How will Kenneth Walker to the Chiefs impact fantasy?
Joel Smyth breaks down the fantasy implications of Kenneth Walker signing with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Video Transcript
The Chiefs have just signed Kenneth Walker.
How high should he go in fantasy drafts?
We know how talented he is.
He's led the league in missed tackles the last two years, and he had 23 points per game without Charbonnet last year.
But the main question is, which everything comes down to, is the volume in Kansas City.
I think Andy Reid wants to go back to having that bell cow running back that they haven't had recently, and they're paying Walker like it.
There was four guys last season that made over 14 million.
They averaged 22 carries and targets per game.
Every single one of them was above 19.
Clyde Edwards averaged 18 as a rookie.
Part of the reason that he ranked 30th in volume is he didn't get the goal line carries.
He should get that in Kansas City, but even more important, those inside the two carries.
Ever since Mahomes got injured at first, they don't sneak him anymore.
They're definitely not going to after the ACL.
Hunt led the NFL in the percent of team carries inside the two.
Walker had three out of the 15.
And goal line carries are more important on teams that are good.
Since Mahomes has been starting, they're number one in points per game.
They're 10th in running back fantasy points up until this year, with not much of the position.
The post-Matt Nagy offense needs to bounce back.
The offensive line needs to bounce back.
But right now, I clearly have him in that second tier of running backs behind only those top four guys.
Second round, early second round, most likely
