Player facts
- Team
Kansas City Chiefs- Position
- Running Back
- Number
- 9
- Born
- Oct 20, 2000 (age 25)
- Birthplace
- Arlington, TN, USA
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Weight
- 211 lbs
- College
- Michigan State
- Experience
- 5 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:
- 2nd in rushing yards 537
- 8th in total touchdowns 6
2026 Offense
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 87 | 537 | 6.2 | 4 | 76 | 12 | 84 | 7.0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 908 | 4,092 | 4.5 | 33 | 76 | 145 | 1,089 | 7.5 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 0 |
Advanced stats
2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.
| Plays | EPA/play | Success | CPOE | League rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | 106 carries | +0.12 | 48% | 1st of 41 | |
| Receiving | 22 targets | +0.02 | 50% | fewer than 24 plays |
Recent games
| Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
@  LV | W 30-27 | 22 | 177 | 8.0 | 2 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
@  MIA | W 24-10 | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  IND | W 33-30 OT | 24 | 117 | 4.9 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  DEN | W 31-10 | 23 | 173 | 7.5 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Kenneth Walker III (born October 20, 2000) is an American professional football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "K9", he played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and Michigan State Spartans, winning the Walter Camp and Doak Walker Awards in 2021. Walker was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft. He spent four seasons in Seattle, being named the MVP of Super Bowl LX in the 2025 season. The following offseason, he signed with the Chiefs.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kenneth Walker III, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Walker was born on October 20, 2000, in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended Arlington High School and played for their football team, where he rushed for 3,485 yards with 41 touchdowns. He committed to Wake Forest University to play college football.
College career
Walker played at Wake Forest in 2019 and 2020. During those two years he rushed for 1,158 yards on 217 carries with 17 touchdowns. After the 2020 season, Walker transferred to Michigan State University. He became the starter his first year at Michigan State. In his debut with the Spartans, he rushed for 264 yards and four touchdowns. His four touchdowns doubled the Michigan State 2020 season total, and was the first time for a Spartan running back, in a single game, since the 2019 season. Walker III was awarded the Doak Walker and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award and finished 6th in the Heisman for the 2021 NCAA season. He earned Consensus All-American honors for the 2021 season. Following the season, he announced that he would forgo his senior year and declared for the 2022 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kenneth Walker III, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
Chiefs’ next games
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Recent results
Sources
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- 1WikipediaKenneth Walker III on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of Kenneth Walker III