Start Saquon Barkley or Kenneth Walker? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Saquon Barkley over Kenneth Walker
- TEN D vs RB
- 23.8
- 15th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 71%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 9%
- Through Week 1
- IND D vs RB
- 39.1
- 3rd most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 68%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 24%
- Through Week 1
Our Week 2 call
Start Saquon Barkley over Kenneth Walker in Week 2.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take Saquon Barkley at ADP 18 and Kenneth Walker at 24.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Saquon Barkley in Week 2.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Kenneth Walker in Week 2.
Week 2 matchups
Saquon Barkley and PHI visit TEN.
TEN allowed 23.8 fantasy points to RBs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 142 yards and a touchdown against TEN and caught passes for 16 more yards.
Kenneth Walker and KC host IND.
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
Saquon Barkley is not on the injury report.
Kenneth Walker is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, Saquon Barkley played 71 percent of PHI snaps, took 65 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 33 percent of the red zone chances.
Saquon Barkley, Week 1 against WAS: 39 of 55 snaps, 15 carries for 83 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -3 yards.
Through Week 1, Kenneth Walker played 68 percent of KC snaps, took 66 percent of the carries, drew 24 percent of the targets and had 44 percent of the red zone chances.
Kenneth Walker, Week 1 against DEN: 47 of 69 snaps, 23 carries for 173 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Saquon Barkley played 16 games for PHI and scored 232.3 PPR points, 14.5 a game, finishing RB14.
He ran 280 times for 1140 yards and 7 touchdowns, and caught 37 of 50 targets for 273 yards.
He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Saquon Barkley, Week 17 of 2025 against BUF: 43 of 54 snaps, 19 carries for 68 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 6.8 PPR points.
Saquon Barkley, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 54 of 70 snaps, 21 carries for 132 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 21.2 PPR points.
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.
Kenneth Walker, Week 18 of 2025 against SF: 29 of 69 snaps, 16 carries for 97 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 17.3 PPR points.
Kenneth Walker, Week 17 of 2025 against CAR: 31 of 66 snaps, 15 carries for 51 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 7.7 PPR points.
Their other Week 2 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
RB2 · PHI · bye 10
2025 vs rush yds line 4-12
- Overall rank
- 3
- Draft pick
- ADP 3
- Tier
- 2
Ranked behind
RB7 · KC · bye 5
2025 vs rush yds line 8-9
- Overall rank
- 15
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 2, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board12
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 2 and tier 4
- Board size244 draftable players
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