running backs

Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 RB.

Kenneth Walker III vs. Jahmyr Gibbs (DET)Score 91.8 vs. 95.7Kenneth Walker III vs. Jaylen Warren (PIT)Score 91.8 vs. 88.1Kenneth Walker III vs. Chuba Hubbard (CAR)Score 91.8 vs. 86.3Kenneth Walker III vs. Bijan Robinson (ATL)Score 91.8 vs. 85.0Kenneth Walker III vs. James Cook (BUF)Score 91.8 vs. 81.0Kenneth Walker III vs. Jonathan Taylor (IND)Score 91.8 vs. 78.4
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