Start Omarion Hampton or Kenneth Walker? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Kenneth Walker over Omarion Hampton in Week 2.

De-vigged player props project Kenneth Walker at 19.9 points and Omarion Hampton at 14.9, a gap of 5.0. Drafters take Kenneth Walker at ADP 10 and Omarion Hampton at 8.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 15.0 fantasy points for Omarion Hampton, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

Player prop markets imply 20.0 fantasy points for Kenneth Walker, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

That puts Kenneth Walker 5.0 points ahead of Omarion Hampton on the books.

Week 2 matchups

Omarion Hampton and LAC host LV on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LV allowed 10.5 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 5th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 35 yards and no touchdowns against LV and caught passes for 30 more yards.

Kenneth Walker and KC host IND on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

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.

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

Injury status

Omarion Hampton is not on the injury report.

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Omarion Hampton played 58 percent of LAC snaps, took 57 percent of the carries, drew 0 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Omarion Hampton, Week 1 against ARI: 32 of 55 snaps, 12 carries for 43 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Omarion Hampton played 9 games for LAC and scored 135.7 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing RB35.

He ran 124 times for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 32 of 35 targets for 192 yards.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Omarion Hampton, Week 17 of 2025 against HOU: 51 of 63 snaps, 14 carries for 29 yards, 8 targets and 8 catches for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 20.0 PPR points.

Omarion Hampton, Week 16 of 2025 against DAL: 35 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 85 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.5 PPR points.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Ashton Jeanty over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Omarion Hampton over Breece Hall.
• Start Chase Brown over Omarion Hampton.
• Start Ashton Jeanty over Kenneth Walker.
• Start Kenneth Walker over Breece Hall.
• Start Kenneth Walker over Chase Brown.