Kenneth Walker III
RB · KC
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· Pro Football Reference
Box score by season
| Season | Team | G | Rush | Rush yds | TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | vs ESPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 7 | 141 | 770 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 131 | 2 | 1 differ (Targets 32 vs 31) |
| 2025 | SEA | 17 | 221 | 1,027 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 282 | 0 | ✓ matches |
| 2025 playoffs | SEA | 3 | 65 | 313 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 104 | 0 | |
| 2024 | SEA | 11 | 153 | 573 | 7 | 53 | 46 | 299 | 1 | not checked |
| 2023 | SEA | 15 | 219 | 905 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 259 | 1 | not checked |
| 2022 | SEA | 15 | 228 | 1,050 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 165 | 0 | not checked |
| 2022 playoffs | SEA | 1 | 15 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Official scoring from play-by-play. Regular-season totals for 2025, 2026 are compared with ESPN's after every rebuild (all players); earlier seasons aren't checked.
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Targets
32
qualifying bar 17
EPA/play
-0.037
133rd of 166 · lg +0.193
Success rate
50.0%
84th of 166 · lg 49.8%
Yards/play
4.09
158th of 166 · lg 7.42
Explosive rate
3.1%
135th of 166 · lg 9.1%
Catch rate
68.8%
80th of 166 · lg 67.3%
Air yards/att
-0.7
152nd of 166 · lg 7.9
Turnover rate
0.0%
1st of 166 · lg 2.7%
TD rate
6.2%
50th of 166 · lg 4.8%
Notable in 2026
His biggest gaps between one situation and the rest of his plays, beyond the league's own gap there (|z| ≥ 2.5). Many splits get checked, so some of these are luck; the badge says whether that kind of split repeats year to year.
- -0.36 EPA/carry in the red zone vs +0.19 the rest of the time (30 vs 111; league gap +0.05; z -2.6) mostly noise · r 0.06
Every split
EPA per target by situation, next to the league. Rank is among qualified players with 12+ targets there (1 = best). "Repeats" is the year-to-year correlation for that split (2016–25); near zero means it predicts little. Click a situation to filter to it.
| Situation | Targets | EPA/play | Success | Yds/play | League EPA | Rank | Repeats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home / away Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Home | 19 | -0.014 | 53% | 4.7 | +0.197 | 90/116 | -0.02 |
| Away | 13 | -0.071 | 46% | 3.2 | +0.190 | 91/116 | -0.03 |
| Neutral site | 0 | — | — | — | +0.183 | — | — |
| Rest days Setting compare everyone → | |||||||
| Short week (≤5 days) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.265 | — | 0.19 |
| Normal (6–8 days) | 23 | -0.061 | 48% | 4.4 | +0.174 | 114/151 | -0.01 |
| Extra rest (9–12 days) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.270 | — | 0.21 |
| Off a bye (13+ days) | 3 | -0.138 | 67% | 3.7 | +0.271 | — | — |
| Indoors / outdoors Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Indoors | 1 | -0.523 | 0% | 2.0 | +0.206 | — | 0.05 |
| Outdoors | 31 | -0.021 | 52% | 4.2 | +0.187 | 108/137 | 0.05 |
| Temperature (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 60–79°F | 10 | -0.049 | 50% | 6.1 | +0.210 | — | -0.02 |
| 80°F+ | 8 | +0.236 | 50% | 2.6 | +0.213 | — | 0.01 |
| Wind (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| 0–9 mph | 2 | +0.624 | 50% | 1.5 | +0.215 | — | -0.09 |
| 10–14 mph | 16 | +0.009 | 50% | 4.9 | +0.200 | 10/14 | 0.05 |
| Rain or snow (outdoors) Weather compare everyone → | |||||||
| Dry | 31 | -0.021 | 52% | 4.2 | +0.203 | 101/129 | 0.03 |
| Rain or snow | 0 | — | — | — | +0.015 | — | 0.03 |
| Score Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Trailing 9+ | 2 | -0.123 | 50% | 5.0 | +0.189 | — | -0.01 |
| Trailing 1–8 | 8 | -0.212 | 50% | 3.8 | +0.180 | — | 0.07 |
| Tied | 13 | +0.119 | 46% | 4.8 | +0.186 | 19/29 | 0.02 |
| Leading 1–8 | 7 | -0.222 | 43% | 3.0 | +0.202 | — | -0.03 |
| Leading 9+ | 2 | +0.383 | 100% | 3.5 | +0.243 | — | -0.05 |
| Win probability Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Win prob under 20% | 2 | -0.123 | 50% | 5.0 | +0.169 | — | -0.05 |
| Win prob 20–80% | 26 | -0.104 | 42% | 3.9 | +0.195 | 122/151 | -0.02 |
| Win prob over 80% | 4 | +0.444 | 100% | 4.8 | +0.221 | — | 0.09 |
| Quarter Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Q1 | 3 | -0.752 | 33% | 2.0 | +0.119 | — | 0.04 |
| Q2 | 14 | +0.087 | 50% | 3.9 | +0.208 | 47/63 | -0.01 |
| Q3 | 6 | -0.556 | 33% | 3.0 | +0.200 | — | -0.01 |
| Q4 | 7 | +0.338 | 71% | 4.4 | +0.223 | — | -0.03 |
| OT | 2 | +0.413 | 50% | 11.0 | +0.374 | — | — |
| Two-minute Game state compare everyone → | |||||||
| Last 2 min of half | 3 | +1.166 | 100% | 12.0 | +0.159 | — | 0.10 |
| Rest of game | 29 | -0.162 | 45% | 3.3 | +0.199 | 141/165 | 0.10 |
| Down Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1st down | 11 | +0.137 | 73% | 4.5 | +0.227 | — | 0.00 |
| 2nd down | 14 | -0.121 | 36% | 3.1 | +0.189 | 67/81 | 0.02 |
| 3rd down | 7 | -0.142 | 43% | 5.4 | +0.134 | — | -0.02 |
| 4th down | 0 | — | — | — | +0.374 | — | — |
| 3rd-down distance Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3rd & 1–3 | 2 | -0.032 | 50% | 11.0 | +0.163 | — | — |
| 3rd & 4–6 | 0 | — | — | — | +0.221 | — | -0.27 |
| 3rd & 7+ | 5 | -0.186 | 40% | 3.2 | +0.081 | — | 0.02 |
| Field position Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| Own 20 and in | 4 | -0.006 | 25% | 2.8 | +0.147 | — | -0.04 |
| Own 50–21 | 12 | -0.122 | 50% | 4.1 | +0.162 | 98/115 | 0.04 |
| Opp 21–49 | 8 | -0.366 | 50% | 5.4 | +0.238 | — | 0.06 |
| Red zone (opp 20 in) | 8 | +0.404 | 62% | 3.5 | +0.228 | — | 0.05 |
| Formation Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Shotgun | 19 | -0.247 | 37% | 3.1 | +0.173 | 143/161 | -0.02 |
| Under center | 13 | +0.269 | 69% | 5.6 | +0.273 | 14/24 | -0.02 |
| Tempo Style compare everyone → | |||||||
| Huddle | 32 | -0.037 | 50% | 4.1 | +0.195 | 125/166 | -0.00 |
| No huddle | 0 | — | — | — | +0.169 | — | -0.00 |
| Yards to go Situation compare everyone → | |||||||
| 1–3 to go | 3 | +0.202 | 67% | 8.0 | +0.250 | — | 0.05 |
| 4–6 to go | 4 | +0.354 | 50% | 3.2 | +0.240 | — | 0.02 |
| 7–10 to go | 20 | -0.035 | 55% | 4.2 | +0.208 | 113/144 | 0.03 |
| 11+ to go | 5 | -0.503 | 20% | 2.2 | +0.055 | — | -0.07 |
| Pass depth Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Behind the line | 17 | -0.073 | 47% | 2.9 | -0.209 | 7/25 | 0.15 |
| Short (0–9) | 14 | +0.060 | 57% | 5.9 | +0.162 | 75/116 | 0.09 |
| Intermediate (10–19) | 1 | -0.782 | 0% | 0.0 | +0.464 | — | 0.07 |
| Deep (20+) | 0 | — | — | — | +0.446 | — | 0.01 |
| Pass direction Passing compare everyone → | |||||||
| Left | 12 | +0.314 | 75% | 7.2 | +0.147 | 27/84 | 0.04 |
| Middle | 6 | +0.313 | 50% | 3.0 | +0.321 | — | -0.02 |
| Right | 14 | -0.488 | 29% | 1.9 | +0.168 | 102/102 | 0.03 |
| Play action Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Play action | 10 | +0.511 | 80% | 6.8 | +0.287 | — | -0.03 |
| No play action | 22 | -0.286 | 36% | 2.9 | +0.166 | 146/160 | -0.03 |
| In / out of pocket Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| In pocket | 24 | -0.058 | 46% | 3.3 | +0.187 | 127/163 | -0.05 |
| Out of pocket | 8 | +0.027 | 62% | 6.5 | +0.231 | — | -0.05 |
| Blitz Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Blitzed | 9 | -0.128 | 56% | 3.8 | +0.190 | — | 0.08 |
| No blitz | 23 | -0.001 | 48% | 4.2 | +0.194 | 109/160 | 0.08 |
| Pass rushers Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| 3 or fewer rushers | 2 | +1.091 | 100% | 10.0 | +0.106 | — | — |
| 4 rushers | 21 | -0.105 | 43% | 3.7 | +0.198 | 127/157 | 0.12 |
| 5 rushers | 8 | -0.156 | 50% | 3.6 | +0.186 | — | 0.15 |
| 6+ rushers | 1 | +0.097 | 100% | 5.0 | +0.199 | — | — |
| Defenders in the box Defense (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Light box (6 or fewer) | 25 | +0.058 | 52% | 4.5 | +0.172 | 100/151 | -0.04 |
| 7 in the box | 4 | -0.480 | 25% | 2.5 | +0.214 | — | -0.05 |
| Stacked box (8+) | 3 | -0.235 | 67% | 2.7 | +0.313 | — | — |
| Screen Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Screen | 12 | +0.187 | 58% | 3.9 | -0.084 | 2/3 | 0.50 |
| Not a screen | 20 | -0.171 | 45% | 4.2 | +0.223 | 148/166 | 0.50 |
| Pre-snap motion Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| Motion | 18 | -0.168 | 44% | 4.3 | +0.204 | 117/140 | 0.10 |
| No motion | 14 | +0.131 | 57% | 3.8 | +0.179 | 60/97 | 0.10 |
| RPO Scheme (FTN) compare everyone → | |||||||
| RPO | 0 | — | — | — | -0.104 | — | — |
| Not an RPO | 32 | -0.037 | 50% | 4.1 | +0.200 | 132/166 | — |
By season
| Season | Team | Targets | EPA/play | Total EPA | Success | Yds/play | Catch rate | aDOT | YAC/catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 32 | -0.037 | -1.2 | 50.0% | 4.09 | 68.8% | -0.7 | 7.0 |