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Kenneth Walker III Draft Profile: Stats, Highlights and 2022 NFL Draft Projection

by
Hunter Skoczylas
April 19, 2022

It is officially mock draft season! The 2022 NFL Draft is quickly approaching, with the first round kicking off on Thursday, April 28th. Of course, draft analysis, projections and rumors will be dominating the headlines until then. Among the players expected to hear his name called on the first day is running back Kenneth Walker III out of Michigan State.

The following is a complete Kenneth Walker III NFL Draft profile, including stats, highlights and a mock projection.

Kenneth Walker III NFL Draft Profile, Stats, Highlights and Projection

Kenneth Walker III
Position: Running back
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 210 lbs
Age: 21
College: Michigan State Spartans

Credit: Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo

Kenneth Walker III Stats 2021 | Michigan State

G	Rush YDs	Rush TDs	YPC
12	1,636	18	6.2

Kenneth Walker III Draft Profile

Strengths

Aside from his 4.38-second 40-yard dash time, Kenneth Walker III is extremely compact and powerful. His shiftiness and speed is an obvious attraction, but he possesses some serious talent as a pure runner. Walker has the ability to create something out of nothing and almost acts on his reactions rather than his instincts. His body control and quick cuts will certainly be the determining factor for teams considering him.

Weaknesses

Walker’s decision-making and reactiveness are his biggest downside. He needs to run with more discipline and needs to trust his offensive line to open the correct hole for him to run through. Many times during the 2021 season, Walker consistently searched for cutback opportunities, which led to a bigger loss of yards. He’ll be a great workhorse in the NFL but will need to improve his third-down capability to reach maximum success.