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Kareem Hunt — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 8.55 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 170, usage worth 8.4.

30 years old · 9 seasons of experience · 2017 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 170
Consensus across 1 books, 0 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on espn.
ESPN170
UNDERDOG216
FFA316

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 15, pick 2 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankRB82

The offense he plays in, 2026

Kansas City Chiefs returns 4 of 6 continuity slots, replacing rb1, oc. Patrick Mahomes at quarterback, Andy Reid as head coach, Eric Bieniemy calling it. The offense projects to 34 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 25.8 rushes.

In: Justin Fields (qb2), Cyrus Allen (wr5), Andrew Armstrong (wr7), Kenneth Walker III (rb1), Emmett Johnson (rb3), Emari Demercado (rb4). Out: Marquise Brown (wr3), Isiah Pacheco (rb1), Kareem Hunt (rb2).

The projected carry split across the offense:

Kenneth Walker III43.5%
Brashard Smith25.7%
Emari Demercado24.9%
Emmett Johnson5.8%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: Highly relevant offense to own pieces of. Mahomes needs to return to his MVP form to support WR other than Rice, but Kenneth Walker III may be about to feast in KC if he can stay healthy. Of note, if Walker were to suffer an injury, RB Emmett Johnson has a great opportunity to fill in and be a valuable back.

Key additions: OC Eric Bieniemy retuns to Chiefs as OC. Previously served as OC from 2018 - 2022. Add RB Kenneth Walker III in free agency on massive 3 year deal.

Key departures: Isiah Pacheco left Chiefs for Lions in free agency. RB Kareem Hunt is also likely gone from the team. WR Hollywood Brown also left to the Eagles in free agency. Chiefs lost RT Jawaan Taylor in free agency (mid).

Notes: Rashee Rice is slotted to operate as WR1 & holds high value for 2026 season. Mahomes should be recovered from torn ACL. Kelce is in his final season most likely. Xavier Worthy has struggled to produce, could break out, but not looking great right now. Chiefs sign Kenneth Walker III in free agency (reigning superbowl MVP RB from seahawks) and he is set for monster season. Brashard Smith should operate as receiving back and Emmett Johnson will battle for 3rd string back with Emari Demercado.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Patrick Mahomes returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (34.4 att/g); Regressed 42% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 34 att/g; New OC Eric Bieniemy — pass rate and tempo may shift.

Offensive environment: KC rates 24.1 against a league average of 23, 1.1 points above it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted run defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season-1.1 · neutral
Weeks 1–6-6 · harder
Weeks 12–17+1.1 · neutral
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-7.6 · harder

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved -29.4% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as post-crash. The base rate that applies: after a -25% crash, RBs recover only 15% of the time (keep falling 85%).

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 1.7 elite seasons and 2.4 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Nick Chubb20247.948%-31.9%
Alexander Mattison20249.846%-38.2%
Devin Singletary20239.844%-18.7%
David Montgomery202415.844%-20.4%
Ezekiel Elliott202310.343%-69.6%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 0 gained value, 5 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. Down 74% across the series, peaking at 6,532.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2017, round 3, pick 86 by KAN
CollegeToledo
Age at draft22
Height5′10″
Weight216 lb
40-yard dash4.62s
Vertical36.5″
Broad jump119″

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game9.4
Week-to-week variation0.7
Boom rate10.3%
Bust rate29.4%
Games missed per season0.3
Injury historyAnkle
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.14

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · KC · 17 games

His best game was Week 12 against IND — 20 PPR on 33 touches and a 7% target share, in a game that finished 23-20. His worst was Week 16 against TEN at 0.2, on 3 touches, final score 9-26. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 9 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 9.6; in the 7 decided by more, 7.1. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 8.4 points per game. He scored 8.55, 2.1% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1LAC21-274.6231051607.9%38%
2PHI17-204.411383103.4%40%
3NYG22-911.41110103412.9%44%
4BAL37-205.71113133402.9%44%
5JAX28-3118.711874922.5%33%
6DET30-174.4111162303.6%30%
7LV31-01.800041800%19%
8WAS28-717.211294023.1%32%
9BUF21-2812.5126114916.9%78%
11DEN19-2213.2123135914.7%80%
12IND23-202033263010417%71%
13DAL28-3191222145806.3%64%
14HOU10-209010123013.4%59%
15LAC13-16312861206.7%49%
16TEN9-260.20003200%24%
17DEN13-203.800073800%56%
18LV12-146.53421514013.3%39%

Production

Receptions18
Targets25
Receiving yards143
Carries163
Rushing yards611
Touchdowns9
Points per game8.55
Yards per target5.72
Catch rate72%
Yards per carry3.75

Role

Snap share47.06%
Target share4.39%
Air-yards share-0.01%
WOPR0.065
RACR-0.276

Efficiency

Average depth of target0.2
Yards after catch per reception8.5
Yards before catch per reception-0.6
Total YAC153
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted82.6
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.08
Rushing EPA per game0.57

Scoring position

Red-zone targets5
Red-zone target share6.4%
End-zone target share4.2%
Red-zone carry share43.2%
Goal-line carry share71.4%
Expected receiving TDs1.1
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-0.1
Expected rushing TDs7.49

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game38 of 49
Yards per target27 of 49
Target share41 of 49
Air-yards share19 of 49

Who else ate

The offense threw it 584 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Travis Kelce19.71%
Rashee Rice14.23%
Marquise Brown13.5%
Xavier Worthy13.32%
JuJu Smith-Schuster8.21%
Noah Gray6.75%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Patrick Mahomes14219.645.814.38%
Chris Oladokun343.55.254.43%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 17 games were blowouts, 17.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 6.22 in those and 9.57 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · KC · 13 games

His best game was Week 7 against SF — 22.3 PPR on 24 touches and a 8% target share, in a game that finished 28-18. His worst was Week 13 against LV at 3.5, on 11 touches, final score 19-17. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 4 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 11.8; in the 5 decided by more, 12.2. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 12.6 points per game. He scored 11.95, 8.7% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 0 against 2.8 expected, a gap of -2.8.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
4LAC17-1010.523161469010.7%45%
5NO26-1318.711152710212.9%63%
7SF28-1822.3225227828%64%
8LV27-2013.3114215912.9%58%
9TB30-2418.711112710612.4%58%
10DEN16-1417710651435025%65%
11BUF21-306000146000%69%
12CAR30-2711.734191668011.1%55%
13LV19-173.524071508.9%38%
14LAC19-173.9111351602.8%29%
15CLE21-75.9124134505.3%37%
16HOU27-1915.92324115517.3%43%
17PIT29-10800092010%48%

Production

Receptions23
Targets32
Receiving yards176
Carries200
Rushing yards728
Touchdowns7
Points per game11.95
Yards per target5.5
Catch rate71.88%
Yards per carry3.64

Role

Snap share51.69%
Target share6.72%
Air-yards share-1.76%
WOPR0.088
RACR1.394

Efficiency

Average depth of target-1.9
Yards after catch per reception9.4
Yards before catch per reception-1.7
Total YAC216
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted84.9
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.23
Rushing EPA per game0.17

Scoring position

Red-zone targets10
Red-zone target share8.6%
End-zone target share2.9%
Red-zone carry share50%
Goal-line carry share58.1%
Expected receiving TDs2.8
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-2.8
Expected rushing TDs9.44

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game26 of 46
Yards per target28 of 46
Target share33 of 46
Air-yards share35 of 46

Who else ate

The offense threw it 600 times. He took 5.62% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Travis Kelce23.37%
Xavier Worthy17.22%
DeAndre Hopkins10.37%
Noah Gray8.61%
Samaje Perine6.15%
Kareem Hunt 5.62%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 13 games were blowouts, 5.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 8 in those and 11.81 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · CLE · 15 games

His best game was Week 6 against SF — 16.1 PPR on 15 touches and a 9.1% target share, in a game that finished 19-17. His worst was Week 4 against BAL at 1.2, on 5 touches, final score 3-28. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 7 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 10.5; in the 8 decided by more, 5.6. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.8 points per game. He scored 7.9, 10.8% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
3TEN27-35.5232251309.7%20%
4BAL3-281.200051200%22%
6SF19-1716.13324124719.1%37%
7IND39-3815.1010103122.9%25%
8SEA20-2413.71112145513.3%35%
9ARI27-09.8010143813.6%29%
10BAL33-319.2000103210%36%
11PIT13-106.7331123607.3%44%
12DEN12-292.200072200%26%
13LA19-365.8110124802.4%35%
14JAX31-2710113102712.3%37%
15CHI20-17311127802.3%32%
16HOU36-229.624571119.3%38%
17NYJ37-209.1010103113.4%37%
18CIN14-311.51150004%13%

Production

Receptions15
Targets21
Receiving yards84
Carries135
Rushing yards411
Touchdowns9
Points per game7.9
Yards per target4
Catch rate71.43%
Yards per carry3.04

Role

Snap share31.07%
Target share3.97%
Air-yards share-0.08%
WOPR0.06
RACR0.333

Efficiency

Average depth of target-0.3
Yards after catch per reception6.5
Yards before catch per reception-0.9
Total YAC98
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted78.3
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-0.18
Rushing EPA per game-0.33

Scoring position

Red-zone targets2
Red-zone target share2.8%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share50.7%
Goal-line carry share68.4%
Expected receiving TDs0.27
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck0.73
Expected rushing TDs7.01

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game41 of 49
Yards per target45 of 49
Target share46 of 49
Air-yards share17 of 49

Who else ate

The offense threw it 624 times. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Amari Cooper21.44%
David Njoku20.6%
Elijah Moore17.42%
Jerome Ford10.55%
Cedric Tillman7.37%
Jordan Akins3.85%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 5 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Joe Flacco587.52.53.94%
Deshaun Watson348.175.54.43%
Dorian Thompson-Robinson333.370.332.43%
P.J. Walker3514.977.25.1%
Jeff Driskel111.554%

Blowouts against close games

7 of his 15 games were blowouts, 29.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 5.01 in those and 10.54 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · CLE · 17 games

His best game was Week 1 against CAR — 23 PPR on 15 touches and a 13.3% target share, in a game that finished 26-24. His worst was Week 17 against WAS at 0.9, on 3 touches, final score 24-10. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 10 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 9.9; in the 9 decided by more, 5.3. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 8.4 points per game. He scored 7.46, 11.1% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1CAR26-242344241146213.3%56%
2NYJ30-319.42216135807.4%46%
3PIT29-179.134141247012.9%44%
4ATL20-238.82319104908.6%49%
5LAC28-3014.73310114719.4%49%
6NE15-381.201041202.4%43%
7BAL20-237.81245418%47%
8CIN32-1311.244301142020%46%
10MIA17-392.911106902.9%36%
11BUF23-317.4222253205.1%43%
12TB23-173.112651505.6%41%
13HOU27-149.42318956014.3%38%
14CIN10-233.224646010.3%39%
15BAL13-33.711342403.8%26%
16NO10-175.2331478011.1%47%
17WAS24-100.911-12006.3%32%
18PIT14-285.83415413014.8%25%

Production

Receptions35
Targets44
Receiving yards210
Carries123
Rushing yards468
Touchdowns4
Points per game7.46
Yards per target4.77
Catch rate79.55%
Yards per carry3.8

Role

Snap share41.59%
Target share9.19%
Air-yards share-0.27%
WOPR0.136
RACR0.254

Efficiency

Average depth of target-0.5
Yards after catch per reception6.9
Yards before catch per reception-0.9
Total YAC243
Broken tackles7
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted94.1
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-0.15
Rushing EPA per game-0.68

Scoring position

Red-zone targets8
Red-zone target share10.8%
End-zone target share3.1%
Red-zone carry share31.6%
Goal-line carry share25%
Expected receiving TDs1.69
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-0.69
Expected rushing TDs3.74

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game42 of 42
Yards per target27 of 42
Target share18 of 42
Air-yards share26 of 42

Who else ate

The offense threw it 540 times. He took 8.7% of the targets. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Amari Cooper26.09%
Donovan Peoples-Jones18.97%
David Njoku15.81%
Kareem Hunt 8.7%
Harrison Bryant8.3%
Nick Chubb7.31%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Jacoby Brissett11288.965.548.69%
Deshaun Watson6164.73.4410.1%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 17 games were blowouts, 12.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 5.1 in those and 9.93 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · CLE · 8 games

His best game was Week 3 against CHI — 27.5 PPR on 17 touches and a 24.1% target share, in a game that finished 26-6. His worst was Week 12 against BAL at 2, on 8 touches, final score 10-16. Across 8 games he cleared 20 points 2 times and came in under 8 points 3 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 13.1; in the 3 decided by more, 14.9. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 11.3 points per game. He scored 13.75, 22.2% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1KC29-3317.13328633111.1%47%
2HOU31-216.3112135104.8%38%
3CHI26-627.567741081124.1%41%
4MIN14-716.624171469112.9%53%
5LAC42-4725.956281261220.7%44%
6ARI14-3710.83312146609.7%69%
12BAL10-16201072002.9%38%
14BAL24-223.822132506.5%20%

Production

Receptions22
Targets27
Receiving yards174
Carries78
Rushing yards386
Touchdowns5
Points per game13.75
Yards per target6.44
Catch rate81.48%
Yards per carry4.95

Role

Snap share43.75%
Target share11.59%
Air-yards share0.49%
WOPR0.176
RACR-3.066

Efficiency

Average depth of target0.1
Yards after catch per reception7.8
Yards before catch per reception0.1
Total YAC172
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted93.5
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.35
Rushing EPA per game0.82

Scoring position

Red-zone targets4
Red-zone target share6.8%
End-zone target share4%
Red-zone carry share18.9%
Goal-line carry share19%
Expected receiving TDs0.71
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.71
Expected rushing TDs2.64

Who else ate

The offense threw it 520 times. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Jarvis Landry17.65%
Austin Hooper12.37%
Donovan Peoples-Jones11.76%
David Njoku10.75%
Rashard Higgins9.53%
Odell Beckham6.9%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 8 games were blowouts, 34.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 19.15 in those and 13.08 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2020 · CLE · 16 games

His best game was Week 14 against BAL — 29 PPR on 13 touches and a 15.9% target share, in a game that finished 42-47. His worst was Week 17 against PIT at 5.1, on 11 touches, final score 24-22. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 2 times and came in under 8 points 4 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 14.6; in the 7 decided by more, 12.4. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 12 points per game. He scored 13.66, 14.7% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 4 against 2.31 expected, a gap of 1.7.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
1BAL6-3812.14691372017.1%49%
2CIN35-3024.12215108629.5%34%
3WAS34-2014.423181646113.6%46%
4DAL49-3819.1000117120%34%
5IND32-2318.334212072110.5%70%
6PIT7-387.723171340011.5%53%
7CIN37-3419.234261876114.3%90%
8LV6-169.32371466012%86%
10HOU10-716.2342819104021.1%58%
11PHI22-179.11110131115.6%54%
12JAX27-256.2020106207.4%42%
13TEN41-358.73324143309.4%48%
14BAL42-47296777633215.9%46%
15NYG20-65.8337721010%33%
16NYJ16-2314.23541411110%43%
17PIT24-225.1114103703.8%56%

Production

Receptions38
Targets51
Receiving yards304
Carries198
Rushing yards841
Touchdowns11
Points per game13.66
Yards per target5.96
Catch rate74.51%
Yards per carry4.25

Role

Snap share52.63%
Target share10.73%
Air-yards share1.62%
WOPR0.172
RACR5.133

Efficiency

Average depth of target1.4
Yards after catch per reception7.4
Yards before catch per reception0.6
Total YAC280
Broken tackles5
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted121.7
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game0.64
Rushing EPA per game-1.04

Scoring position

Red-zone targets9
Red-zone target share11.3%
End-zone target share2.6%
Red-zone carry share48%
Goal-line carry share50%
Expected receiving TDs2.31
Actual receiving TDs4
Receiving TD luck1.69
Expected rushing TDs8.42

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 100+ carries pool that season:

Points per game20 of 47
Yards per target21 of 47
Target share16 of 47
Air-yards share6 of 47

Who else ate

The offense threw it 501 times. He took 11.09% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Jarvis Landry21.96%
Austin Hooper15.22%
Rashard Higgins11.3%
Kareem Hunt 11.09%
Odell Beckham9.35%
Harrison Bryant8.26%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 16 games were blowouts, 9.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 9.9 in those and 14.64 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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