Start Chase Brown or Kenneth Walker? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Kenneth Walker over Chase Brown in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Kenneth Walker at 19.9 points and Chase Brown at 14.7, a gap of 5.2. Drafters take Kenneth Walker at ADP 10 and Chase Brown at 7.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 14.7 fantasy points for Chase Brown, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 20.0 fantasy points for Kenneth Walker, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Kenneth Walker 5.2 points ahead of Chase Brown on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Chase Brown and CIN visit HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 10.5 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 4th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 63 yards and no touchdowns against HOU and caught passes for 12 more yards.

Kenneth Walker and KC host IND on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

IND allowed 39.1 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 3rd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 162 yards and 3 touchdowns against IND and caught passes for 29 more yards.

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

Injury status

Chase Brown is not on the injury report.

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Chase Brown played 72 percent of CIN snaps, took 62 percent of the carries, drew 18 percent of the targets and had 40 percent of the red zone chances.

Chase Brown, Week 1 against TB: 46 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 56 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chase Brown played 17 games for CIN and scored 282.6 PPR points, 16.6 a game, finishing RB7.

He ran 232 times for 1019 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 69 of 88 targets for 437 yards.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Chase Brown, Week 18 of 2025 against CLE: 13 carries for 72 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 18 yards, 1 touchdown, 19.0 PPR points.

Chase Brown, Week 17 of 2025 against ARI: 47 of 77 snaps, 22 carries for 101 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards, 2 touchdowns, 29.1 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Ashton Jeanty over Chase Brown.
• Start Derrick Henry over Chase Brown.
• Start Chase Brown over De'Von Achane.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Kenneth Walker.
• Start Kenneth Walker over Breece Hall.
• Start Kenneth Walker over D'Andre Swift.