**2\. He's a broken tackle machine.**
Perhaps Walker's greatest strength is his ability to pick up yards after contact. He broke 61 tackles in 2025, ranking fifth among all running backs, while racking up 664 yards after contact. Additionally, over the past three seasons, Walker has ranked either first (in 2024) or second (in 2023 and 2025) in missed tackles forced-per-carry.
Understandably, as he demonstrated in Super Bowl LX, that prowess to shed tackles has led to a bunch of explosive plays. In fact, Walker broke off 33 runs of double-digit yardage in 2025, which ranked sixth in the NFL behind only De'Von Achane (40), James Cook (39), Derrick Henry (36), Bijan Robinson (36) and Jonathan Taylor (36). His explosive run rate of 14.9%, meanwhile, ranked third among all running backs.
Digging a bit deeper, 10 of those 33 runs amassed at least 20 yards on the ground, which ranked third in the league. For context, as a team, the Chiefs recorded just three such runs all of last season.
**3\. Walker has topped at least 1,000 scrimmage yards in three of his four professional seasons.**
Walker accounted for 1,215 scrimmage yards (1,050 rushing, 165 receiving) in 2022, finishing second in AP Rookie of the Year voting.
He then followed up his initial campaign with 1,164 scrimmage yards (905 rushing, 259 receiving) in 2023, and after an injury-shortened season in 2024, Walker racked up a career-best 1,309 scrimmage yards (1,027 rushing, 282 receiving) in 2025.
In total, Walker has tallied 4,560 scrimmage yards during his four years in the NFL, averaging 1,229 scrimmage yards across his three healthy seasons.