Start Kenneth Walker or D'Andre Swift? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Kenneth Walker over D'Andre Swift in Week 6.

Kenneth Walker is estimated at 22.1 projected points, scaled up from the stats the market has posted so far. D'Andre Swift has too little of his market posted this week to price, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Kenneth Walker at ADP 7 and D'Andre Swift at 15. 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

No player market was posted for D'Andre Swift in Week 6.

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).

Week 6 matchups

D'Andre Swift and CHI visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 19.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 74 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against ATL and caught passes for 27 more yards.

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.

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

Injury status

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, D'Andre Swift played 56 percent of CHI snaps, took 44 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

D'Andre Swift, Week 2 against MIN: 50 of 74 snaps, 16 carries for 45 yards, 5 targets and 5 catches for 54 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 3 against PHI: 50 of 72 snaps, 20 carries for 84 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 4 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 4 against NYJ: 33 of 93 snaps, 15 carries for 58 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

D'Andre Swift, Week 5 against GB: 40 of 69 snaps, 9 carries for 43 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, D'Andre Swift played 16 games for CHI and scored 228.6 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing RB15.

He ran 223 times for 1087 yards and 9 touchdowns, and caught 34 of 48 targets for 299 yards.

He was on the field for 58 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 Ashton Jeanty over D'Andre Swift.
• Start Chase Brown over D'Andre Swift.
• Start Jeremiyah Love over D'Andre Swift.
• Start Kenneth Walker over Ashton Jeanty.
• Start Kenneth Walker over Bhayshul Tuten.
• Start Bijan Robinson over Kenneth Walker.