Start Kenneth Walker or Ashton Jeanty? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 7:01 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kenneth Walker over Ashton Jeanty

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Kenneth Walker

RB · KC · at SEA

Market projects: 21.0; fantasy pts
SEA D vs RB: 22.1; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 68 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 75%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

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Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 14.8; fantasy pts
LAR D vs RB: 19.6; 12th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 58 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 6
Target share: 17%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Kenneth Walker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 217 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (19.7 a game over 11 games), Ashton Jeanty 162 (16.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Ashton Jeanty, 21.0 to 14.8 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kenneth Walker over Ashton Jeanty in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kenneth Walker at 21.0 points and Ashton Jeanty at 14.8, a gap of 6.2. 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. Drafters take Kenneth Walker at ADP 22 and Ashton Jeanty at 25. 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 14.8 fantasy points for Ashton Jeanty, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 50 rushing yards, 26 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (5, 5, 5 and 9 market sources).

Player markets imply 21.0 fantasy points for Kenneth Walker, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kenneth Walker is 90 rushing yards and 0.8 touchdowns (12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Kenneth Walker 6.2 points ahead of Ashton Jeanty on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Ashton Jeanty and LV host LAR on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAR allowed 19.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 93 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against LAR and caught passes for 40 more yards.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Kenneth Walker has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Ashton Jeanty played 70 percent of LV snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 3 against NO: 59 of 70 snaps, 19 carries for 56 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 4 against KC: 56 of 84 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 68 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 5 against NE: 32 of 60 snaps, 10 carries for 27 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 50 yards.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 6 against BUF: 38 of 66 snaps, 10 carries for 22 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Ashton Jeanty played 17 games for LV and scored 245.1 PPR points, 14.4 a game, finishing RB11.

He ran 266 times for 975 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 55 of 73 targets for 346 yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 Ashton Jeanty for Kenneth Walker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 217 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (19.7 a game over 11 games), Ashton Jeanty 162 (16.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Ashton Jeanty, 21.0 to 14.8 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Kenneth Walker for Ashton Jeanty?
No. Keep Kenneth Walker: he projects 217 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (19.7 a game over 11 games), Ashton Jeanty 162 (16.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Ashton Jeanty, 21.0 to 14.8 projected PPR points.