Key Week 10 NFL Injuries Bettors Need to Know
- Kenneth Walker, RB, Chiefs
- Carnell Tate, WR, Titans
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Kenneth Walker Injury: Emmett Johnson Over 2.5 Receptions
Kenneth Walker picked up a groin injury in practice this week, and the Chiefs ruled him out on Saturday.
Walker has been the focal point of Kansas City's offense this season, accounting for a little over a third of their yards from scrimmage.
He has also been a big part of the passing game.
Walker 14.6% target share ranks sixth among all running backs.
He has at least 3 catches in each of his last three games and five of his eight contests this season.
Stepping in for Walker will be Emmett Johnson.
Usually, it is dangerous to just assume the backup running back will take on the entire workload of the star back, but Johnson is the only running back besides Walker that has played any meaningful snaps this season.
Walker and Johnson account for 97.1% of Kansas City's running back snaps in 2026.
Johnson has also been heavily used as a receiver when on the field.
He has been targeted on 22.9% of his routes this season, averaging 3.39 yards per route run.
Combined, Walker and Johnson have a 21.1% target share.
Johnson's rushing props have, rightfully, been inflated by the news that Walker would miss Week 10, but value can still be found in his receiving lines.
Carnell Tate Injury: Chimere Dike Over 27.5 Receiving Yards
Despite getting the bye week to rest his ailing shoulder, rookie wide receiver Carnell Tate will be inactive on Sunday against the Jaguars.
When Tate was last absent, we took the over on Wan'Dale Robinson receptions.
That hit thanks to a late touchdown, but another receiver seemed to benefit most from Tate not being on the field.
Chimere Dike has just 11 receptions this season, but 5 of them came in that Week 8 loss to Cincinnati.
His 71 receiving yards in that game were the second-most of his career.
Maybe Week 8 is just Dike's week.
As a rookie, he set career highs in catches and yards in the same week against the Colts.
The Jacksonville defense presents a formidable challenge for the Titans offense, but if the Jaguars jump out to a huge lead as they have in most games, that could force the Titans into a very pass-heavy game script.
Another factor going in Tennessee's favor is their recent trend of going no-huddle to boost offensive production.
In the last two weeks, the Titans have gone no-huddle on 47 snaps and are eighth in the NFL in yards per pass attempt on those plays.
Dike especially has benefited from the up-tempo offense.
He's averaging 2.23 yards per route run on no-huddle plays, far higher than Tate's 1.65, Robinson's 0.82, or Calvin Ridley‘s 0.71.
It's hard to give much endorsement to a wide receiver who has had only a couple games of production in his career, special teams exploits notwithstanding.
But if the Titans are going to lean into this no-huddle offense while playing most of the afternoon from behind, Dike could continue to assert himself as a legit threat on the outside while Tate is hurt.
