Kenneth Walker III
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| No. 9 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 20, 2000 Arlington, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Arlington | ||||||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2022: 2nd round, 41st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Kenneth Walker III (born October 20, 2000) is an American professional football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and Michigan State Spartans, winning the Walter Camp and Doak Walker Awards in 2021. Walker was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft. In the 2025 season, he was named MVP of Super Bowl LX.