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BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED: 46% of Leagues
ANALYSIS: Nobody loves New England's backfield, but at this point, we know perfectly how it usually works (committee) and what to expect (a heavily balanced share of snaps). Excluding Rex Burkhead (71%) in Week 2 and James White (93%) in Week 4, no Patriots' rusher has played more than a 60% snap share this season in any single game.
Between injuries and a multitude of warm bodies (up to six RBs have suited up for NE this season), this is a mess of a backfield and definitely one to be cautious within fantasy football. The good news arrived this past Sunday for Damien Harris, though, who should ride the Patriots rushing corps on the ground carrying the RB1 designation going forward.
Harris is a pure rusher, so forget about watching him getting targets or catching passes. He will do here and there for big gains on schemed plays (he has two catches all year long, one for 12 yards and the other for 14), but other than that he just runs with the rock. Since Michel went down and Harris entered the lineup in Week 4, he leads the team with 49 rushing attempts for 279 yards. Harris had his season-best game on Sunday, carrying the ball 16 times for 102 yards and his first score of the year.
For someone designated as the RB1 of his team, and his a very heavy workload, fining Harris available in more than half of Yahoo! leagues looks like a steal. He's only a 12+ Team league WW target because you never know how the Pats backfield will operate, but other than that he's a must-add in any league if you can still find him for free.
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