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Kansas City Chiefs sign RB Kenneth Walker III

Kansas City Chiefs signed RB Kenneth Walker III on March 9, 2026.

Event type
Free agent signing
First reported
Mar 9, 2026
Official
Mar 9, 2026
Player
Kenneth Walker III
Position
RB

What changed

Player
Kenneth Walker III
From
Free agent
To
Kansas City Chiefs
Effective
Mar 9, 2026

Known details

Compensation
Signed a 3 year $43.05 million contract with Kansas City (KC)

How this move reshapes the Running Backs room

Kansas City Chiefs running backs, this season vs last season — the room this transaction changed.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Running Backs Coach: DeMarco Murray
92Kenneth Walker IIINEW7915/17840879677$5.7M25.85'9"210
45Emari DemercadoNEW5213/176007885—$1.2M27.55'9"215
45Jaydn OttNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——208
45E.J. SmithNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——215
35Emmett JohnsonNEW354/1700505032$1.2M——202
20Brashard Smith4417/173629100965$1.0M23.35'10"196
Last season · 2025Running Backs Coach: DeMarco Murray
72Kareem HuntLEFT7915/179992886063—31.05'11"216
45Clyde Edwards-HelaireLEFT496/177621358679—27.35'7"209
45Keaontay IngramLEFT385/17380329017—26.86'0"215
45Carson SteeleLEFT5317/1736010096—$1.0M23.86'0"225
40Dameon PierceLEFT479/17680559254$1.1M26.45'10"215
20Isiah PachecoLEFT4112/1778072855$1.8M27.45'10"215
20Brashard Smith4417/173629100965$1.0M23.35'10"196

Timeline

  1. OfficialMar 9, 2026

    Kansas City Chiefs sign RB Kenneth Walker III

    Signed a 3 year $43.05 million contract with Kansas City (KC)

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