Bucky Irving for Kenneth Walker III (2026)

Should I Trade... ?

Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Kenneth Walker III RB - KC Kenneth Walker III RB - KC	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 10	# 22	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. DEN	at CIN	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 2 star matchup. RBs perform a little worse than their average vs DEN	This is a 4 star matchup. RBs perform a little better than their average vs CIN	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	160.9	108.5	-
Avg Game	9.5	10.8	-
Avg Projection	206.1	186.2	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	19	23	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Kenneth Walker III	Bucky Irving	Add Player

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/30	#10	#25	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/30	#17	#29	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/30	#7	#20	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/30	#10	#18	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/30	#11	#24	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/30	#10	#23	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/30	#12	#17	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 07/30	#16	#24	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 07/30	#8	#22	-

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/29	#8	#18	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/29	#9	#22	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/29	#6	#24	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/29	#11	#19	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/29	#10	#17	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/29	#9	#23	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/28	#7	#23	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/28	#10	#21	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/29	#9	#27	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/28	#12	#22	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/28	#9	#21	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 07/28	#9	#15	-

Gary Davenport G. Davenport Footballguys Footballguys 07/28	#14	#24	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/27	#11	#18	-

Mike Bland M. Bland Points Over Expected Points Over Expected 07/27	#10	#23	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/27	#8	#25	-

Josh Norris J. Norris Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/26	#8	#26	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/29	#10	#17	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/28	#15	#21	-

Rich Piazza R. Piazza Fantasy Shed Fantasy Shed 07/25	#15	#21	-

Des Bieler D. Bieler The Washington Post The Washington Post 07/25	#6	#19	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/24	#12	#19	-

Joe Wiggans J. Wiggans IDP Guys IDP Guys 07/24	#9	#25	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/24	#10	#19	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/23	#7	#21	-

Mason M. Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/23	#18	#12	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/22	#19	#14	-

Adrian Alpanseque A. Alpanseque Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/22	#19	#14	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/21	#11	#23	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#14	#18	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#11	#24	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#10	#28	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/27	#12	#17	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#12	#21	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#11	#22	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#11	#19	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#12	#21	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#7	#21	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#7	#23	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#10	#27	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#12	#20	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/26	#11	#25	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#12	#18	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#23	#20	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#12	#21	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#9	#23	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#12	#21	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#10	#25	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/23	#12	#22	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#9	#21	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#7	#19	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#7	#25	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#15	#22	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/27	#10	#24	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#9	#25	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#11	#19	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/25	#10	#19	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#12	#18	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#12	#21	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#11	#25	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/28	#10	#32	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/25	#7	#21	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/30	#7	#23	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#12	#19	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#10	#21	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/24	#9	#24	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/30	#10	#23	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#10	#22	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#12	#24	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/27	#10	#25	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#10	#19	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley Hashtag Football Hashtag Football 07/21	#10	#22	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#10	#19	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#8	#20	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#12	#19	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#15	#19	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#12	#18	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#11	#18	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/30	#7	#18	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/29	#5	#21	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#15	#19	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#12	#23	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/29	#9	#24	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#11	#19	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#11	#15	-

Cameron Sheath C. Sheath Cam Sheath Fantasy Football Blog Cam Sheath Fantasy... 06/07	#11	#19	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 07/25	#13	#18	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#9	#21	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/30	#9	#25	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#12	#19	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/27	#11	#19	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 07/29	#14	#25	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#10	#23	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#12	#26	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#13	#18	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#7	#21	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 07/28	#11	#19	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#14	#13	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#11	#20	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#11	#21	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#12	#18	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#14	#15	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#17	#12	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#21	#12	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#20	#14	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Kenneth Walker III RB - KC Kenneth Walker III RB - KC	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. DEN	at CIN
Week 2	vs. IND	vs. CLE
Week 3	at MIA	vs. MIN
Week 4	at LV	vs. GB
Week 5	BYE WEEK	at DAL
Week 6	vs. LAC	vs. PIT
Week 7	at SEA	at CAR
Week 8	at DEN	vs. ATL
Week 9	vs. NYJ	at CHI
Week 10	at ATL	BYE WEEK
Week 11	vs. ARI	at DET
Week 12	at BUF	vs. CAR
Week 13	at LAR	vs. LAC
Week 14	at CIN	at BAL
Week 15	vs. NE	vs. NO
Week 16	vs. SF	at ATL
Week 17	at LAC	vs. LAR
Week 18	vs. LV	at NO

Player Projections Comparison
	Kenneth Walker III RB - KC Kenneth Walker III RB - KC	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB
Rushing

Rush Attempts	255.7	259.3
Rush Yards	1,158.1	1,031.9
Rush TDs	8.3	6.2

Receiving

Receptions	45.1	40.7
Rec Yards	347.2	342.0
Rec TDs	1.2	2.3

Points

Fantasy Points	206.1	186.2

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Kenneth Walker III RB - KC Kenneth Walker III RB - KC	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB
2025 Points
Week 1	2.4	10.5
Week 2	17.8	12.1
Week 3	17.0	9.9
Week 4	11.0	20.5
Week 5	8.6	‐
Week 6	3.7	‐
Week 7	6.6	‐
Week 8	‐	‐
Week 9	6.1	‐
Week 10	7.0	‐
Week 11	17.1	‐
Week 12	10.1	‐
Week 13	7.4	14.1
Week 14	2.8	14.1
Week 15	1.9	7.1
Week 16	22.4	7.1
Week 17	5.7	3.3
Week 18	13.3	9.8
Total	160.9	108.5
Average	9.5	10.8

Player Targets Comparison
	Kenneth Walker III RB - KC Kenneth Walker III RB - KC	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB
2025 Targets
Week 1	3	4
Week 2	1	6
Week 3	1	4
Week 4	2	5
Week 5	1	‐
Week 6	1	‐
Week 7	0	‐
Week 8	‐	‐
Week 9	2	‐
Week 10	1	‐
Week 11	3	‐
Week 12	4	‐
Week 13	4	2
Week 14	3	3
Week 15	1	3
Week 16	3	0
Week 17	2	6
Week 18	4	2

Notes for Player Combination
	Kenneth Walker III RB - KC Kenneth Walker III RB - KC	Bucky Irving RB - TB Bucky Irving RB - TB
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Kenneth Walker arrives in Kansas City as the Chiefs' new lead back. Walker had a disappointing season in 2025 from a fantasy standpoint as the RB28 in fantasy points per game, but it's easy to see why it unfolded that way. Walker had to split the passing game usage with Zach Charbonnet, and he was shown the cold shoulder by Seattle in the red zone. Last year, Walker had a 31.9% route share versus Charbonnet's 34.7% route share (per Fantasy Points Data). In the games that Charbonnet was active, Walker saw only 34.8% of the running back red zone rushing work (30 red zone carries versus Charbonnet's 51). With a lucrative contract signed and delivered for Walker, I don't see him missing out on the high usage boat in 2026. Talent isn't the problem for Walker; it was just the way that Seattle deployed him. Last year, Walker ranked second in explosive run rate, first in missed tackle rate, ninth in yards per route run, and 12th in first downs per route run. He was a per-touch efficiency marvel. I don't foresee him being a true bellcow with Kansas City, and I don't want that because he has dealt with injury issues in the past. With his salivating mix of talent and efficiency, Walker should be an explosive RB1 in 2026.	Bucky Irving has dealt with a number of injuries in his short career with a foot sprain and a shoulder/ AC joint sprain last year. Rewinding to 2024, he also dealt with hip, back, toe, and hamstring issues. When he was on the field last year, he averaged 20.3 touches and 86.5 total yards as the RB17 in fantasy points per game. His efficiency suffered massively from the injuries last year after being a wonderous per-touch monster in 2024. Last year, among 49 qualifying backs, he was 43rd in explosive run rate, 35th in missed tackle rate, and 46th in yards after contact per attempt (per Fantasy Points Data). Those dips are explainable, but they are still concerning for a back that is on the smaller side and has been banged up quite often over the last two seasons. Yes, Rachaad White is gone, but Irving will still have to contend with Kenneth Gainwell and Sean Tucker this season on early downs and in the passing game. Irving could be a nice bounce-back candidate in 2026 or a massive disappointment that loses work to Gainwell and Tucker all year. I'll buy the dip if he slips in some drafts, but I won't go out of my way to draft him this season.
Andrew Erickson FantasyPros		Bucky Irving had a sophomore season to forget. He was limited to 10 games because of injury - and he was wildly inefficient. He posted the 4th-lowest rushing success rate, finishing third-worst in YPC (3.4). The second-year RB scored one rushing TD in 2025. Even with Rachaad White all but gone in free agency, Todd Bowles' other favorite RB, Sean Tucker, might continue to rear his ugly head again near the goal line in 2026. Not to mention, Kenneth Gainwell will also be vying for targets after signing with TB in free agency. Irving probably wasn't the same guy returning from injury as the first four weeks of the season; he was extremely productive, averaging 15.6 PPG. But after his return, he just had 10.2 PPG playing in a broken Bucs' offense.