Kenneth Walker III Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Broncos

Kansas City Chiefs RB Kenneth Walker III will take on the team with last year's second-ranked rushing defense, the Denver Broncos (91.1 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday.

Is Walker a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he faces the Broncos? More stats and info can be found in this article, so check it out.

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Kenneth Walker III Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos
• Game Date: September 14, 2026
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 14.5
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 15.6
• Projected Rushing Yards: 80.28
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.67
• Projected Receiving Yards: 17.10
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.14

Projections provided by numberFire

Walker 2025 Fantasy Performance

• With 160.9 fantasy points (9.5 per game) in 2025, Walker ranked 56th in the league and 21st at his position.
• In Week 2 last season against the San Francisco 49ers, Walker put up a season-high of 32.5 fantasy points, with these numbers: 19 carries, 116 yards, 3 TDs; 3 receptions, 29 yards.
• In Week 16 versus the Los Angeles Rams, Walker posted 22.4 fantasy points (his second-best total last year), via this stat line: 11 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD; 3 receptions, 64 yards.
• Walker picked up 1.9 fantasy points -- 9 carries, 17 yards -- in Week 15 versus the Indianapolis Colts, which ended up being his worst game of the year.
• In his second-worst performance of the season -- Week 1 versus the San Francisco 49ers -- Walker had 2.4 fantasy points. His stat line: 10 carries, 20 yards.

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Broncos Defensive Performance

• Last season, Denver allowed only two quarterbacks to amass over 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last year, the Broncos allowed 12 QBs to throw at least one touchdown pass in a game.
• Through the air last season, Denver allowed at least two passing touchdowns to four opposing QBs.
• Versus the Broncos last year, just two players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Denver let just three players amass over 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• In terms of pass defense, the Broncos allowed a touchdown reception to 18 players last season.
• Last year, no player caught more than one touchdown pass versus Denver.
• In the ground game, one player put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Broncos last season.
• On the ground, Denver allowed 10 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• In the running game, the Broncos allowed just one player to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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