Overview
- Through two games Walker leads the NFL with 290 rushing yards and 369 scrimmage yards, per league stat reporting.
- NFL Next Gen Stats recorded a career-high 15 forced missed tackles by Walker against the Colts and a total of 29 missed tackles through two games, the most through Week 2 in NFL Pro’s database since at least 2018.
- Kansas City signed Walker away from the Seattle Seahawks in the offseason and his production has been a major factor in the Chiefs’ 2-0 start.
- A brief preseason ankle swelling tied to a cleat issue did not limit him and he has remained healthy and heavily involved as a runner and receiver in both games.
- Sustaining these numbers will depend on how defenses adjust and how the Chiefs manage his workload, but his early tackle-breaking ability already creates more space for Patrick Mahomes and changes play-calling dynamics.