Start Kenneth Walker or Aaron Jones Sr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kenneth Walker over Aaron Jones Sr.

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Kenneth Walker

RB · KC · at SEA

Market projects: 21.2; fantasy pts
SEA D vs RB: 22.1; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 75%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

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Aaron Jones Sr.

RB · MIN · vs IND · Questionable

Market projects: 16.4; recent weeks avg
IND D vs RB: 23.9; 6th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 69 of 100 at RB

Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Kenneth Walker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (20.4 a game over 11 games), Aaron Jones Sr. 182 (16.5 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Aaron Jones Sr. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kenneth Walker over Aaron Jones Sr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kenneth Walker at 21.2 points and Aaron Jones Sr. at 16.4, a gap of 4.8. Kenneth Walker's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. this week yet, so his 16.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (16.6 and 16.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Kenneth Walker at ADP 22 and Aaron Jones Sr. at 110. Market coverage on Kenneth Walker is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 21.2 fantasy points for Kenneth Walker, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kenneth Walker is 91 rushing yards and 0.8 touchdowns (11 and 12 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Aaron Jones Sr. yet. His market-based projections were 16.7 and 16.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 16.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Aaron Jones Sr. is 0.8 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Kenneth Walker 4.8 points ahead of Aaron Jones Sr. on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kenneth Walker and KC visit SEA on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 22.1 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 77 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against SEA and caught passes for 31 more yards.

Aaron Jones Sr. and MIN host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 23.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 6th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 96 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND and caught passes for 45 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Aaron Jones Sr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

Aaron Jones Sr. is listed as questionable with a leg injury.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kenneth Walker played 75 percent of KC snaps, took 76 percent of the carries, drew 15 percent of the targets and had 58 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenneth Walker, Week 2 against IND: 66 of 80 snaps, 24 carries for 117 yards, 10 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards.

Kenneth Walker, Week 3 against MIA: 38 of 52 snaps, 18 carries for 70 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Kenneth Walker, Week 4 against LV: 45 of 60 snaps, 22 carries for 177 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Kenneth Walker, Week 6 against LAC: 45 of 61 snaps, 19 carries for 128 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kenneth Walker played 17 games for SEA and scored 191.9 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing RB22.

He ran 221 times for 1027 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 31 of 36 targets for 282 yards.

He was on the field for 47 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Aaron Jones Sr. played 12 games for MIN and scored 118.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing RB41.

He ran 132 times for 548 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 28 of 41 targets for 199 yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DET: 35 of 54 snaps, 18 carries for 53 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against NYG: 39 of 61 snaps, 21 carries for 85 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 8 yards, 11.3 PPR points.

Aaron Jones Sr., Week 15 of 2025 against DAL: 32 of 55 snaps, 12 carries for 34 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 9.5 PPR points.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Aaron Jones Sr. for Kenneth Walker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (20.4 a game over 11 games), Aaron Jones Sr. 182 (16.5 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Aaron Jones Sr. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.
Should I drop Kenneth Walker for Aaron Jones Sr.?
No. Keep Kenneth Walker: he projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (20.4 a game over 11 games), Aaron Jones Sr. 182 (16.5 a game over 11 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Aaron Jones Sr. Aaron Jones Sr. is listed questionable.