Start Kenneth Walker or Bhayshul Tuten? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Kenneth Walker over Bhayshul Tuten in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Kenneth Walker at 22.1 points and Bhayshul Tuten at 12.1, a gap of 10.0. 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. 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 12.1 fantasy points for Bhayshul Tuten, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Bhayshul Tuten at 63.5 rushing yards, 7.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 43% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10, 12 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 22.1 fantasy points for Kenneth Walker, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Kenneth Walker at 86.5 rushing yards, with a 61% chance to score a touchdown (9 and 12 market sources).

That puts Kenneth Walker 10.0 points ahead of Bhayshul Tuten on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Kenneth Walker and KC host LAC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAC allowed 21.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against LAC and caught passes for 25 more yards.

Injury status

Bhayshul Tuten is not on the injury report.

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Bhayshul Tuten played 56 percent of JAX snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 30 percent of the red zone chances.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 2 against DEN: 30 of 59 snaps, 13 carries for 65 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for -3 yards, 1 touchdown.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 3 against NE: 30 of 62 snaps, 15 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 4 against CIN: 36 of 61 snaps, 17 carries for 73 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards.

Bhayshul Tuten, Week 5 against PHI: 49 of 72 snaps, 22 carries for 72 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards.

Through Week 4, Kenneth Walker played 75 percent of KC snaps, took 76 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 56 percent of the red zone chances.

Kenneth Walker, Week 1 against DEN: 47 of 69 snaps, 23 carries for 173 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bhayshul Tuten played 15 games for JAX and scored 88.6 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing RB53.

He ran 83 times for 307 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 10 of 14 targets for 79 yards.

He was on the field for 21 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 6 calls

• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bhayshul Tuten over Blake Corum.
• Start Kenneth Walker over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Kenneth Walker.
• Start Kenneth Walker over Cam Skattebo.