Paul Perkins (RB, NYG) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Shane Vereen is back on IR and Rashad Jennings is simply ineffective. Enter rookie Paul Perkins. He seemed to take over as the lead back in Week 16 with 15 carries for 68 yards, compared to nine carries and 44 yards for Jennings. His rushing yardage has gone up each of the last four weeks, from 38 in Week 13 to 45 in Week 14, followed by 56 in Week 15, up to 68 in Week 16. Perkins could see a lot of action in Week 17, as the Giants are pretty much set at the wild card spot and might want to see how Perkins handles a bigger workload going forward.