From our Start/Sit Assistant – which provides your optimal lineup, based on accurate consensus projections – to our Waiver Wire Assistant – that allows you to quickly see which available players will improve your team, and by how much – we’ve got you covered this fantasy football season. Boston Scott (PHI) 1. He averaged the most points per snap and the most points per touch among all Cardinals running backs in 2019 while also ranking second in missed tackles forced per rushing attempt and first in yards after contact per attempt. is the unquestioned starter and will operate as the featured runner. Disclosures. He didn’t get any pass game involvement but the touch count in a positive game script was encouraging nonetheless.

– Fantasy Football Draft Guide, Cheat Sheets & Advanced Stats Research past fantasy performance with sortable player stats including PFF-exclusives like aDOT and fantasy points per opportunity. Although he only scored 89.2 fantasy points as a rookie, Pollard truly separated himself among all handcuff options with his insane efficiency and playmaking ability. 5. Murray is on a bye this week so he will hold his place on the list. Running back injuries are always a part of the fantasy season, and your team will live or die on the health of your players. PollardEzekiel ElliottAndy Dalton‘sZekeJ.K.
The best news for Moss is that Devin Singletary looked mediocre so the door might be cracked a bit for Moss to be more involved. Harris should be the most popular waiver add of the week in most leagues, but I will be looking elsewhere for backfield help. 18. J.K. Dobbins (BAL) We saw some injuries in Cleveland and Los Angeles that will open up some opportunities for a few guys, including Kareem Hunt, who will hopefully be unleashed. Rams Backfield (LAR) Even with his lack of pass-game usage, Mattison could pay off — the Vikings are exactly the type of offense that still grinds out production on the ground. Perine played a season-high 58% of the snaps on Sunday so despite getting just seven carries, there are some signs of life here. Pittsburgh Steelers. The major positive for Murray is that even though he has a solidified workload now, he could have a monstrous role if anything were to happen to Kamara. Royce Freeman (DEN). He is a lock-and-load RB2 with upside for as long as McCaffery is out. 13. After recommending Davis as an aggressive pickup for Week 3, I’m going to take a victory lap. MattisonKirk CousinsDalvin CookChase Edmonds Boston Scott (PHI) – Yahoo: 14%, ESPN: 10% Jordan Howard (MIA) Everything had been pointing towards Edmonds being more involved so this might have been Kliff Kingsbury’s way of trying to get Drake untracked in a good matchup. Jamaal Williams was heavily involved, and he played 28 snaps (Aaron Jones played 31) and caught all eight of his targets for 95 yards. In the event he has earned a bigger role than we believe (even with White coming back), he could be a nice source of touchdowns and receptions. Fire him up as a waiver wire add this week if he happens to be available. For more from Jason, check out his archive and follow him on Twitter @JasonKamlowsky. window.PLAYERCARDS_CONFIG={affiliateCode:"fpros_cards"}; Follow us on Twitter @FantasyPros for exclusive advice and contests, © Copyright 2010-2020 FantasyPros.com The team also ranked fifth in the league in targets to players in a running back alignment. 12. Enjoy it while you can. Joe Mixon left the game on Sunday with a foot injury which makes Bernard an intriguing option for Week 6. Last Week Sean McVay said Cam Akers was going to get a bigger workload. Dion Lewis and Wayne Gallman (NYG) Fire up your bids for Hyde this week as the top priority add among running backs who are less than 30 percent rostered. Carlos Hyde (SEA)

. They also ranked eighth in explosive plays rushing (56), second in run-play percentage (48%) and sixth in rushing yards before contact per attempt (1.5). The Eagles get the Giants on Thursday so there is a glimmer of hope Scott will be a top-20 running back, especially in a PPR league. Looking back at Dobbins’ 2019 campaign at Ohio State shows just how dominant of a runner he could be. 23. The Saints have tough matchups with Chicago, Tampa Bay, and San Francisco in three of their next four so the sledding could be tough for him.

Murray has now had at least 12 carries in three games this year, and he is proving to be a nice standalone flex option. They could end up winning you a week in a pinch. When Mostert went down in Week 3, McKinnon racked up 38 touches in just over six quarters and he responded with over 170 yards and two touchdowns.
BookerJosh JacobsJeremy McNicholsDarrynton EvansDerek HenryStitcherJason Kamlowsky, Boston ScottChicagoSFDetroitDatingSan Franciscohim.9DallasGBPittsburghWashingtonKansas City. The Falcons gave the next carry to Todd Gurley, and he finished the drive. PFF’s Fantasy Strength of Schedule (SoS) metric provides a league-wide, season-long view of opponent matchups for each fantasy position. Jerick McKinnon and Jeffrey Wilson Jr. (SF) McFarland ran a 4.44 at the combine, so he brings a fun new element to the Steelers run game. There is a chance that Moss will struggle to get on the field once he is healthy, but if you have him rostered, it is probably best to hold unless you are desperate for a roster spot. Here's how we're ranking the top backup running backs, broken down into tiers: Copyright © 2020 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Unless I was desperate, I wouldn’t roster anyone from the Patriots backfield. Sunday’s game gave us some clarity on Moss as a handcuff, because with him out with his own injury, we were able to see what the backfield distribution would like. McNichols has quietly played 38% of the snaps the last two weeks and received 17 touches in that time. With Gordon’s outlook looking a little cloudy at the moment, Lindsay should be owned across all formats. 8. Jason Kamlowsky is a featured writer at FantasyPros. He managed to find the end zone again this week, keeping himself firmly in the RB2/Flex conversation. Mark Ingram injured his ankle Sunday but the Ravens get a Week 7 bye and it sounds like there is an outside chance he could be back against Pittsburgh in Week 8. – that allows you to quickly see which available players will improve your team, and by how much – we’ve got you covered this fantasy football season. 3. 17. McKissic (WAS) window.PLAYERCARDS_CONFIG={affiliateCode:"fpros_cards"}; Follow us on Twitter @FantasyPros for exclusive advice and contests, © Copyright 2010-2020 FantasyPros.com Coming in as the third-best backfield to handcuff, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Cowboys are a great offense to target in 2020, as they’re likely to be one of the most productive — if not the most productive — teams on that side of the ball. Trade Candidates + Rankings Risers & Fallers: Week 8, Let's Stream Defenses: Week 8 (2020 Fantasy Football), Fantasy Football Kicker Guide Week 8 (2020), Players to Cut: Week 8 (2020 Fantasy Football), Can Sterling Shepard be a Fantasy Starter? These running backs may not win you your league but they would be a solid option if they ended up the starter. Either player will have his work cut out, as the Cowboys’ running back schedule ranks as the fifth-toughest in 2020, according to PFF’s SoS metric. Mattison is the quintessential handcuff back, as his current workload in an RB2 role is quite minimal. Pollard’s total output slotted him as the RB53, but he also ranked 17th in points per snap among all running backs. Mattison is the quintessential handcuff back, as his current workload in an RB2 role is quite minimal.

Mattison ranked first on the Vikings’ roster in missed tackles forced per rushing attempt (0.18) and second in yards after contact per attempt (3.2). I’m still in on McKissic as a legitimate PPR option and he even led Washington in rushing on Sunday which was a nice bonus. With those opportunities, Murray was able to collect another 235 yards and one receiving touchdown, even though he ranked last on the Saints’ roster in yards per route run among their running back group. We also move J.K. Dobbins down to Tier 2 based on Baltimore’s shared workload and their unwillingness to commit to a feature back. Swift only played 38% of the snaps, identical to his Week 5 usage, so while the production was there he didn’t see the field much more than he had previously.

Devin Singletary has played well in getting over 88% of the snaps the last two weeks. Lindsay would have slotted in comfortably at #5 last week, right behind Mattison, Edmonds, and Jackson. receiving upside, as receptions and goal line attempts are the two most golden opportunities for the position. – All Premium Article Content D’Andre Swift and Kerryon Johnson (DET) Alexander Mattison (MIN) Back in the cave man years of fantasy football, we often drafted “handcuffs” for our starting running backs.That meant, if you drafted Marshall Faulk, you also grabbed his backup Trung Canidate.Yes, that’s a real person.