Kenneth Walker

Kenneth Walker

RB - SEA
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College: Michigan State
Seattle Seahawks

2024 Season Outlooks

Walker is an easy RB to want in Fantasy because he's young and explosive, but an underwhelming 2023 and cloudy 2024 drags down his potential. In the 10 games in which he had at least 15 touches last season, he averaged 16 PPR points per game. In the other five? 7.8 PPR points per game, though that includes a matchup he left early (9.2 if you take it out). The same thing happened in 2022 -- in 10 games with at least 15 touches he averaged 17.1 PPR points per game and did practically bupkis in the others. And since most of those touches throughout his career have been carries, not catches, his PPR upside is really limited. New Seahawks playcaller Ryan Grubb has a track record of leaning into the passing game, and with a dynamic trio of receivers on staff that figures to be the case in 2024. That stings Walker much more than the presence of Zach Charbonnet, who was active for nine of 10 games Walker had a lot of carries in and wasn't a nuisance near the goal line. Walker figures to be much more consistent in non-PPR than full-PPR, but in both formats he should get taken between 38th and 50th overall as a good No. 2 RB.

There was concern that Seattle would revert to utilizing an RBBC after selecting UCLA's Zach Charbonnet in the second round of the 2023 draft. While Walker and Charbonnet logged an even number of snaps, Walker remained the team's primary option, averaging nearly 15 carries and two catches per contest for the season. Despite demonstrating high-end burst and change-of-direction ability (72 evaded tackles, RB3), Walker struggled with efficiency (4.1 YPC). His receiving chops also remain in question, as he drew fewer targets and posted a lower catch rate (78.4%, RB22) than the aforementioned Charbonnet. Still, Walker figures to lead Seattle's backfield and should deliver RB2 numbers for fantasy managers in 2024.

2024 Fantasy Football Rankings

Standard

#37

PPR

#44

Half-PPR

#42

Superflex

#53

2024 Fantasy Football Draft Projections

Rush Yds Rush TD Rec Rec Yds Rec TD
977.3 8.8 30.6 235.0 1.3

2024 Average Draft Position (ADP)

Standard

#43

Pick 4.07

PPR

#43

Pick 4.07

Half-PPR

#44

Pick 4.08

Superflex

#57

Pick 5.09

Injury Risk

Injury Risk:
Medium

Depth Chart

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