Walker on Pace to Break Two NFL Records

The Kansas City Chiefs signed Kenneth Walker III to give Patrick Mahomes some help. Five games into the season, their new running back is threatening to rewrite the NFL record book.

Walker rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 22-6 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, giving him 665 rushing yards through five games.

At his current pace, Walker would finish the season with 2,261 rushing yards, surpassing Eric Dickerson's NFL record of 2,105 set in 1984, according to Pro Football Talk.

And that's only half the story.

Walker has added 95 receiving yards, bringing his total to 760 yards from scrimmage. That puts him on pace for 2,584, which would break Chris Johnson's NFL record of 2,509 set in 2009.

Both records have stood for more than a decade, and Walker is positioning himself to challenge them.

Sunday's performance was his third 100-yard rushing game of the season.

Walker scored on a 33-yard run in the first quarter before adding a 2-yard touchdown in the second, helping Kansas City build a 19-3 halftime lead.

He finished with 19 carries, averaging 6.7 yards per attempt.

The numbers also place Walker in some unusual company.

According to NFL.com, Walker is the first player since Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson in 2011 to score multiple touchdowns in four of his team's first five games.

Walker was also named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for September, an early indication of how quickly he has transformed Kansas City's offense.

It's another remarkable development for a player who was named Super Bowl MVP with Seattle last season before joining Kansas City in free agency.

Walker had already been outrushing his former team through the Chiefs' first four games, and his latest performance further showed what Seattle lost.

His arrival has also changed how Kansas City can attack opposing defenses.

The Chiefs no longer need Mahomes to carry the offense every week. Walker's production gives them a ground game that can control possessions and produce explosive plays.

That was evident again Sunday, when Walker accounted for both Kansas City touchdowns in a game that kept the Chiefs unbeaten at 5-0.

Walker has averaged 133 rushing yards per game while scoring eight total touchdowns, including two receiving.

Maintaining that pace over an entire season will be difficult, especially as opposing defenses focus even more on stopping him.

But five games into his Chiefs career, Walker has already accomplished something Kansas City desperately needed.

He's made the running game a weapon again.

And if he keeps producing at anything close to this level, two of the NFL's most impressive records could be in danger.