The Seattle Seahawks will face the New York Jets in Week 13. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding RB Kenneth Walker.
Is Kenneth Walker Playing in Week 13?
Walker is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any unexpected setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
We’ll continue to monitor the Seahawks’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Kenneth Walker in Week 13?
Kenneth Walker III has multiple catches in every one of his games this season and has earned 5+ targets in five games this season. If you gave me that sentence in August without any other context, I would have told you that he had a shot at being the top-scoring running back in our game.
That, of course, hasn’t been the case. We haven’t seen the explosive plays that we penciled in as part of Walker’s profile. Heck, we haven’t seen even league-average production over the past month.
Walker doesn’t have a 30-yard run this season and has averaged under 4.0 yards per carry in back-to-back-to-back-to-back games. He has a stranglehold on the lead role in Seattle, and that role slots him into my top 20 without much thought.
Maybe we can get a spike performance against an underachieving Jets run defense that ranks 20th in terms of EPA. I’m hopeful, but at the very least, you can lock in 14-16 carries and 3-5 targets in an above-average offense.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 13 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Kenneth Walker’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 13
As of 8 AM ET on Sunday morning, Walker is projected to score 15 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 14.4 rushing attempts for 61.3 yards and 0.7 touchdowns. It also includes 2.6 receptions for 19.4 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
PFN Insight on the Jets' Defense
Since Robert Saleh's departure, the New York Jets' defense hasn't been pretty. At the time of his firing, this was a top-three unit, with two top-five weeks and two others that had ranked seventh through five weeks.
They are now barely inside the top 10 overall, with just one top-10 week, two top-12 performances, and three weeks ranked outside the top 20 in the last six games.
This is a frustrating downturn for a unit that Saleh and Jeff Ulbrich had built into a juggernaut in their tenure together. They inherited a bit of a mess from the Adam Gase regime, and while the first year (2021) was equally bad, they had been a top-five unit in each of the last two seasons.
New York's pass defense has been the main area to fall off since Saleh's departure, driving the general downturn in fortunes that has Gang Green slipping toward mediocrity.
For more insight on all other team defenses, head to our PFN Defense+ Metric Analysis.
Kenneth Walker’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 10:30 AM ET on Sunday, December 1. If you're in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Weekly Consensus Superflex Rankings.
Week 13 RB PPR Rankings
1) De'Von Achane | MIA (at GB)
2) Saquon Barkley | PHI (at BAL)
3) Joe Mixon | HOU (at JAX)
4) Christian McCaffrey | SF (at BUF)
5) Bijan Robinson | ATL (vs. LAC)
6) Derrick Henry | BAL (vs. PHI)
7) Jahmyr Gibbs | DET (vs. CHI)
8) Jonathan Taylor | IND (at NE)
9) Kyren Williams | LAR (at NO)
10) Breece Hall | NYJ (vs. SEA)
11) James Conner | ARI (at MIN)
12) Josh Jacobs | GB (vs. MIA)
13) David Montgomery | DET (vs. CHI)
14) Kenneth Walker III | SEA (at NYJ)
15) James Cook | BUF (vs. SF)
16) Alvin Kamara | NO (vs. LAR)
17) Chase Brown | CIN (vs. PIT)
18) Aaron Jones | MIN (vs. ARI)
19) Bucky Irving | TB (at CAR)
20) Najee Harris | PIT (at CIN)
21) Chuba Hubbard | CAR (vs. TB)
22) Tyrone Tracy Jr. | NYG (at DAL)
23) Tony Pollard | TEN (at WAS)
24) Brian Robinson Jr. | WAS (vs. TEN)
25) Rico Dowdle | DAL (vs. NYG)
26) Kareem Hunt | KC (vs. LV)
27) D'Andre Swift | CHI (at DET)
28) Rhamondre Stevenson | NE (vs. IND)
29) Travis Etienne Jr. | JAX (vs. HOU)
30) Gus Edwards | LAC (at ATL)
31) Rachaad White | TB (at CAR)
32) Nick Chubb | CLE (at DEN)
33) Tank Bigsby | JAX (vs. HOU)
34) Jeremy McNichols | WAS (vs. TEN)
35) Jaylen Warren | PIT (at CIN)
36) Isiah Pacheco | KC (vs. LV)
37) Javonte Williams | DEN (vs. CLE)
38) Tyler Allgeier | ATL (vs. LAC)
39) Audric Estimé | DEN (vs. CLE)
40) Roschon Johnson | CHI (at DET)
41) Justice Hill | BAL (vs. PHI)
42) Ray Davis | BUF (vs. SF)
43) Jaylen Wright | MIA (at GB)
44) Jerome Ford | CLE (at DEN)
45) Ameer Abdullah | LV (at KC)
46) Cam Akers | HOU (at JAX)
47) Trey Benson | ARI (at MIN)
48) Raheem Mostert | MIA (at GB)
49) Devin Singletary | NYG (at DAL)
50) Braelon Allen | NYJ (vs. SEA)
51) Emanuel Wilson | GB (vs. MIA)
52) Zach Charbonnet | SEA (at NYJ)
53) Jonathon Brooks | CAR (vs. TB)
54) Jordan Mason | SF (at BUF)
55) Samaje Perine | KC (vs. LV)
56) Jaleel McLaughlin | DEN (vs. CLE)
57) Tyjae Spears | TEN (at WAS)
58) Blake Corum | LAR (at NO)
59) Antonio Gibson | NE (vs. IND)
60) Keaton Mitchell | BAL (vs. PHI)
61) Dylan Laube | LV (at KC)
62) Kenneth Gainwell | PHI (at BAL)
63) Sean Tucker | TB (at CAR)
64) Khalil Herbert | CIN (vs. PIT)
65) Dare Ogunbowale | HOU (at JAX)
66) Ezekiel Elliott | DAL (vs. NYG)
67) JaMycal Hasty | NE (vs. IND)
68) Jamaal Williams | NO (vs. LAR)
69) Isaac Guerendo | SF (at BUF)
70) Will Shipley | PHI (at BAL)
71) Kyle Juszczyk | SF (at BUF)
72) Chris Brooks | GB (vs. MIA)
73) Cordarrelle Patterson | PIT (at CIN)
74) Ty Chandler | MIN (vs. ARI)
75) Trey Sermon | IND (at NE)
76) Emari Demercado | ARI (at MIN)
77) Carson Steele | KC (vs. LV)
78) Dameon Pierce | HOU (at JAX)
79) Hassan Haskins | LAC (at ATL)
80) Tyler Goodson | IND (at NE)
81) Patrick Ricard | BAL (vs. PHI)
82) Hunter Luepke | DAL (vs. NYG)
83) Pierre Strong Jr. | CLE (at DEN)
84) Julius Chestnut | TEN (at WAS)
85) Craig Reynolds | DET (vs. CHI)
86) Dalvin Cook | DAL (vs. NYG)
87) J.J. Taylor | HOU (at JAX)
88) Michael Burton | DEN (vs. CLE)
89) Sione Vaki | DET (vs. CHI)
90) C.J. Ham | MIN (vs. ARI)
91) Ronnie Rivers | LAR (at NO)
92) Travis Homer | CHI (at DET)
93) Kenny McIntosh | SEA (at NYJ)
94) Blake Watson | DEN (vs. CLE)
95) Eric Gray | NYG (at DAL)
96) Tyreik McAllister | LV (at KC)
97) Joshua Kelley | NYG (at DAL)
98) Alec Ingold | MIA (at GB)
99) DeeJay Dallas | ARI (at MIN)
Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets Trends
Seattle Seahawks
Team: After this week, the Seahawks play a playoff hopeful in three consecutive weeks (Cardinals, Packers, and Vikings).
QB: Geno Smith posted a quick pass rate of 64.5% on Sunday, his highest rate since Week 5.
Offense: Seattle pulled off a big win over the Cardinals on Sunday despite punting on half of their possessions, their highest rate of the season.
Defense: The Seahawks have intercepted a pass in five straight games, a run coming on the heels of five straight games without an interception.
Fantasy: Jaxon Smith-Njigba is one of five receivers to score 19 PPR points in three straight games this season (others: A.J. Brown, Justin Jefferson, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Malik Nabers).
Betting: It’s been a weird run for the Seahawks – they are 1-4-4 ATS over their past nine games against the AFC.
New York Jets
Team: Aaron Rodgers didn’t lose more than three games in three seasons while with the Packers. If the Jets can’t upset the Seahawks or Dolphins over the next two weeks, the 2024 Jets will have a pair of four-game losing streaks in just over two months.
QB: Rodgers has 20 pressured dropbacks over his past two games and has totaled 19 passing yards in those instances.
Offense: Baby steps? New York scored on 30% of their drives in Week 9, a rate that ticked up to 33.3% in Week 10 and 41.7% in the Week 11 loss to the Colts.
Defense: In Weeks 1-5, New York allowed just 1.39 points per drive, a rate that has spiked to 2.66 since (91.4% increase).
Fantasy: Davante Adams has as many top-30 finishes with the Raiders as the Jets this season (one).
Betting: The Jets are 1-5-1 ATS in their past seven games coming off their bye.