Micah Parsons is almost back on the field after the torn ACL and meniscus that has kept him out, with recent reports saying he is aiming for a Nov. 25 return when the Green Bay Packers visit the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. But on a recent episode of "The Edge with Micah Parsons," the conversation shifted fast to Kenneth Walker, and Parsons made it clear he thinks the Kansas City Chiefs running back has entered a different tier.
Parsons didn’t just praise Walker - he put him in the same conversation as Atlanta Falcons star Bijan Robinson and Detroit Lions standout Jahmyr Gibbs, two backs widely viewed as the best in football.
"He could be," Parsons said, on whether Walker could win Offensive Player of the Year. "I think he got that Le'Veon Bell patience.
We didn't truly see his value until this year. The overall package, how he carries himself, how he runs the ball.
It’s every week. He’s not picking and choosing.
It’s every week, downhill. He’s fighting through contact.
It’s just the whole thing. He has legit put himself in the conversation with Bijan and Gibbs.
I still think there’s a little bit of separation, but he’s right there."
Walker’s rise has been impossible to miss. He earned Super Bowl MVP honors last season after helping lead the Seattle Seahawks to just their second championship in franchise history.
In that title game, he ran for 135 yards on 27 carries and added 26 receiving yards. During the 2025 season, he never topped 20 carries in a game, but he caught fire in the playoffs and became a major reason for the Seahawks’ Super Bowl run.
Now the Chiefs are betting on that same kind of impact, and so far the fit has looked right. Through eight games of the 2026 season, Walker has 872 rushing yards, second-most in the NFL, along with seven rushing touchdowns on 159 carries for 5.5 yards per carry.
He’s also added 172 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns. In his first four seasons in Seattle, he never reached 1,100 rushing yards or 300 receiving yards in a year, and he is on pace to clear both marks this season.
Kansas City has matched Walker’s production with wins. The Chiefs opened the year with five straight victories behind his work on the ground and enter Week 10 at 6-2. That has them in position for another playoff run, with Walker serving as the center of the offense.
There’s also a financial wrinkle that makes the whole thing even more interesting. While Gibbs and Robinson are the NFL’s two highest-paid running backs at $22.5 million and $22.25 million respectively, Walker is under contract at $14.35 million per year through the 2028 season.
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