Analyze Kenneth Walker's matchup for week 11
Walker finally out-snapped Charbonnet (65-35) in Week 10, yet the 13-12 carry split and 3.7 YPC season mark remain; a stout Rams front plus Seattle’s maddening committee make him a touchdown-dependent RB3/flex you should bench if you have any viable alternative.
The Rams’ disciplined front seven has bottled up explosive backs all year and projects to swallow Seattle’s 49% neutral-script run rate. Walker’s elite 19% broken-tackle rate is negated by a line that can’t open holes and a coaching staff that keeps feeding Charbonnet goal-line work. Expect 12-14 carries for 45-55 yards and a prayer for a short score—his only realistic path to a usable fantasy day.
Out-carried Charbonnet 14-12 in Week 10 but still managed just 67 yards; season-long 3.7 YPC is a career-low while Charbonnet vultures red-zone touches, leaving Walker with one TD since Week 4.
Kenneth Walker’s talent is undeniable—his 19% broken-tackle rate sits among league leaders—but Seattle’s philosophical commitment to a 50/50 committee has turned an RB1 profile into an RB3 dice roll. Despite finally commanding a 65% snap edge last week, the carry split (13-12 per game) and Charbonnet’s continued goal-line monopoly cap Walker’s ceiling at a single touchdown. The matchup only deepens the gloom: Los Angeles fields a top-tier run defense that funnels everything inside, exactly where Seattle’s battered interior line has failed to create push. With the Seahawks refusing to lean on their superior passing weapons and game script unlikely to flip pass-heavy, Walker projects for another 12-14 touches and sub-60-yard day. Unless you’re ravaged by byes, deploy higher-floor backs like Zack Moss or Gus Edwards, or even a pass-catcher in full-PPR, over a player whose fantasy value now hinges entirely on a coin-flip touchdown that his own coaching staff seems unwilling to give him.