The Seattle Seahawks will face the Chicago Bears in Week 17. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding RB Kenneth Walker.
Is Kenneth Walker Playing in Week 17?
Week 17 Status: OUT
The Seahawks were required to release an estimated practice report on Monday. Kenneth Walker III was listed as DNP with a new ankle injury. On Tuesday, The News Tribune’s Gregg Bell reported that Walker was “hobbling around the locker room.”
He has not practiced all week and is out. With everything on the line in Week 17, fantasy managers will likely be able to order one final glass of Zach Charbonnet.
We’ll continue to monitor the Seahawks’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Kenneth Walker’s Fantasy Outlook
All three of Walker’s career games with at least seven receptions have come this season (Weeks 5, 6, and 16). I’ve enjoyed the flashes of versatility from him this year, though I can’t help but notice that much of it is game-script dependent (Seattle has lost nine of 10 games in Walker’s career when he sees at least five targets)
The team showed no hesitation in labeling him as their featured back in his return to action last week (16-3 touch advantage over Zach Charbonnet), but because we can’t have nice things, he’s once again on the injury report and won’t play.
This is an annoying situation and one you’ll have to watch for next season. It’s going to be interesting to see how it unfolds.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 17 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.