Overview
- Following Monday night’s overtime win over the Colts, Walker has opened the season with an NFL-leading 290 rushing yards through two games and more than 360 yards from scrimmage.
- Advanced metrics from PFF and Next Gen Stats show Walker forcing an unusually high number of missed tackles and producing far more yards after contact than any other back this week, though exact counts vary by source.
- The Chiefs have also expanded Walker’s role as a receiver, where he has a career-high target share and has caught nine passes for 79 yards and a touchdown through two games.
- Andy Reid said the team will increase snaps for rookie Emmett Johnson to take some of the load off Walker and to help keep Kansas City’s lead back fresher for later in the season.
- Walker’s strong two-game start validates the Chiefs’ offseason signing and changes the team’s attack, but analysts caution the marks come from a small sample and could normalize as the season progresses.