Is Kenneth Walker III playing this week?
No injury designationKenneth Walker III has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Las Vegas Raiders.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 4:25 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:37 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Must start. Scored 19.3 points last game against a typical 8.5 (trending up).
Why we say must start
- Projected 16.4 points, #6 among RBs this week, inside the top 8 we call must-starts.
- Scored 19.3 points last game against a typical 8.5 (trending up).
- KC's offense is expected to score about 26 points, a strong scoring spot.
- Averaging 21.7 carries and 6 targets a game.
- Played 73% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 8.5 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~26 pts
- Vegas line
- KC favored by 4.5
- Game total
- 47.5
- LV vs RBs
- 2% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 73%
All week 4 running back rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
25
Height
5'9"
Weight
210 lb
College
Michigan State; Wake Forest
Experience
4 seasons
Draft
2022 · Pick #41 (SEA)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 83.0?
Walker's grade is driven mostly by how much value he added per touch, ranking 11th of 61 backs, including a 60-yard touchdown run against Denver. That easily overcame facing easier-than-average defenses, though a rough week 3 in Miami pulled his overall number down somewhat.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per touch ranked 11th of 61 backs, the main driver of the grade.
- 60-yard touchdown run vs Denver on 4th and 1 (+6.6 expected points).
- 10-yard touchdown run vs Miami on 3rd and 1 (+2.2 expected points).
Holding it back
- Faced easier-than-average defenses, which knocked expected points off his total.
- No gain on 4th and 1 vs Miami (-3.6 expected points).
- 1-yard run vs Denver on 3rd and 3 (-1.7 expected points).
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.092
Success rate
48%
WPA (sum)
0.31
Opponent adj.
-0.039
Plays graded
83
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Rush yds over expected | Yds over exp / att | Vs 8+ in the box |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +101.3 | +4.40 | 30.4% |
| 2 | +24.3 | +1.06 | 29.2% |
| 3 | +15.6 | +0.97 | 16.7% |
What do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.