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Kenneth Walker III or Derrick Henry?

Kenneth Walker III or Derrick Henry? Both are RBs. Their 2026 through Week 9 figures are below, as of Nov 12, 2026; here is what each man's 2025 season was built on.

Kenneth Walker III leads on none of the measured inputs — Derrick Henry holds more of every one the file weighs for persistence.

Derrick Henry leads on share of his team's offensive snaps and rushing attempts, and also on rushing yards over expected and rushing yards over expected per attempt — one side of that is opportunity, the other is efficiency, and they have not historically travelled together.

Figures are verified play-by-play (nflverse); scored Half-PPR. Repeatability is measured from year-over-year persistence across 2016 to 2025, not projected. Muffed publishes no projections, draft grades or start/sit advice.

Who led the NFL in rushing yards over expected in 2026?

Kenneth Walker III

RB · Kansas City Chiefs

Derrick Henry

RB · Baltimore Ravens

Kenneth Walker III vs Derrick Henry, 2026 through Week 9

Figures as of Nov 12, 2026

Verified 2026 through Week 9 figures for Kenneth Walker III and Derrick Henry, with each figure's rank in its source population
Metric	Kenneth Walker III	Derrick Henry
Finish	2	13
Half-PPR/G	22.9	15.1
RYOE	253.91st of 42	19.620th of 42
RYOE/att	1.662nd of 42	0.1221st of 42
Carries	159	175
Rec EPA	4.610th of 43	2.119th of 43

A dash means the panel holds no qualifying figure for that player — usually too few games or attempts to clear the metric's floor, not a zero. Ranks are the source's own, against the population shown, and run through the same week as the figures. Not shown, because the panel holds no 2026 through Week 9 figure for either player: Games, Snap share, Availability.

Last season (2025): what repeats

Read off the full 2025 season, not the 2026 through Week 9 table above — part of a season is too little for a persistence read.

Kenneth Walker III: UNSETTLEDDerrick Henry: MIXED

Kenneth Walker III leads on none of the measured inputs — Derrick Henry holds more of every one the file weighs for persistence. Derrick Henry leads on share of his team's offensive snaps and rushing attempts, and also on rushing yards over expected and rushing yards over expected per attempt — one side of that is opportunity, the other is efficiency, and they have not historically travelled together. Of the two, Derrick Henry's season rests on the steadier ground. That is a statement about what each man's production was built on, not a running order — and it is a description of 2025, not a forecast of 2026.

“Repeats” is measured year-over-year persistence across 2016 to 2025 — opportunity carries between seasons, scoring rate largely does not. This describes what a 2025 season was built on. It is not a forecast, and Muffed publishes no projections, draft grades or start/sit advice. How we measure it.

Settle it — hear both stories

The same verified data, told as the story of each man's season.

Kenneth Walker III's episode →Derrick Henry's episode →

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Muffed, “Kenneth Walker III vs Derrick Henry, 2026 through Week 9 verified comparison,” muffed.ai/compare/kenneth-walker-vs-derrick-henry. Through Week 9 of the 2026 season. Data via nflverse; NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse.

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