Fantasy Football Player Notes

Kenneth Walker III struggled on the ground, rushing 16 times for 49 yards (3.1 YPC) with a long of 11 yards. Walker continues to lack big explosive runs.
Zach Charbonnet made the most of his opportunities, tallying 28 yards and a touchdown on 4 carries (7.0 YPC) with a long run of 11 yards.
Walker III carried three times in the red zone but did not score. Charbonnet carried twice, scoring one rushing touchdown.
Charbonnet added 13 receiving yards on 2 catches.
Walker III struggled in the passing game, catching 2 of 3 targets for -3 yards.
Walker played 61% of the snaps to Charbonnet's 45%.
Charbonnet's involvement in any capacity isn't great. Neither is Walker's schedule for the rest of the season. The most difficult schedule ROS for RBs is based on the FantasyPros SOS tool. Walker has only averaged 3.8 yards per carry this season, with just 11 rushes of 10+ yards. (bottom-10 this season). The big explosive rushes haven't been there for Walker.

JSN was a standout, catching all 4 of his targets for 74 yards (18.5 YPR), with a long reception of 25 yards and 16 YAC.
Per Next Gen Stats, Smith connected on all 4 of his deep attempts targeting Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who added +33 receiving yards over expected.
Finally we got a game with JSN seeing a downfield role that was not him replacing someone else. I know JSN's full-fledged Year 2 breakout took longer than most wanted (hence my too-early sell-high take) but those who were patient are being rewarded handsomely.
DK Metcalf also made an impact, hauling in 4 of 9 targets for 66 yards (16.5 YPR), including a 30-yard long reception and 14 YAC. He briefly left the game with an injury and drew two defensive pass interference penalties. D.K. Metcalf had two red zone targets but failed to score.
Metcalf has been banged-up all season, but he is going to get his way onto the field. He doesn't miss games so I expect him to play even with a tweaked knee. But fantasy managers need to adjust expectations that he might not be near 100%.