Kenneth Walker III earning respect from national media in recent ESPN ranking
Kenneth Walker III burst onto the scene during his rookie season, and for it, he earned some recent praise from ESPN. In ESPN’s top 10 running back rankings for the 2023 season, Walker missed the cut to be on the list, but he did get an honorable mention. Here is what ESPN had to say […]
Kenneth Walker III burst onto the scene during his rookie season, and for it, he earned some recent praise from ESPN.
In ESPN’s top 10 running back rankings for the 2023 season, Walker missed the cut to be on the list, but he did get an honorable mention.
Here is what ESPN had to say about the running back:
“His 4.2 rush efficiency rating tied Najee Harris for the league high. “He’s like a good mix of everything,” a high-ranking NFL personnel official said. “He probably has the least power of the three [rookies from 2022, with Hall and Pierce], but he’s quick, good balance, strong lower body, always goes forward. He’s like an unassuming 120-yard rusher.”
Walker being on the list is well deserved. If he backs up how he played during the 2022 season in 2023, he will no doubt be on the list of the top-10 running backs.
ESPN’s full top 10 at the position is as follows:
- Nick Chubb – Cleveland Browns
- Christian McCaffrey – San Francisco 49ers
- Josh Jacobs – Las Vegas Raiders
- Saquon Barkley – New York Giants
- Derrick Henry – Tennessee Titans
- Jonathan Taylor – Indianapolis Colts
- Alvin Kamara – New Orleans Saints
- Dalvin Cook – Free agent
- Tony Pollard – Dallas Cowboys
- Austin Ekeler – Los Angeles Chargers
If you ask me, Walker is better than both Ekeler and Pollard, but he just doesn't have the lengthy history that those two have.
And to help his case are rookie running backs Kenny McIntosh (Georgia) and Zach Charbonnet (UCLA) and then there is veteran backup DeeJay Dallas. Walker is set to have a big year, and the honorable mention on ESPN is only setting the table.
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