Start Kenneth Walker or D'Andre Swift? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kenneth Walker over D'Andre Swift

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Kenneth Walker

RB · KC · at DEN

Market projects: 19.0; recent weeks avg
DEN D vs RB: 22.4; 11th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 75%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

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D'Andre Swift

RB · CHI · at SEA

Market projects: 16.9; recent weeks avg
SEA D vs RB: 20.9; 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 78 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 60%; Through Week 7
Target share: 11%; Through Week 7

Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Kenneth Walker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 197 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (19.7 a game over 10 games), D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kenneth Walker over D'Andre Swift.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Kenneth Walker over D'Andre Swift in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Kenneth Walker at 19.0 points and D'Andre Swift at 16.9, a gap of 2.1. 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 and 7 (20.1 and 17.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for D'Andre Swift this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (18.4, 16.0 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Kenneth Walker at ADP 22 and D'Andre Swift at 41.

What the market projects

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

The market-based projection for Kenneth Walker is 0.8 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for D'Andre Swift yet. His market-based projections were 18.4, 16.0 and 16.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for D'Andre Swift is 0.8 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Kenneth Walker 2.1 points ahead of D'Andre Swift on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Kenneth Walker and KC visit DEN on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DEN allowed 22.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against DEN and caught passes for 35 more yards.

D'Andre Swift and CHI visit SEA on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

SEA allowed 20.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 71 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against SEA and caught passes for 32 more yards.

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

Injury status

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

D'Andre Swift is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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 7, D'Andre Swift played 60 percent of CHI snaps, took 49 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

D'Andre Swift, Week 6 against ATL: 45 of 77 snaps, 16 carries for 44 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards, 2 touchdowns.

D'Andre Swift, Week 7 against NE: 59 of 69 snaps, 22 carries for 78 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Kenneth Walker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 197 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (19.7 a game over 10 games), D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kenneth Walker over D'Andre Swift.
Should I drop Kenneth Walker for D'Andre Swift?
No. Keep Kenneth Walker: he projects 197 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (19.7 a game over 10 games), D'Andre Swift 141 (15.7 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Kenneth Walker over D'Andre Swift.

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