Start Kenneth Walker or Cam Skattebo? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Kenneth Walker over Cam Skattebo in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Kenneth Walker at 22.1 points and Cam Skattebo at 12.9, a gap of 9.2. 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. 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 12.9 fantasy points for Cam Skattebo, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Cam Skattebo at 57.5 rushing yards, 12.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 51% chance to score a touchdown (9, 9, 9 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 9.2 points ahead of Cam Skattebo 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

Cam Skattebo is not on the injury report.

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Cam Skattebo played 65 percent of NYG snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.

Cam Skattebo, Week 2 against LAR: 34 of 58 snaps, 12 carries for 36 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 19 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 3 against TEN: 49 of 64 snaps, 20 carries for 60 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 4 against ARI: 43 of 67 snaps, 18 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Cam Skattebo, Week 5 against WAS: 56 of 89 snaps, 13 carries for 59 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 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, Cam Skattebo played 8 games for NYG and scored 127.7 PPR points, 16.0 a game, finishing RB37.

He ran 101 times for 410 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 32 targets for 207 yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Cam Skattebo over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Cam Skattebo over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Cam Skattebo.
• Start Kenneth Walker over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Kenneth Walker over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Kenneth Walker.