With running backs James Conner and De'Von Achane headed to the IR this week as well as Aaron Jones and Najee Harris on a bye, we're going to have to go back to some backs who make us uncomfortable. You'll find waiver wire info below, but there are two backs who are rostered, who I want to give at least one more chance.
Rhamondre Stevenson is facing a Raiders defense that has allowed the most receiving yards to running backs this season. They are funneling short-area targets and Mac Jones should be more than willing to dump the ball off with the way his forward passing has gone the past few weeks. The team is also giving up 4.45 yards per carry. If Stevenson can't get going against the Raiders, it may be time to give up hope.
I'm going back to Brian Robinson as well. His matchup isn't as good from an efficiency outlook, but it is in terms of competitiveness. The Commanders have lost two games by more than two scores and Robinson has averaged 10 touches per game. In their three competitive games, he's averaged more than 18 touches. I wouldn't expect the Falcons offense to run away from anyone.
One guy I can't go back to unless we hear something new is Jonathan Taylor. In fact, Zack Moss is ranked ahead of him this week. I don't expect it to last for long, but Moss is better right this moment and until that changes I'm starting Moss over Taylor.
Last week, my projections had De'Von Achane as the RB7. If you want more projection-based plays, you can find my projections for every Fantasy-relevant player on Sportsline.
Now let's get to the rest of the Week 6 RB Preview:
Week 6 RB Preview
Who's Out
Numbers to Know
Matchups That Matter
Waiver Wire Targets
DFS Plays
Projections
The following players are not being projected to play Week 6 at this time. Here's what it means:
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Numbers to know
- 11.2% -- Zack Moss ranks third in explosive rush rate, behind only Bijan Robinson and James Conner. He may not go quietly.
- 32% -- Nearly a third of Jerome Ford's rushes have gone for zero or negative yards, the highest mark in the league.
- 74.6% -- Nearly three-fourths of Najee Harris' rush attempts have been up the middle. The Steelers aren't even giving him a chance.
- 2.84 -- D'Andre Swift leads all backs (minimum 50 rushes) at 2.84 yards before contact per attempt.
- 9 -- Tony Pollard leads the NFL with nine rushes inside the five yard line.
- 18.8% -- Josh Jacobs leads all running backs with an 18.8% target share. He's been much better in PPR than non.
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Heath's Projections
My full set of Week 6 Fantasy Football projections for every position are now available on SportsLine. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don't live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 6. Projected stats for all starting running backs are available, so be sure to check out the full set of projections over at SportsLine.