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

Kenneth Walker III and the Kansas City Chiefs will meet the Denver Broncos -- whose run defense was ranked second in the NFL last year (91.1 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Monday at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Is Walker a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he goes up against 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: 11.8
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 13.0
• Projected Rushing Yards: 62.92
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.51
• Projected Receiving Yards: 17.31
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.14

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Walker 2025 Fantasy Performance

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

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Broncos Defensive Performance

• Last season, Denver allowed just two quarterbacks to put up more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a contest against the Broncos last year.
• Against Denver last season, four players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• Last season, the Broncos allowed just two players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Denver allowed just three players amass more than 100 receiving yards in a game last year.
• In terms of pass defense, the Broncos allowed a touchdown reception to 18 players last season.
• Through the air, Denver did not allow an opposing player to catch two or more touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run D, the Broncos allowed more than 100 yards on the ground to only one player last season.
• Against Denver last season, 10 players ran for at least one TD.
• The Broncos gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just one player last season.

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