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Start Kenneth Walker or Kyren Williams? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 9:36 AM ET.

Start Kenneth Walker over Kyren Williams

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Kenneth Walker

RB · KC · vs NYJ

Market projects
19.0
recent weeks avg
NYJ D vs RB
21.8
15th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share
75%
Through Week 6
Target share
15%
Through Week 6
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Kyren Williams

RB · LAR · at WAS

Market projects
17.3
recent weeks avg
WAS D vs RB
19.5
9th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
72 of 100 at RB
Snap share
68%
Through Week 8
Target share
14%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Kyren Williams for Kenneth Walker?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 9 games), Kyren Williams 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Kyren Williams.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Kenneth Walker over Kyren Williams in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Kenneth Walker at 19.0 points and Kyren Williams at 17.3, a gap of 1.7. No player market is posted for Kenneth Walker this week yet, so his 19.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (20.1, 17.9 and 19.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kyren Williams this week yet, so his 17.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (17.2, 18.3 and 16.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Kenneth Walker at ADP 17 and Kyren Williams at 28.

What the market projects

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kenneth Walker yet. His market-based projections were 20.1, 17.9 and 19.0 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 19.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kenneth Walker is 1 touchdown (6 market sources).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Kyren Williams yet. His market-based projections were 17.2, 18.3 and 16.4 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 17.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Kyren Williams is 0.8 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Kenneth Walker 1.7 points ahead of Kyren Williams on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

Kenneth Walker and KC host NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 15th 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.

Kyren Williams and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

WAS allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 76 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against WAS and caught passes for 36 more yards.

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

Injury status

Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.

Kyren Williams is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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 8, Kyren Williams played 68 percent of LAR snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 14 percent of the targets and had 34 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyren Williams, Week 5 against BUF: 60 of 82 snaps, 16 carries for 49 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyren Williams, Week 6 against ARI: 42 of 58 snaps, 10 carries for 50 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards.

Kyren Williams, Week 7 against LV: 37 of 72 snaps, 16 carries for 99 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyren Williams, Week 8 against LAC: 37 of 54 snaps, 16 carries for 56 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 3 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kyren Williams played 17 games for LAR and scored 263.3 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing RB9.

He ran 259 times for 1252 yards and 10 touchdowns, and caught 36 of 50 targets for 281 yards.

He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Kyren Williams for Kenneth Walker?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Kenneth Walker projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 9 games), Kyren Williams 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Kyren Williams.

  • Should I drop Kenneth Walker for Kyren Williams?

    No. Keep Kenneth Walker: he projects 174 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (19.3 a game over 9 games), Kyren Williams 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kenneth Walker over Kyren Williams.

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