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Start Kenneth Walker or D'Andre Swift? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 11:01 AM ET.

Start Kenneth Walker over D'Andre Swift

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Kenneth Walker

RB · KC · vs NYJ

Market projects
19.0
recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs RB
21.8
15th 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 · vs TB

Market projects
15.9
recent weeks avg
TB D vs RB
16.9
2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
80 of 100 at RB
Snap share
60%
Through Week 8
Target share
11%
Through Week 8

Should I drop D'Andre Swift for Kenneth Walker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 122 (15.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kenneth Walker over D'Andre Swift.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Kenneth Walker over D'Andre Swift in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Kenneth Walker at 19.0 points and D'Andre Swift at 15.9, a gap of 3.1. 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, 7 and 8 (20.1, 17.9 and 19.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for D'Andre Swift this week yet, so his 15.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (16.0, 16.3 and 15.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Kenneth Walker at ADP 17 and D'Andre Swift at 40.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kenneth Walker yet. His market-based projections were 20.1, 17.9 and 19.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 19.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kenneth Walker is 1.1 touchdowns (5 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for D'Andre Swift yet. His market-based projections were 16.0, 16.3 and 15.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 15.9, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Kenneth Walker 3.1 points ahead of D'Andre Swift on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Kenneth Walker and KC host NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 105 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 27 more yards.

D'Andre Swift and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

TB allowed 16.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 68 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against TB and caught passes for 33 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 9

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 8, D'Andre Swift played 60 percent of CHI snaps, took 52 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 34 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

D'Andre Swift, Week 8 against SEA: 27 carries for 69 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 3 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.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, 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 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 122 (15.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kenneth Walker over D'Andre Swift.

  • Should I drop Kenneth Walker for D'Andre Swift?

    No. Keep Kenneth Walker: he projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 9 games), D'Andre Swift 122 (15.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kenneth Walker over D'Andre Swift.

Week 9 on the board

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