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Start Kenneth Walker or Derrick Henry? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET.

Start

RB · KC · at ATL

Market projects
18.4
recent weeks avg
ATL D vs RB
25.9
5th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
75%
Through Week 6
Target share
15%
Through Week 6
Sit

RB · BAL · vs LAC

Market projects
15.0
recent weeks avg
LAC D vs RB
22.5
11th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
50 of 100 at RB
Snap share
55%
Through Week 9
Target share
6%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Derrick Henry for Kenneth Walker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 157 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.6 a game over 8 games), Derrick Henry 109 (15.6 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Derrick Henry.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Kenneth Walker over Derrick Henry in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Kenneth Walker at 18.4 points and Derrick Henry at 15.0, a gap of 3.4. No player market is posted for Kenneth Walker this week yet, so his 18.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (17.9 and 19.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Derrick Henry this week yet, so his 15.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (16.3, 16.5 and 12.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Kenneth Walker at ADP 17 and Derrick Henry at 15.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Kenneth Walker yet. His market-based projections were 17.9 and 19.0 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 18.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Derrick Henry yet. His market-based projections were 16.3, 16.5 and 12.3 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 15.0, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Kenneth Walker 3.4 points ahead of Derrick Henry on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Kenneth Walker and KC visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 25.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 5th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 110 yards and a touchdown a game against ATL and caught passes for 34 more yards.

Derrick Henry and BAL host LAC on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

LAC allowed 22.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 11th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 106 yards and a touchdown a game against LAC and caught passes for 22 more yards.

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

Injury status

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

Derrick Henry is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

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 9, Derrick Henry played 55 percent of BAL snaps, took 68 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 51 percent of the red zone chances.

Derrick Henry, Week 6 against CLE: 33 of 57 snaps, 17 carries for 58 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Derrick Henry, Week 7 against CIN: 34 of 67 snaps, 17 carries for 45 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Derrick Henry, Week 8 against BUF: 23 of 51 snaps, 11 carries for 53 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 1 touchdown.

Derrick Henry, Week 9 against JAX: 28 of 56 snaps, 17 carries for 57 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

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.

Their other Week 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Derrick Henry for Kenneth Walker?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 157 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.6 a game over 8 games), Derrick Henry 109 (15.6 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Derrick Henry.

  • Should I drop Kenneth Walker for Derrick Henry?

    No. Keep Kenneth Walker: he projects 157 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.6 a game over 8 games), Derrick Henry 109 (15.6 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Derrick Henry.

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