- Kenneth Walker III was named Super Bowl 60 MVP after the Seattle Seahawks’ 29-13 victory.
- Walker rushed for 135 yards, the most in a Super Bowl since Terrell Davis in 1998.
- He is the eighth running back in NFL history to win the Super Bowl MVP award.
SAN FRANCISCO – A day after winning Super Bowl 60 MVP, a soft-spoken Kenneth Walker III was asked how the last 24 hours changed him.
“I feel the same. I don’t think it changed much,” a smiling Walker said during the Seattle Seahawks’ Feb. 9 press conference.
Walker might feel the same, but his career resume received a significant boost.
Walker joined an exclusive list on Feb. 8 as the eighth running back in NFL history to win Super Bowl MVP.
Walker rushed 27 times for 135 yards in the Seahawks’ 29-13 win, compiling 161 yards from scrimmage. Walker’s ground total was the most rushing yards by a player in the Super Bowl since Terrell Davis rumbled for 157 yards in Super Bowl 32. Walker is also the first running back to win Super Bowl MVP since Davis won the award for that 1998 performance.
“It’s a blessing to be in this position. It’s a short list (of running backs to win MVP),” Walker said. “It means a lot to have my name on that list.”
What made Walker’s performance more special is the fact he did it in front of his father, Kenneth Walker Jr., who had never seen his son play in the NFL in person before Sunday night.
“It was good just to have my family here at this stage. It meant a lot, especially for my dad, because he usually don’t like to come to games with big crowds. So, it meant a lot to have him there.”
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Walker was the only consistent threat on Seattle’s offense throughout the first half. He rushed for 94 yards on 14 carries in the first 30 minutes. The running back had runs of 29 and 30 yards in the second quarter that set up a successful Jason Myers field goal. He hauled in a short pass from Sam Darnold and raced down the field for a 20-yard gain in the third quarter that led to another Myers field goal.
The 25-year-old running back displayed some elusiveness and was tough to bring down upon first contact. He forced nine missed tackles for an extra 79 yards, per Next Gen Stats.
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Walker’s Super Bowl 60 win and MVP performance capped off a stellar postseason for the running back. Walker gained a postseason-high 313 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns in the playoffs. Additionally, his 417 yards from scrimmage in the playoffs led all players. He registered more than 100 yards from scrimmage in all three of Seattle’s playoff games.
The Seahawks running back will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason as Seattle’s top free agent entering the 2026 season. He proved to be invaluable during the Seahawks’ Super Bowl run.
Walker’s contract is something Seahawks general manager John Schneider is going to have to worry about in the near future. But right now, Walker earned himself a trip to Disneyland as the Super Bowl 60 MVP.
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