Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy “pointed to pass blocking and receiving” when asked if there is anything that RB Kenneth Walker could get better at.

07 June 2026

Speaking to reporters after practice last week, Bieniemy said that he wants Walker to understand “that we just have to become a better player when the ball is not in our hand.” That means Walker has to do “a great job protecting the quarterback” and be a “great” route runner on the perimeter. Bieniemy complimented Walker’s abilities as a rusher and said Walker is “doing a heck of a job” in practice, but Walker’s ticket to an elite season likely requires passing game participation. As a Seahawk last year, Walker ceded passing down snaps to RB Zach Charbonnet. The Chiefs already had RB Brashard Smith in-house and bolstered the backfield by adding more running backs with intriguing receiving skillsets. They signed RB Emari Demercado, “one of the better third-down backs in the NFL over the past couple of years,” and drafted RB Emmett Johnson in the fifth round. Walker has the highest upside of the bunch, but a run-centric workload could keep him in the RB2 ranks this season.