Running Back Snaps at the Halfway Point
A few weeks ago, I took a look at running back snaps counts across the league. It examined a few players who might be emerging as the season wore on and may have led you to pick up players like Mark Walton, now the lead back in Miami.
With the NFL season halfway over and fantasy leagues shaping up for the playoff push, some overlooked players are going to end up being key pieces for several championship fantasy football teams. Hopefully, some of the below usage patterns will be helpful to you as you look to solidify your rosters to close out the fantasy football regular season.
AFC EAST
New England Patriots
The Pats are still doing Pats things and don’t care about your fantasy team. However, as the receiving corps has been in turmoil, you can see James White‘s usage tick up a bit. As one of Tom Brady‘s most trusted targets, I anticipate his usage increases as the year goes on. Outside of best ball, I still don’t trust anyone here except White in PPR leagues.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Patriots | |||||||||
| White | 47% | 31% | 52% | 40% | 38% | 54% | 41% | ||
| Burkhead | 46% | 24% | 74% | 18% | 19% | ||||
| Michel | 33% | 49% | 22% | 45% | 49% | 50% | 38% | 41% | |
| Bolden | 1% | 29% | 8% | 14% | 15% | 22% | 4% | ||
| Harris | 6% |
Buffalo Bills
With rookie Devin Singletary returning from injury, the Bills eased him back in for a week, and then he returned to the heavy workload we saw in week one. The eternal Frank Gore was still involved, but we saw TJ Yeldon disappear entirely. If healthy, Singletary has all the indications of being a league winner come the fantasy playoffs in December.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Bills | BYE | ||||||||
| Singletary | 70% | 33% | 39% | 68% | |||||
| Gore | 28% | 59% | 63% | 46% | 51% | 54% | 29% | ||
| Yeldon | 3% | 7% | 37% | 54% | 49% |
New York Jets
The Jets were rumored to be shopping Le’Veon Bell at the trade deadline, and we saw his snaps dip in the second quarter of the season. It may be safe to assume they were trying to keep him healthy in order to keep him tradeable. Otherwise, he may be falling out of favor with coach Adam Gase who was rumored to not want him on the team in the first place. Either way, it’s a situation worth monitoring for the next few weeks. A dart throw on Ty Montgomery or Bilal Powell might be a shrewd move if you have the roster space.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Jets | BYE | ||||||||
| Bell | 100% | 90% | 100% | 88% | 82% | 93% | 85% | ||
| Montgomery | 7% | 35% | 16% | 14% | 10% | 11% | 10% | ||
| Cannon | 1% | ||||||||
| Powell | 2% | 3% | 19% | 7% | 16% |
Miami Dolphins
Kenyan Drake was rumored to be on the trading block, and we saw Mark Walton slowly steal touches from both Drake and Kalen Ballage as the first few weeks crept by. This is now Walton’s backfield for the next nine weeks. Ballage has looked, well, awful, when he was on the field, so maybe we’ll see rookie Myles Gaskin get some work down the stretch behind Walton as their change-of-pace guy.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Dolphins | BYE | ||||||||
| Drake | 54% | 55% | 64% | 54% | 61% | 41% | |||
| Ballage | 40% | 34% | 35% | 15% | 5% | 7% | 17% | ||
| Walton | 8% | 16% | 24% | 42% | 52% | 87% | |||
| Cox | 4% |
AFC NORTH
Cleveland Browns
Nick Chubb has been the lead dog in the dawg pound and has been one of the few bright spots for this lackluster, disappointment of a team. The imminent return of Kareem Hunt will likely ding Chubb’s usage the rest of the way, and in redraft, I might be tempted to trade him if I could get another RB1-caliber back in return.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Browns | BYE | ||||||||
| Chubb | 70% | 61% | 97% | 64% | 84% | 86% | 63% | ||
| Hilliard | 18% | 1% | 36% | 8% | 14% | 38% | |||
| D. Johnson | 12% | 39% | 1% | 10% | 1% |
Baltimore Ravens
Mark Ingram is the definitive lead-back on a team that wants to go run-heavy, and that’s fantasy gold. Edwards is a must-own handcuff in this system. Rookie Justice Hill was a hot commodity during rookie draft season but has been relegated to waiver fodder who seems to need multiple injuries ahead of him to get any meaningful work.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Ravens | BYE | ||||||||
| Edwards | 38% | 20% | 27% | 29% | 26% | 41% | 37% | ||
| Ingram | 32% | 58% | 60% | 46% | 65% | 38% | 51% | ||
| Hill | 30% | 20% | 13% | 23% | 6% | 21% | 7% |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Injuries are the only thing that keeps this situation a little murky in the steel city. James Conner hurt, Jaylen Samuels steps in. Samuels hurt, Benny Snell steps in. Play the healthy lead back with confidence here, and oftentimes, the number two option isn’t bad either. I’m in a small minority, but I still prefer Samuels to close out the year.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Steelers | BYE | ||||||||
| Conner | 46% | 54% | 68% | 64% | 80% | 50% | 83% | ||
| Samuels | 33% | 39% | 26% | 46% | 25% | ||||
| Snell | 4% | 6% | 5% | 48% | 14% | ||||
| Nix | 26% | ||||||||
| Edmunds | 3% |
Cincinnati Bengals
Plain and simple, the Bengals are awful. With the Benching of quarterback Andy Dalton, you’d have to assume opposing teams are going to sell out to stop an already non-existent run game and force rookie signal-caller Ryan Finley to beat them. The roughly 60-40 split between Giovani Bernard and Joe Mixon means nothing when both can’t manage to get anything going in this dumpster-fire offense.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Bengals | |||||||||
| Bernard | 62% | 40% | 43% | 33% | 39% | 53% | 47% | 39% | |
| Mixon | 38% | 54% | 57% | 61% | 63% | 48% | 54% | 53% | |
| Perine | 1% | 6% | |||||||
| Williams | 3% |
AFC SOUTH
Houston Texans
Carlos Hyde has somehow managed to become fantasy relevant in Houston. He owes Deshaun Watson one helluva Christmas present this year. With four, four, six, and four teams on the bye over the next four weeks, even Duke Johnson is worth a spot start if you’re in a pinch.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Texans | |||||||||
| D. Johnson | 63% | 39% | 48% | 65% | 40% | 37% | 60% | 45% | |
| Hyde | 37% | 61% | 52% | 48% | 64% | 61% | 40% | 52% | |
| Gillaspia | 5% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 4% | ||||
| Howell | 2% | 4% |
Indianapolis Colts
Nyheim Hines has a solidified role as the pass-catcher out of the backfield, and with TY Hilton on the shelf for the next month, he could see an uptick in work going forward. Jordan Wilkins is the Marlon Mack handcuff and is worth a stash for any team as Mack isn’t known to be particularly durable.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Colts | BYE | ||||||||
| Mack | 76% | 68% | 62% | 36% | 67% | 71% | 61% | ||
| Hines | 27% | 19% | 25% | 45% | 21% | 12% | 28% | ||
| Wilkins | 15% | 14% | 21% | 15% | 18% | 9% |
Jacksonville Jaguars
It’s the Leonard Fournette show! He’s getting all of the work, and should see an uptick in touchdowns down the stretch too. Ryquell Armstead is a must-own in all leagues. The team recently cut Fournette’s original backup Alfred Blue, so if the notoriously unhealthy Fournette misses time, Armstead might be extremely valuable to close out the fantasy season.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Jaguars | |||||||||
| Fournette | 86% | 97% | 100% | 84% | 92% | 93% | 90% | 79% | |
| Armstead | 14% | 16% | 7% | 3% | 9% | 21% | |||
| Ervin | 3% | 2% | 1% |
Tennessee Titans
Yawn. The Titans produce some hard-to-watch football games, and a big part of that is the grinding Derrick Henry is expected to do on a weekly basis. Dion Lewis is getting snaps, but isn’t doing much with them and is essentially dead for fantasy purposes as long as a healthy Henry is in the picture.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Titans | |||||||||
| Henry | 59% | 50% | 53% | 75% | 61% | 53% | 75% | 66% | |
| Lewis | 43% | 50% | 48% | 28% | 40% | 41% | 27% | 34% | |
| Dawkins | 6% |
AFC WEST
Kansas City Chiefs
Damien Williams and LeSean McCoy are the 1a and 1b in Kansas City. If one (or both) of them miss time, Darrell Williams seems to be the preferred next man up to the chagrin of the numerous Darwin Thompson truthers out there.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Chiefs | |||||||||
| Dam. Williams | 65% | 51% | 56% | 38% | 28% | 42% | |||
| McCoy | 29% | 41% | 38% | 46% | 22% | 50% | 43% | 39% | |
| Thompson | 3% | 7% | 7% | 4% | 3% | ||||
| Dar. Williams | 5% | 54% | 51% | 22% | 12% | 30% | 15% |
Oakland Raiders
Jalen Richard has managed to hold onto his change-of-pace role in this offense, limiting the upside of rookie Josh Jacobs. Despite that, Jacobs has been really good thus far and is clearly Oakland’s lead back. DeAndre Washington has gotten a little bit of work in relief of Jacobs and is the handcuff to secure for the Raiders.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Raiders | BYE | ||||||||
| Jacobs | 74% | 46% | 42% | 54% | 68% | 56% | 55% | ||
| Richard | 16% | 31% | 49% | 28% | 15% | 23% | 30% | ||
| Washington | 9% | 23% | 15% | 19% | 18% | 21% | 16% |
Los Angeles Chargers
Melvin Gordon was missing, and the team looked good. Gordon returned, and the team didn’t look so good. The Chargers’ staff seems to have noticed that trend as well, and Austin Ekeler has been given more opportunities all over the field as a result. Even with the return of Gordon, Ekeler’s work in the passing game may be enough to keep him in the low-end RB1 picture for the remainder of the year. Justin Jackson has been banged up a bit, but assuming the team will be moving on from Gordon in the off-season, we may see them kick the tires on Jackson a bit more to see what they have in the second-year man.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Chargers | |||||||||
| Ekeler | 75% | 73% | 65% | 72% | 66% | 40% | 59% | 53% | |
| Jackson | 25% | 27% | 21% | ||||||
| Pope | 42% | ||||||||
| Gordon | 46% | 60% | 53% | 56% |
Denver Broncos
It’s hard to believe this team can get worse, but somehow losing Joe Flacco achieves just that. Much like the Bengals above, with Brandon Allen coming in at quarterback, opposing teams are going to do everything to stop the Broncos running back committee and force Allen to beat them. I predict the RB time-share will continue with even lesser results going forward.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Broncos | |||||||||
| Freeman | 47% | 52% | 49% | 62% | 54% | 61% | 63% | 51% | |
| Lindsay | 53% | 48% | 56% | 45% | 46% | 47% | 40% | 49% | |
| Booker | 2% |
NFC EAST
Dallas Cowboys
Move along, nothing to see here. Ezekiel Elliott is the clear workhorse, and Tony Pollard is nothing more than a high-end handcuff.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Cowboys | BYE | ||||||||
| Elliot | 54% | 76% | 67% | 97% | 93% | 91% | 79% | ||
| Pollard | 32% | 24% | 32% | 3% | 7% | 9% | 29% |
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles’ situation has gotten interesting. Jordan Howard, surprisingly, seems to have taken over as the team’s top running back, but rookie Miles Sanders is getting involved in the passing attack. In PPR, I’d prefer Sanders, but Howard is plenty relevant in all formats. With the pending return of DeSean Jackson, opposing defenses will likely be even softer for Howard and this Philly rushing attack.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Eagles | |||||||||
| Sanders | 48% | 43% | 34% | 35% | 43% | 29% | 54% | 18% | |
| Sproles | 31% | 35% | 36% | 11% | 15% | ||||
| Howard | 23% | 22% | 33% | 53% | 43% | 63% | 38% | 73% | |
| Clement | 4% | ||||||||
| Scott | 6% | 13% | 12% |
New York Giants
As long as he remains healthy, this is all Saquon Barkley. Wayne Gallman is a mid-range handcuff option who did see much of the volume vacated by Barkley after he was injured.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Giants | |||||||||
| Barkley | 80% | 87% | 37% | 86% | 82% | ||||
| Gallman | 20% | 13% | 63% | 60% | 9% | 14% | 18% | ||
| Penny | 9% | 11% | 5% | 18% | 36% | 40% | 8% | 14% | |
| Hilliman | 35% | 64% | 62% | ||||||
| Walter | 2% |
Washington Redskins
Interim head coach Bill Callahan is old school and will be run-heavy until the wheels fall off everybody. Whenever Derrius Guice returns, he’ll assume the lead-back role, but I don’t suspect he’ll be getting the 60-plus percent of the work Adrian Peterson was getting in his absence. I anticipate an even split between Peterson and Guice on early-downs with a sprinkling of Wendell Smallwood until Chris Thompson returns.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Redskins | |||||||||
| Thompson | 64% | 45% | 51% | 53% | 54% | 22% | |||
| Guice | 36% | ||||||||
| Peterson | 29% | 47% | 39% | 27% | 63% | 65% | 72% | ||
| Smallwood | 26% | 3% | 8% | 19% | 17% | 35% | 28% |
NFC NORTH
Green Bay Packers
Thunder and lightning! Aaron Jones has been fantastic this year, and Jamaal Williams has done well with his touches as well. With the Packers’ receiving corps banged up and/or awful, Aaron Rodgers has made use of his running backs, with the duo combining for seven of Rodgers’ 16 touchdowns. Both backs are in play each and every week until further notice.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Packers | |||||||||
| Jones | 59% | 57% | 39% | 84% | 68% | 49% | 57% | 64% | |
| J. Williams | 41% | 47% | 61% | 1% | 53% | 40% | 46% | ||
| Vitale | 17% | 25% | |||||||
| Carson | 32% | ||||||||
| D. Williams | 10% |
Chicago Bears
David Montgomery has officially taken over. As the team has decided to un more to take some heat off of the horrific Mitchell Trubisky experiment, They’ve had to lean on the rookie Montgomery. For fantasy football, volume is key, and it looks like Montgomery will see the lion’s share of the workload for the rest of the season. Tarik Cohen is still usable in PPR leagues, especially if it’s a bad matchup for the Bears, and they should be trailing early and often. Mike Davis may end up becoming a sneaky play. If they are trending towards more of a ground-based attack, Davis should see his workload increase and could be an essential fantasy piece if Montgomery misses any time.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Bears | BYE | ||||||||
| Cohen | 70% | 38% | 48% | 39% | 53% | 55% | 20% | ||
| Davis | 56% | 25% | 2% | 7% | 14% | ||||
| Montgomery | 38% | 44% | 67% | 69% | 52% | 46% | 74% |
Detroit Lions
Oh, hey there Tra Carson with the out-of-nowhere week eight start while everyone rushed to pick up Ty Johnson. Matt Patricia is doing his best Bill Belichick impression by ruining any and all running backs for fantasy under his control. With Kerryon Johnson on injured reserve, good luck figuring out what to do on a weekly basis here going forward.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Lions | BYE | ||||||||
| K. Johnson | 57% | 54% | 75% | 70% | 73% | 14% | |||
| Anderson | 30% | 20% | |||||||
| Bawden | 25% | 16% | 30% | 13% | 9% | ||||
| T. Johnson | 9% | 21% | 20% | 14% | 3% | 64% | 39% | ||
| McKissic | 7% | 9% | 35% | 24% | 25% | 26% | |||
| Perkins | 10% | ||||||||
| Carson | 31% |
Minnesota Vikings
If I had to pick one backup running back to be the player on most fantasy championship rosters, my vote would be for Alexander Mattison. I don’t see Dalvin Cook holding up all season long. Mattison has looked good on his limited touches and will put up top-15 numbers if Cook misses any time. Mattison is my highest recommended “running back stash” for the second half of the season.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Vikings | |||||||||
| Cook | 68% | 72% | 60% | 79% | 66% | 63% | 70% | 71% | |
| Ham | 42% | ||||||||
| Mattison | 23% | 12% | 30% | 10% | 23% | 30% | 29% | 26% | |
| Abdullah | 8% | 11% | 2% | 11% | 23% | 8% | 1% | 4% | |
| Boone | 4% | 8% |
NFC SOUTH
New Orleans Saints
Obviously, this is Alvin Kamara‘s backfield when he is healthy. Still, I wonder if Latavius Murray has shown enough in Kamara’s absence to warrant a higher snap share as the season goes on. The team has used a two-back system extensively in the past, and there is no reason they’ll go away from it, especially if they want to get a healthy Kamara in the playoffs. I like Murray’s chances of seeing a second-half surge.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Saints | |||||||||
| Kamara | 76% | 65% | 88% | 77% | 69% | 59% | |||
| Murray | 27% | 35% | 21% | 25% | 33% | 42% | 83% | 84% | |
| Zenner | 10% | ||||||||
| Washington | 1% | 8% |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Three-way-dance! Three men enter, three men leave, each as non-effective as the other with no indication of anyone breaking out, or doing poorly enough to vacate their touches to someone, anyone, else.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Buccaneers | BYE | ||||||||
| Ogunbowale | 39% | 25% | 25% | 28% | 32% | 58% | 33% | ||
| Barber | 36% | 65% | 36% | 26% | 34% | 24% | 35% | ||
| Jones | 31% | 12% | 30% | 49% | 34% | 16% | 26% | ||
| Logan | 1% | 1% | 2% |
Carolina Panthers
I stashed Reggie Bonnafon in several places, as he seemed to be the next man up if the Christian McCaffrey volume monster were to get banged up. Heading into the year, I thought rookie Jordan Scarlett was a better fit for the role, but he didn’t see the field until week eight coming out of the bye. The next few weeks will give us a better idea of the pecking order, but it wouldn’t be shocking to see Scarlett supplant Bonnafon as the backup in Carolina. Keep an eye on this situation over the next couple of weeks.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Panthers | BYE | ||||||||
| McCaffrey | 100% | 100% | 92% | 100% | 86% | 97% | 78% | ||
| Armah | 18% | 9% | |||||||
| Bonnafon | 8% | 17% | 5% | 17% | |||||
| Scarlett | 6% |
Atlanta Falcons
I’ve long been a fan of Brian Hill and wanted to see him finally get a shot. Somehow, Ito Smith was what was keeping him off the field. With Smith out. Hill is the Falcons’ RB2, behind an oft-injured Devonta Freeman who was just narrowly traded away at the deadline. Hill has as much upside as any other second-stringers. If you don’t think Freeman will hold up for eight more games, Hill is worth a roll of the dice.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Falcons | |||||||||
| Freeman | 50% | 62% | 90% | 62% | 54% | 72% | 56% | 79% | |
| Smith | 50% | 38% | 5% | 38% | 47% | 26% | 5% | ||
| Barner | 5% | 7% | 7% | ||||||
| Hill | 31% | 14% |
NFC WEST
San Francisco 49ers
Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson are both adequate in best-ball, and best-ball only as long as Matt Breida and Tevin Coleman are healthy. Even with fewer touches since Coleman’s return, Breida has been efficient and fantasy relevant in a smaller role. Coleman has looked good in Kyle Shanahan’s run-heavy scheme and looks like he’ll be a significant contributor to fantasy teams down the stretch.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| 49ers | BYE | ||||||||
| Breida | 44% | 29% | 41% | 34% | 36% | 27% | 18% | ||
| Mostert | 29% | 47% | 30% | 32% | 9% | 21% | |||
| Coleman | 26% | 34% | 55% | 66% | 48% | ||||
| Wilson | 21% | 27% | 12% | 4% |
Seattle Seahawks
Pete Carroll loves himself some Chris Carson, all of the Chris Carson. Does Rashaad Penny have first-round draft capital? Yes, but give me Carson. Does Carson have fumblitis? Give me Carson. Unless Carson gets significantly injured, he’s going to get the bulk of the work here, and Penny is a distant afterthought.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Seahawks | |||||||||
| Carson | 77% | 54% | 44% | 76% | 84% | 80% | 89% | 68% | |
| Penny | 26% | 33% | 16% | 20% | 3% | 30% | |||
| Prosise | 13% | 55% | 22% | 8% | |||||
| Bellore | 6% |
Los Angeles Rams
With Malcolm Brown on the shelf, Darrell Henderson finally got some significant reps. He didn’t do much with them, but I’m sure the Henderson fanboys are happy to see him out there. Despite all the off-season scare-tactics, Todd Gurley is still the back to own in LA and will continue to be going forward. Brown is the handcuff, but it might be sneaky to stash some John Kelly shares in the even both Gurley and Brown miss time simultaneously.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Rams | |||||||||
| Gurley | 70% | 65% | 74% | 76% | 93% | 61%% | 53% | ||
| Brown | 27% | 36% | 26% | 24% | 4% | 68% | |||
| Henderson | 3% | 32% | 34% | 47% | |||||
| Kelly | 5% |
Arizona Cardinals
The Cards were all Davis Johnson, all the time… until he got hurt. Chase Edmonds looked great in relief, but then he too was bitten by the injury bug. After week eight, the team traded for Dolphins’ cast-off, Kenyan Drake. With a certain amount of uncertainty surrounding the injuries of both Johnson and Edmonds, and Drake a free agent at season’s end, there is no reason not to run Drake into the ground until DJ and Edmonds can return to 100%. Zach Zenner could be the thunder to Drake’s lightning if the team wants to use up their rentals while keeping the stars healthy for next season.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | ||
| Cardinals | |||||||||
| Johnson | 87% | 60% | 87% | 86% | 70% | 75% | 4% | ||
| Edmonds | 11% | 40% | 12% | 21% | 35% | 29% | 94% | 61% | |
| Zenner | 39% |
My look into snap counts after week four led me to a few under-owned options with upside. Hopefully, this look at snap counts through eight weeks will do the same, and give you some options of players to target for your push for the fantasy playoffs. Brian Hill, Alexander Mattison, Mike Davis, and Jaylen Samuels are just a few of the players I’ll be looking to acquire for the next four weeks to help me get into the playoffs. I hope this was helpful to you, and good luck! I’ll be updating the spreadsheet after each week – feel free to check it out here.
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