Start Kenneth Walker or Derrick Henry? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Derrick Henry over Kenneth Walker
- IND D vs RB
- 39.1
- 3rd most to RBs (2026)
- DEN D vs RB
- 42.9
- 2nd most to RBs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Derrick Henry over Kenneth Walker in Week 1.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take Derrick Henry at ADP 15 and Kenneth Walker at 23.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Derrick Henry in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Kenneth Walker in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Derrick Henry and BAL visit IND.
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.
Kenneth Walker and KC host DEN.
DEN allowed 42.9 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 2nd most in the league.
Running backs ran for 197 yards and a touchdown against DEN and caught passes for 62 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Kenneth Walker has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Derrick Henry was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Kenneth Walker was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Derrick Henry played 17 games for BAL and scored 279.5 PPR points, 16.4 a game, finishing RB8.
He ran 307 times for 1595 yards and 16 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 21 targets for 150 yards.
He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Derrick Henry, Week 18 of 2025 against PIT: 20 carries for 126 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 12.6 PPR points.
Derrick Henry, Week 17 of 2025 against GB: 48 of 76 snaps, 36 carries for 216 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 4 touchdowns, 45.6 PPR points.
Derrick Henry, Week 16 of 2025 against NE: 24 of 55 snaps, 18 carries for 128 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 2 touchdowns, 22.8 PPR points.
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.
Kenneth Walker, Week 18 of 2025 against SF: 29 of 69 snaps, 16 carries for 97 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 17.3 PPR points.
Kenneth Walker, Week 17 of 2025 against CAR: 31 of 66 snaps, 15 carries for 51 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 7.7 PPR points.
Kenneth Walker, Week 16 of 2025 against LAR: 30 of 68 snaps, 11 carries for 100 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 64 yards, 1 touchdown, 25.4 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB7 · KC · bye 5
2025 vs rush yds line 8-9
- Overall rank
- 15
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
Ranked behind
RB19 · BAL · bye 13
2025 vs rush yds line 6-11
- Overall rank
- 46
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board31
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 4
- Board size244 draftable players
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