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Start Kenneth Walker or Ashton Jeanty? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:46 AM ET.

Start Kenneth Walker over Ashton Jeanty

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Kenneth Walker

RB · KC · vs NYJ

Market projects
19.0
recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs RB
21.4
16th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
75%
Through Week 6
Target share
15%
Through Week 6
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Ashton Jeanty

RB · LV · at SF

Market projects
15.8
recent weeks avg
SF D vs RB
22.7
10th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
70%
Through Week 8
Target share
17%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Ashton Jeanty for Kenneth Walker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 9 games), Ashton Jeanty 130 (16.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Ashton Jeanty.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Kenneth Walker over Ashton Jeanty in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Kenneth Walker at 19.0 points and Ashton Jeanty at 15.8, a gap of 3.2. No player market is posted for Kenneth Walker this week yet, so his 19.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (20.1, 17.9 and 19.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty this week yet, so his 15.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (16.1, 16.0 and 15.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Kenneth Walker at ADP 17 and Ashton Jeanty at 24.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kenneth Walker yet. His market-based projections were 20.1, 17.9 and 19.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 19.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kenneth Walker is 1.1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Ashton Jeanty yet. His market-based projections were 16.1, 16.0 and 15.2 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 15.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Ashton Jeanty is 0.6 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Kenneth Walker 3.2 points ahead of Ashton Jeanty on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Kenneth Walker and KC host NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 107 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 22 more yards.

Ashton Jeanty and LV visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SF allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 10th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 79 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 48 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Ashton Jeanty has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

Ashton Jeanty is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Ashton Jeanty played 70 percent of LV snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 17 percent of the targets and had 36 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 7 against LAR: 49 of 68 snaps, 8 carries for 15 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 61 yards, 1 touchdown.

Ashton Jeanty, Week 8 against NYJ: 2 carries for 9 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 64 yards.

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.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 9 games), Ashton Jeanty 130 (16.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Ashton Jeanty.

  • Should I drop Kenneth Walker for Ashton Jeanty?

    No. Keep Kenneth Walker: he projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 9 games), Ashton Jeanty 130 (16.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Ashton Jeanty.

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