Start Kenneth Walker or Jaylen Warren? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 10:31 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Early kickoff: 9:30 AM ET in Paris, set your lineup before then.

Start Kenneth Walker over Jaylen Warren

Start

Kenneth Walker

RB · KC · at SEA

Market projects: 21.3; fantasy pts
SEA D vs RB: 22.1; 13th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 75%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Sit

Jaylen Warren

RB · PIT · at NO

Market projects: 17.5; fantasy pts
NO D vs RB: 29.7; most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 87 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 76%; Through Week 6
Target share: 14%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Jaylen Warren for Kenneth Walker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (20.4 a game over 11 games), Jaylen Warren 167 (16.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Jaylen Warren, 21.3 to 17.5 projected PPR points.

Parlae may earn a commission from price links.

Kenneth Walker rookie cards

Make this call for your own roster

Sync your league and My Team sets this week's lineup for your actual roster, spot by spot. Free, no account.

Sync my league

Sleeper ESPN Yahoo

Or get it by email

Tuesday 8am ET: one email with what moved on the board and who is worth a claim.

Free. One a week, one tap to stop.

Our Week 7 call

Start Kenneth Walker over Jaylen Warren in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kenneth Walker at 21.3 points and Jaylen Warren at 17.5, a gap of 3.8. Kenneth Walker's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Kenneth Walker at ADP 22 and Jaylen Warren at 62. Market coverage on Kenneth Walker is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 21.3 fantasy points for Kenneth Walker, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kenneth Walker is 91 rushing yards and 0.8 touchdowns (11 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 17.5 fantasy points for Jaylen Warren, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jaylen Warren is 65 rushing yards, 26 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.8 touchdowns (12, 11, 9 and 12 market sources).

That puts Kenneth Walker 3.8 points ahead of Jaylen Warren on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kenneth Walker and KC visit SEA on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

SEA allowed 22.1 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 13th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 77 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against SEA and caught passes for 31 more yards.

Jaylen Warren and PIT visit NO on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NO allowed 29.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the most in the league.

Running backs ran for 117 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against NO and caught passes for 31 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jaylen Warren has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

Jaylen Warren is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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 6, Jaylen Warren played 76 percent of PIT snaps, took 69 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 21 percent of the red zone chances.

Jaylen Warren, Week 3 against CIN: 56 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 127 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 49 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 4 against CLE: 70 of 72 snaps, 17 carries for 93 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Jaylen Warren, Week 5 against IND: 52 of 60 snaps, 15 carries for 101 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 87 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Jaylen Warren, Week 6 against TB: 59 of 79 snaps, 14 carries for 50 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 28 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Jaylen Warren played 16 games for PIT and scored 217.1 PPR points, 13.6 a game, finishing RB17.

He ran 211 times for 958 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 333 yards.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Jaylen Warren for Kenneth Walker?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (20.4 a game over 11 games), Jaylen Warren 167 (16.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Jaylen Warren, 21.3 to 17.5 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Kenneth Walker for Jaylen Warren?
No. Keep Kenneth Walker: he projects 224 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (20.4 a game over 11 games), Jaylen Warren 167 (16.7 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Jaylen Warren, 21.3 to 17.5 projected PPR points.