Welcome to the 2022 edition of the Fantasy Football Rookie Snapshot NFL draft series! In this space, fantasy football expert Liz Loza will analyze the incoming class of first-year stars and gauge their impact — be it immediate or latent — on our fake football game.
First up, the running backs. Liz covered Iowa State star, Breece Hall, here. Next up, the Spartans’ own Kenneth Walker III.
Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State
Size: 5-foot-9 and 211 pounds
Age: 21-years-old (10/20/2000)
Bio: A three-star recruit out of Arlington High School — despite rushing for nearly 3,500 yards and scoring 41 TDs — Walker III only received offers from three FBS programs. He committed to Wake Forest, but after two seasons he transferred to Michigan State. In his first carry as a Spartan, Walker III ripped off a 75-yard touchdown, reviving the East Lansing faithful. He’d go on to find the end zone 18 more times throughout 2021 while also winning the Doak Walker and Walter Camp Player of the Year…