5 years agoDenver Broncos running back Royce Freeman enters Week 8 with a daunting matchup against the Indianapolis Colts. Freeman has been the top receiving back in Denver this year, outshining teammate Phillip Lindsay in that regard, and has started to find Flex volume in his role. This past week the Broncos moved wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders to the 49ers, and this could, in turn, lead to Freeman seeing some of Sanders' target share in the coming weeks. While Freeman clearly isn't a wide receiver, there isn't a solidified option to replace Sanders and undoubtedly some of that volume will trickle to Freeman. For this week, Freeman is a flex play in PPR settings due to his potential uptick in volume.--Matthew.McGough
Source: Pro Football Reference