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Week 7 is a big bye week for fantasy owners and many are scrambling this week to find replacement players. If you have been working the waiver wire all year, you may already be in a good position to succeed. If not, we need to look at some weekly trends to determine who you should play this week.
This article is all about watching how a backfield is being used for every team. Snap counts are very useful, but I want to know what a player is doing when he has the ball in his hands. Anytime a running back gets a touch, what is being done with that touch?
Watching a trend with touches for running backs will not only let us know their usage for any given week or period, but how effective they are with the ball. High volume plus high effectiveness is always the best outcome. High volume with low effectiveness can be great and low volume with high effectiveness can be streaky at times. Let’s dive into our Week 7 preview.
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RB Touches and Efficiency Breakdown
Week 6 Report
| Teams | Car | Rec | Total Touches | Total Yards | Yards Per Touch | %RB Touches | Week 1% | Week 2% | Week 3% | Week 4% | Week 5% | Week 6% |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||||||||
| David Johnson | 18 | 2 | 20 | 70 | 3.5 | 95% | 64% | 70% | 76% | 86% | 95% | 95% |
| Yearly Total | 92 | 17 | 109 | 433 | 4 | 81% | ||||||
| Chase Edmonds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5% | 36% | 30% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 5% |
| Yearly Total | 15 | 10 | 25 | 82 | 3.3 | 19% | ||||||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||||||||
| Devonta Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 47% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 43% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 14 | 5 | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 13% | ||||||
| Tevin Coleman | 10 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 46% | 53% | 69% | 77% | 63% | 39% | 46% |
| Yearly Total | 71 | 13 | 84 | 365 | 4.3 | 58% | ||||||
| Ito Smith | 11 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 1.6 | 54% | 0% | 31% | 23% | 37% | 17% | 54% |
| Yearly Total | 32 | 9 | 41 | 168 | 4.1 | 28% | ||||||
| Baltimore Ravens | ||||||||||||
| Kenneth Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 43% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 13 | 0 | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 8% | ||||||
| Javorius Allen | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 12% | 30% | 48% | 30% | 46% | 50% | 12% |
| Yearly Total | 35 | 24 | 59 | 246 | 4.2 | 35% | ||||||
| Alex Collins | 19 | 0 | 19 | 54 | 2.8 | 58% | 27% | 52% | 70% | 46% | 46% | 58% |
| Yearly Total | 76 | 9 | 85 | 348 | 4.1 | 50% | ||||||
| Gus Edwards | 10 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 30% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Yearly Total | 10 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 6% | ||||||
| De'Lance Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 4% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 2% | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||||||||
| LeSean McCoy | 16 | 3 | 19 | 94 | 4.9 | 73% | 47% | 65% | 0% | 57% | 65% | 73% |
| Yearly Total | 61 | 13 | 74 | 330 | 4.5 | 50% | ||||||
| Marcus Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 35% | 20% | 28% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 17 | 2 | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 13% | ||||||
| Chris Ivory | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 27% | 18% | 15% | 72% | 43% | 35% | 27% |
| Yearly Total | 51 | 5 | 56 | 233 | 4.2 | 38% | ||||||
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||||||||
| Christian McCaffrey | 8 | 7 | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 100% | 67% | 88% | 88% | N/A | 81% | 100% |
| Yearly Total | 71 | 34 | 105 | 587 | 5.6 | 84% | ||||||
| CJ Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 29% | 12% | 9% | N/A | 15% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 16 | 1 | 17 | 108 | 6.4 | 14% | ||||||
| Alex Armah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 4% | 0% | 3% | N/A | 4% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2% | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||||||||
| Jordan Howard | 14 | 0 | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 48% | 71% | 77% | 76% | 34% | N/A | 48% |
| Yearly Total | 78 | 10 | 88 | 350 | 4 | 61% | ||||||
| Tarik Cohen | 5 | 7 | 12 | 121 | 10.1 | 41% | 29% | 23% | 24% | 63% | N/A | 41% |
| Yearly Total | 32 | 21 | 53 | 429 | 8.1 | 37% | ||||||
| Benny Cunningham | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | N/A | 10% |
| Yearly Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3% | ||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||||||||
| Joe Mixon | 11 | 4 | 15 | 84 | 5.6 | 88% | 92% | 69% | 0% | 0% | 93% | 88% |
| Yearly Total | 71 | 13 | 84 | 435 | 5.2 | 59% | ||||||
| Giovani Bernard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 8% | 31% | 100% | 73% | 0% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 34 | 14 | 48 | 237 | 4.9 | 34% | ||||||
| Mark Walton | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 12% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 27% | 7% | 12% |
| Yearly Total | 7 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 8% | ||||||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||||||||
| Carlos Hyde | 14 | 0 | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 61% | 79% | 71% | 81% | 71% | 65% | 61% |
| Yearly Total | 114 | 4 | 118 | 397 | 3.4 | 72% | ||||||
| Duke Johnson | 2 | 4 | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 26% | 21% | 21% | 13% | 19% | 23% | 26% |
| Yearly Total | 19 | 14 | 33 | 274 | 8.3 | 20% | ||||||
| Nick Chubb | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13% | 0% | 8% | 6% | 10% | 12% | 13% |
| Yearly Total | 13 | 0 | 13 | 152 | 11.7 | 8% | ||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||||||||
| Ezekiel Elliott | 24 | 1 | 25 | 117 | 4.7 | 76% | 95% | 88% | 83% | 78% | 87% | 76% |
| Yearly Total | 117 | 23 | 140 | 752 | 5.4 | 83% | ||||||
| Rod Smith | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 15% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 19% | 10% | 15% |
| Yearly Total | 15 | 1 | 16 | 41 | 2.6 | 10% | ||||||
| Tavon Austin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9% | 0% | 12% | 17% | 3% | 3% | 9% |
| Yearly Total | 5 | 7 | 12 | 184 | 15.3 | 7% | ||||||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||||||||
| Phillip Lindsay | 4 | 6 | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 43% | 47% | 56% | 14% | 58% | 54% | 43% |
| Yearly Total | 61 | 14 | 75 | 450 | 6 | 45% | ||||||
| Royce Freeman | 9 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 39% | 42% | 30% | 48% | 33% | 29% | 39% |
| Yearly Total | 58 | 4 | 62 | 296 | 4.8 | 37% | ||||||
| Devontae Booker | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 17% | 11% | 11% | 34% | 8% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly Total | 13 | 15 | 28 | 176 | 6.3 | 17% | ||||||
| Andy Janovich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1% | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||||||||
| Theo Riddick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43% | 29% | 8% | 23% | 16% | N/A | |
| Yearly Total | 8 | 23 | 31 | 168 | 5.4 | 22% | ||||||
| Kerryon Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38% | 42% | 46% | 45% | 45% | N/A | |
| Yearly Total | 50 | 13 | 63 | 354 | 5.6 | 44% | ||||||
| LeGarrette Blount | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19% | 29% | 46% | 32% | 39% | N/A | |
| Yearly Total | 47 | 3 | 50 | 144 | 2.9 | 35% | ||||||
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||||||||
| Jamaal Williams | 6 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 33% | 75% | 76% | 29% | 37% | 36% | 33% |
| Yearly Total | 59 | 8 | 67 | 273 | 4.1 | 47% | ||||||
| Ty Montgomery | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 29% | 25% | 24% | 42% | 23% | 23% | 29% |
| Yearly Total | 24 | 15 | 39 | 266 | 6.8 | 27% | ||||||
| Aaron Jones | 8 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 38% | 0% | 0% | 29% | 40% | 41% | 38% |
| Yearly Total | 32 | 4 | 36 | 229 | 6.4 | 25% | ||||||
| Houston Texans | ||||||||||||
| Lamar Miller | 15 | 2 | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 65% | 81% | 70% | 75% | 52% | 0% | 65% |
| Yearly Total | 73 | 10 | 83 | 350 | 4.2 | 55% | ||||||
| Alfred Blue | 7 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 35% | 19% | 30% | 25% | 48% | 100% | 35% |
| Yearly Total | 56 | 11 | 67 | 282 | 4.2 | 45% | ||||||
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||||||||
| Jordan Wilkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 59% | 43% | 44% | 35% | 27% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 44 | 9 | 53 | 208 | 3.9 | 35% | ||||||
| Nyheim Hines | 3 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7 | 22% | 41% | 18% | 56% | 57% | 73% | 22% |
| Yearly Total | 36 | 31 | 67 | 302 | 4.5 | 44% | ||||||
| Marlon Mack | 12 | 1 | 13 | 93 | 7.2 | 57% | 0% | 39% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 57% |
| Yearly Total | 22 | 2 | 24 | 129 | 5.4 | 16% | ||||||
| Robert Turbin | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 22% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| Yearly Total | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 3% | ||||||
| Jeremy McNichols | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1% | ||||||
| Jacksonville Jaguars | ||||||||||||
| T. J. Yeldon | 8 | 3 | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 65% | 57% | 55% | 62% | 58% | 86% | 65% |
| Yearly Total | 67 | 25 | 92 | 522 | 5.7 | 63% | ||||||
| Leonard Fournette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 40% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 0% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 20 | 4 | 24 | 90 | 3.8 | 16% | ||||||
| Corey Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3% | 45% | 33% | 8% | 5% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 13 | 9 | 22 | 107 | 4.9 | 15% | ||||||
| Brandon Wilds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 10% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 2% | ||||||
| Jamaal Charles | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 35% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 35% |
| Yearly Total | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 4% | ||||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||||||||
| Kareem Hunt | 10 | 5 | 15 | 185 | 12.3 | 75% | 80% | 95% | 86% | 92% | 88% | 75% |
| Yearly Total | 103 | 10 | 113 | 627 | 5.5 | 86% | ||||||
| Spencer Ware | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 20% | 20% | 5% | 14% | 8% | 8% | 20% |
| Yearly Total | 10 | 6 | 16 | 106 | 6.6 | 12% | ||||||
| Damien Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Yearly Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2% | ||||||
| Los Angeles Chargers | ||||||||||||
| Melvin Gordon | 18 | 2 | 20 | 150 | 7.5 | 65% | 71% | 52% | 71% | 69% | 77% | 65% |
| Yearly Total | 91 | 30 | 121 | 745 | 6.2 | 67% | ||||||
| Austin Ekeler | 7 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 23% | 29% | 48% | 29% | 31% | 23% | 23% |
| Yearly Total | 41 | 14 | 55 | 470 | 8.5 | 31% | ||||||
| Justin Jackson | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 13% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| Yearly Total | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2% | ||||||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||||||||
| Todd Gurley | 28 | 2 | 30 | 225 | 7.5 | 86% | 100% | 65% | 85% | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| Yearly Total | 129 | 21 | 150 | 870 | 5.8 | 87% | ||||||
| Malcom Brown | 5 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 14% | 0% | 35% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| Yearly Total | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 13% | ||||||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||||||||
| Kenyan Drake | 13 | 4 | 17 | 78 | 4.6 | 52% | 65% | 60% | 54% | 22% | 50% | 52% |
| Yearly Total | 52 | 21 | 73 | 355 | 4.9 | 52% | ||||||
| Frank Gore | 15 | 1 | 16 | 119 | 7.4 | 48% | 35% | 40% | 46% | 72% | 46% | 48% |
| Yearly Total | 62 | 4 | 66 | 356 | 5.4 | 47% | ||||||
| Kalen Ballage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 4% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1% | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||||||||
| Dalvin Cook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 67% | 76% | 0% | 67% | 0% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 36 | 9 | 45 | 205 | 4.6 | 37% | ||||||
| Latavius Murray | 24 | 1 | 25 | 158 | 6.3 | 93% | 33% | 24% | 70% | 27% | 68% | 93% |
| Yearly Total | 54 | 10 | 64 | 324 | 5.1 | 53% | ||||||
| Mike Boone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 4% | 0% | 0% | 30% | 0% | 5% | 4% |
| Yearly Total | 4 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 4% | ||||||
| Roc Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4 | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 26% | 4% |
| Yearly Total | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 6% | ||||||
| New England Patriots | ||||||||||||
| Rex Burkhead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 58% | 21% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 24 | 3 | 27 | 117 | 4.3 | 14% | ||||||
| James White | 6 | 5 | 11 | 92 | 8.4 | 29% | 27% | 39% | 29% | 39% | 39% | 29% |
| Yearly Total | 29 | 37 | 66 | 472 | 7.2 | 34% | ||||||
| Sony Michel | 24 | 0 | 24 | 106 | 4.4 | 63% | 0% | 39% | 63% | 61% | 61% | 63% |
| Yearly Total | 91 | 3 | 94 | 418 | 4.4 | 48% | ||||||
| Jeremy Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 4 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 3% | ||||||
| Kenjon Barner | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Yearly Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 2% | ||||||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||||||||
| Alvin Kamara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81% | 68% | 86% | 83% | 33% | N/A | |
| Yearly Total | 62 | 38 | 100 | 650 | 6.5 | 71% | ||||||
| Mike Gillislee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14% | 29% | 8% | 10% | 0% | N/A | |
| Yearly Total | 16 | 1 | 17 | 52 | 3.1 | 12% | ||||||
| Jonathan Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 4% | 6% | 0% | 0% | N/A | |
| Yearly Total | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 3% | ||||||
| Mark Ingram | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 67% | N/A | |
| Yearly Total | 16 | 2 | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 13% | ||||||
| Dwayne Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 0% | N/A | |
| Yearly Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1% | ||||||
| New York Giants | ||||||||||||
| Saquon Barkley | 13 | 9 | 22 | 229 | 10.4 | 79% | 80% | 93% | 73% | 76% | 100% | 79% |
| Yearly Total | 84 | 40 | 124 | 811 | 6.5 | 83% | ||||||
| Jonathan Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 8% | 0% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3% | ||||||
| Wayne Gallman | 4 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 7 | 21% | 12% | 7% | 20% | 24% | 0% | 21% |
| Yearly Total | 14 | 8 | 22 | 101 | 4.6 | 15% | ||||||
| New York Jets | ||||||||||||
| Bilal Powell | 16 | 0 | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 52% | 43% | 42% | 44% | 71% | 56% | 52% |
| Yearly Total | 75 | 10 | 85 | 428 | 5 | 50% | ||||||
| Isaiah Crowell | 13 | 2 | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 48% | 33% | 58% | 56% | 29% | 44% | 48% |
| Yearly Total | 70 | 8 | 78 | 478 | 6.1 | 46% | ||||||
| Trenton Cannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 23% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 4% | ||||||
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||||||||
| Jalen Richards | 2 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 35% | 42% | 7% | 16% | 13% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly Total | 11 | 31 | 42 | 285 | 6.8 | 24% | ||||||
| Marshawn Lynch | 13 | 3 | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 62% | 39% | 67% | 59% | 72% | 55% | 62% |
| Yearly Total | 90 | 15 | 105 | 460 | 4.4 | 59% | ||||||
| Doug Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4% | 18% | 27% | 24% | 16% | 10% | 4% |
| Yearly Total | 27 | 4 | 31 | 110 | 3.5 | 17% | ||||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||||||||
| Jay Ajay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 52% | 42% | 0% | 69% | 60% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 45 | 5 | 50 | 204 | 4.1 | 32% | ||||||
| Darren Sproles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 31% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 5 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 6% | ||||||
| Corey Clement | 11 | 3 | 14 | 120 | 8.6 | 42% | 17% | 58% | 59% | 0% | 0% | 42% |
| Yearly Total | 38 | 11 | 49 | 306 | 6.2 | 32% | ||||||
| Wendell Smallwood | 18 | 1 | 19 | 51 | 2.7 | 58% | 0% | 0% | 41% | 31% | 40% | 58% |
| Yearly Total | 36 | 10 | 46 | 264 | 5.7 | 30% | ||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||||||||
| James Conner | 19 | 4 | 23 | 129 | 5.6 | 96% | 100% | 87% | 87% | 100% | 83% | 96% |
| Yearly Total | 103 | 26 | 129 | 710 | 5.5 | 100% | ||||||
| Steven Ridley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4% | 0% | 13% | 13% | 0% | 17% | 4% |
| Yearly Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | ||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||||||||
| Alfred Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 50% | 53% | 48% | 29% | 58% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 62 | 6 | 68 | 294 | 4.3 | 42% | ||||||
| Matt Breida | 14 | 0 | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 54% | 50% | 47% | 45% | 71% | 25% | 54% |
| Yearly Total | 63 | 11 | 74 | 520 | 7 | 46% | ||||||
| Raheem Mostert | 12 | 12 | 87 | 7.3 | 46% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 0% | 17% | 46% | |
| Yearly Total | 18 | 2 | 20 | 104 | 5.2 | 12% | ||||||
| Seattle Seahawks | ||||||||||||
| Rashaad Penny | 9 | 2 | 11 | 70 | 6.4 | 34% | 52% | 53% | 8% | 26% | 0% | 34% |
| Yearly Total | 38 | 6 | 44 | 197 | 4.5 | 25% | ||||||
| Chris Carson | 14 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 44% | 48% | 32% | 92% | 0% | 59% | 44% |
| Yearly Total | 78 | 6 | 84 | 413 | 4.9 | 47% | ||||||
| C.J. Procise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 16% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 2% | ||||||
| Mike Davis | 6 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 22% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 74% | 41% | 22% |
| Yearly Total | 39 | 7 | 46 | 225 | 4.9 | 26% | ||||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||||||||
| Peyton Barber | 13 | 4 | 17 | 106 | 6.2 | 81% | 83% | 65% | 57% | 42% | N/A | 81% |
| Yearly Total | 63 | 6 | 69 | 267 | 3.9 | 67% | ||||||
| Jacquizz Rodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 13% | 31% | 29% | 0% | N/A | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 9 | 6 | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 15% | ||||||
| Shaun Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 4% | 4% | 14% | 0% | N/A | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 4% | ||||||
| Ronald Jones | 1 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 19% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 58% | N/A | 19% |
| Yearly Total | 11 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 15% | ||||||
| Tennessee Titans | ||||||||||||
| Dion Lewis | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 47% | 66% | 45% | 40% | 57% | 58% | 47% |
| Yearly Total | 60 | 23 | 83 | 321 | 3.9 | 52% | ||||||
| Derrick Henry | 7 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 53% | 34% | 55% | 60% | 43% | 42% | 53% |
| Yearly Total | 72 | 4 | 76 | 257 | 3.4 | 48% | ||||||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||||||||
| Adrian Peterson | 17 | 0 | 17 | 97 | 5.7 | 77% | 67% | 44% | 68% | N/A | 25% | 77% |
| Yearly Total | 77 | 7 | 84 | 475 | 5.7 | 57% | ||||||
| Chris Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 26% | 53% | 25% | N/A | 58% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 23 | 26 | 49 | 297 | 6.1 | 33% | ||||||
| Rob Kelley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 7% | 3% | 0% | N/A | 0% | 0% |
| Yearly Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3% | ||||||
| Kapri Bibbs | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 14% | 0% | 0% | 7% | N/A | 17% | 14% |
| Yearly Total | 8 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 6% | ||||||
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | N/A | 0% | 9% |
| Yearly Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1% | ||||||
Can we start trusting Alex Collins again?
I’ll be the first to say it’s been frustrating not only being an Alex Collins owner this season, but a Collins truther. This was a guy I had high in the rankings heading into the season, projecting a solid RB2 return, but it hasn’t worked out that way. I thought the goal line fumble two weeks ago was going to be the nail in the coffin for Collins, but behold! Collins was able to convert two touchdowns in the red zone last week.
The fact is, Javorius Allen is not that good and not nearly good enough to make Collins irrelevant. Allen is highly touchdown dependent and needs to have a big games catching passes to help return value in PPR leagues. Collins is still the lead back in Baltimore, evidenced by having 50% of the running back touches for the Ravens through six weeks. If the volume for Collins was the same as Carlos Hyde, Collins would be near RB1 status, he just hasn’t gotten that type of volume. Don’t give up on Collins, last weeks two touchdown performance could be a kick start for him.
Jordan Howard vs Tarik Cohen
Tarik Cohen truthers rejoice! Off-season promises by Matt Nagy that Cohen was going to be a vital part of this offense may finally be coming true. Cohen has been hot the past two games, getting 63% of the carries in Week 4 and 41% of the carries in Week 6. Cohen has told Jordan Howard to step back because he has this.
Cohen is also sporting a healthy 8.1 yards per touch this season on 32 touches. That number will likely come down as he handles more volume, but at this point, his impressive play the last two games warrant more opportunities. Ride the hot hand while it’s hot. If you are a Howard owner, hopefully, he was only a RB2 or RB3 for you. Cohen will severally limit Howard’s weekly upside since he is making an impact on the ground and in the year.
Meet Kerryon Johnson, RB1 in Week 7
Maybe a little too much too soon, but reports are that Theo Riddick may not be healthy for Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. If Riddick is out for some reason, then Kerryon Johnson is going to get all the pass work out of the backfield. If that happens and he is just as efficient as he has been, then we could see a big week in the making.
The Dolphins have given up the sixth-most fantasy points per game to running backs. Johnson has averaged 12.6 touches per game while Riddick has averaged 6.2 touches per game. If Johnson can get to 20 touches this Sunday against the Dolphins while keeping his 5.6 yards per touch, he’ll have over 100 yards of total offense. I don’t think Matt Patricia can even keep Johnson owners down this week.
Is Marlon Mack really back?
The turnstile at running back could finally be over if Marlon Mack is healthy and can stick in the lineup. Mack saw 13 touches in Week 6 and averaged 7.2 yards per touch. If the Colts can get Mack and Nyheim Hines, who also averaged 7.0 yards per touch, working together, this could be a backfield that helps to take pressure off Andrew Luck.
The Colts still need to get Hines the ball in the passing game. Hines has averaged 4.5 yards per touch this season on 67 touches, the most for any running back in Indianapolis this season. Hines disappeared last week though with only five touches. Hines could end up being dependent on game script, but if Mack can handle a majority of the running calls, Hines could be much more effective in the slot and in the backfield.
Patrick Mahomes does know how to throw to Kareem Hunt
Heading into Week 6, Kareem Hunt only had five receptions in the first five weeks of the season. Last week against the Patriots, he had five receptions for the night. The buy low window is officially closed and hopefully, Mahomes will find Hunt more often now.
Hunt had been playing well this season, but the dual-threat running back we came to know last season was gone. If he can start making an impact in the passing game, Hunt could be a top five running back by the end of the season. The Chiefs offense is explosive enough for Hunt to start pulling some more targets and not affect others.
Who is Raheem Mostert and should you invest?
Since waivers have already processed this week, more than likely someone has already acquired Mostert. If they haven’t though, should you? Kyle Shanahan mentioned earlier in the week that Alfred Morris is still a part of the game plan. The question is whether we should believe him or not.
As of right now, Matt Breida is still the lead back and is averaging seven yards per touch on 74 touches. No one is taking that work away unless Breida can’t get healthy. We must turn our attention the backup at this point and who should we start if Breida can’t go any given week. Mostert only has 20 touches this season but has averaged almost a yard more per touch than Morris. Seeing as Shanahan completely forgot about Morris last game, we should forget about him now as well.
