RB · Kansas City Chiefs · #9

Kenneth Walker III

RB1

College: Wake Forest
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 211 lb
Experience: 5th season

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Season

EPA / carry

+0.10▲ 0.16 vs '25

4th of 27 RBs

Success rate

45.0%▲ 7.0 vs '25

8th of 27 RBs

RYOE / carry

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1st of 27 RBs

Yards per carry

5.84▲ 1.19 vs '25

1st of 27 RBs

Receiving

116 yds−0.04 EPA/TGT

18 rec · 27 tgt · 2 td

Ranks compare against the 27 qualifying running backs on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

EPA per carry by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Rushing+11.5

Receiving−1.9

Net+9.6

Best game · Wk 1 vs DEN

Carries

173

Rush yds

Total TD

+10.1

Rush EPA

+0.44

EPA/carry

Rec yds

2026 game log

	Rushing							Receiving
Game	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.	Rushing success rateShare of designed runs with positive EPA.	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.
Wk 1 vs DENW	23	173	7.52	1	+10.1	+0.44	47.8	6	3	18	1	+0.11
Wk 2 vs INDW	24	117	4.88	0	+0.8	+0.03	54.2	10	6	61	0	−0.05
Wk 3 @ MIAW	18	70	3.89	1	−4.9	−0.27	38.9	2	2	3	1	+0.62
Wk 4 @ LVW	22	177	8.05	2	+3.7	+0.17	45.5	1	1	2	0	−0.52
Wk 6 vs LACW	19	128	6.74	2	+2.8	+0.15	52.6	3	2	11	0	−0.14
Wk 7 @ SEAL	14	36	2.57	0	−1.1	−0.08	21.4	5	4	21	0	−0.28
Season	120	701	5.84	6	+11.5	+0.10	45.0	27	18	116	2	−0.04

How he compares

2026 running backs who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2026 with Chiefs

$43Mover 3 years

Avg. per year: $14.3M
Guaranteed: $28.7M 67%
2026 cap hit: $5.7M 1.9% of the cap
Signed: 2026
Runs through: 2028

2026 · now

2027

2028

Year 1 of 3 ·

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Rushing						Receiving
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	Scrimmage yardsRushing plus receiving yards.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.	Rushing success rateShare of designed runs with positive EPA.	TargetsPasses thrown to the player.	ReceptionsCatches.	Receiving yardsReceiving yards.	Receiving touchdownsReceiving touchdowns.	EPA per targetExpected points added per target, including incompletions and interceptions.
2026	6	+9.6	817	120	701	5.84	6	+0.10	45.0	27	18	116	2	−0.04
2025	17	−7.5	1,309	221	1,027	4.65	5	−0.06	38.0	36	31	282	0	+0.19
2024	11	−7.3	872	153	573	3.75	7	−0.08	41.2	53	46	299	1	+0.09
2023	15	−5.8	1,164	219	905	4.13	8	−0.04	38.4	37	29	259	1	+0.09
2022	15	−26.8	1,215	228	1,050	4.61	9	−0.06	33.3	35	27	165	0	−0.34
Career	64	−37.7	5,377	941	4,256	4.52	35	−0.04	38.4	188	151	1,121	4	+0.01