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Kenneth Walker III
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RBs vs Denver Broncos

As of Week 8 · through 2 games · PPR

Kenneth Walker III
Comparing
Kenneth Walker III vs the Broncos
Projection 24.1 pts · 2 games played this season
Must Start

RB2 = the second-highest-scoring RB against Broncos in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.

RB2 avg pts
5.6
PPR per game
Rank
7
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+17%
lg avg 4.8
WkTeamPlayerCarRuYdRuTDTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1KCKCEmmett Johnson8240224408.8
2JAXJAXAmeer Abdullah311011202.3
Average5.517.50.01.51.523.00.05.6
Median5.517.50.01.51.523.00.05.6
High8240224408.8
Low311011202.3

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

Prediction for Kenneth Walker III

Nobody knows which slot Kenneth Walker III will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Broncos.

If Kenneth Walker III plays as
24.1
projected PPR points

I predict about 24.1 points for Kenneth Walker III if playing as a RB1. Kenneth Walker III has averaged 29.0 over 2 games, and the Broncos have given up 24.1 to RB1s (+54% vs the league average of 15.7).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Kenneth Walker III scored: Wk 1 34.1, Wk 2 23.8. Average 29.0; weighted toward recent games it is 19.8.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Broncos allowed 24.1 points to their opponent's RB1. The league average for that slot is 15.7, so that is +54%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +22% adjustment (x1.22).

4. Result. 19.8 x 1.22 = 24.1. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Kenneth Walker III is to reach it as a RB1.

42%
chance of 24+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (24.1) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 14.5 points, leaning on Kenneth Walker III's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical RB swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 24.

With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

Insights

  • RB2s have averaged 5.5 carries, 17.5 rushing yards and 1.5 receptions against the Broncos across 2 games.
  • The Broncos allow 5.6 PPR points to RB2s, +17% versus the league average of 4.8 (ranked 7 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
  • 0 of 2 games reached 10+ PPR points. Scores range from 2.3 to 8.8 (median 5.6).
  • RB2s scored a touchdown in 0 of 2 games (0%).
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.

What do these columns mean?
Wk
Week of the season
Tgt
Targets (passes thrown to the player)
Rec
Receptions
ReYd
Receiving yards
ReTD
Receiving touchdowns
Car
Carries (rushing attempts)
RuYd
Rushing yards
RuTD
Rushing touchdowns
Cmp / Att
Completions and pass attempts
PaYd / PaTD
Passing yards and touchdowns
INT
Interceptions thrown
FGM / FGA
Field goals made and attempted
FPts
Fantasy points in your scoring format
Sck / TO
Defense: sacks and takeaways
PA
Points allowed by a defense
G
Games in the sample
vs Lg
Percent above or below the league average
Start / Sit · Kenneth Walker III
Must Start24.1 proj pts
Medium confidence

Kenneth Walker III usually plays as the team's RB1, so the verdict uses the RB1 numbers, not the slot selected above.

  • Kenneth Walker III averages 29.0 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 28.4) and has played as the team's RB1.
  • The Broncos have allowed 24.1 points to RB1s over 2 games (+54% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +22% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (11.3) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 24.1 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level RB scores about 12.2 and a top-tier one about 20.0.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.

Kenneth Walker III's stats vs the Broncos

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Broncos, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Kenneth Walker III has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Broncos opponents to line them up with: the best RB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Kenneth Walker III will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Broncos avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Kenneth Walker III's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Kenneth Walker III usually produces.

Projected is Kenneth Walker III's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Broncos were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppCarRuYdRuTDTgtRecReYdReTDFPts
1DEN2317316318134.1
2IND24117010661023.8
III avg23.5145.00.58.04.539.50.529.0
Broncos RB2 avg5.517.50.01.51.523.00.05.6
Difference-18.0-127.5-0.5-6.5-3.0-16.5-0.5-23.4
Projected as RB225.1154.70.58.54.842.20.521.2

Difference is what the defense allows minus what III averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.