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Start Kenneth Walker or James Cook III? Week 10

Updated Nov 12, 2:06 AM ET.

Start James Cook III over Kenneth Walker

Cook projects lower, 16.4 to 18.5, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 9 for Cook, 17 for Walker.

Start

James Cook III

RB · BUF · at NYJ

Market projects
16.4
fantasy pts
NYJ D vs RB
21.8
14th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
100 of 100 at RB
Snap share
59%
Through Week 9
Target share
6%
Through Week 9
Sit

Kenneth Walker

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

Should I drop James Cook III for Kenneth Walker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 8 games), James Cook III 130 (16.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Kenneth Walker. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

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Our Week 10 call

Start James Cook III over Kenneth Walker in Week 10.

Market-based projections have James Cook III at 16.4 points and Kenneth Walker at 18.4, a gap of 2.0. James Cook III still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 9 against 17, and that outweighs a gap this size. 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.

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.

Player markets imply 16.4 fantasy points for James Cook III, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for James Cook III is 93 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.8 touchdowns (13, 14, 13 and 14 market sources).

That puts Kenneth Walker 2.0 points ahead of James Cook III 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.

James Cook III and BUF visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 14th 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.

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

Injury status

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

James Cook III 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, James Cook III played 59 percent of BUF snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.

James Cook III, Week 8 against BAL: 44 of 82 snaps, 21 carries for 80 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

James Cook III, Week 9 against MIN: 51 of 80 snaps, 31 carries for 107 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, James Cook III played 17 games for BUF and scored 302.2 PPR points, 17.8 a game, finishing RB6.

He ran 309 times for 1621 yards and 12 touchdowns, and caught 33 of 40 targets for 291 yards.

He was on the field for 60 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

James Cook III, Week 18 of 2025 against NYJ: 2 carries for 15 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1.5 PPR points.

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 James Cook III for Kenneth Walker?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 8 games), James Cook III 130 (16.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Kenneth Walker. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

  • Should I drop Kenneth Walker for James Cook III?

    No. Keep Kenneth Walker: he projects 154 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 8 games), James Cook III 130 (16.2 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts James Cook III over Kenneth Walker.

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