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Clint Kubak switch it up. He gave Mike Washington 25 carries...I'm a Mike Washington Jr. guy. He's been a better runner than Ashen Genty has this season...success rate, weeks one through seven, the Raiders were at 44.4% 4% week 8 that was 48.5%. EPA per play it jumped up for negative.207 up to.092...Mike Washington Jr. to me should be number one far and away.
STACKED’s take
Elite volume with improved efficiency; top waiver target if Algier unavailable.
Bam Knight rates Mike Washington Jr. as the top waiver wire running back priority if Tyler Algier is unavailable. Received 25 carries in week 8 under new Raiders coach Clint Kubak (matching Ashton Genty's career high for carries in a single game); only 27% rostered in Yahoo leagues. Has been a better runner than Genty this season and offers explosive carry potential. Week 8 performance shows improved offensive line efficiency metrics: success rate jumped from 44.4% (weeks 1-7) to 48.5% (week 8); EPA per play improved from -0.207 to +0.092; conversion percentage rose from 24% to 24.2%. Outside the 10-yard line, Washington Jr. averaged 4.35 yards per carry on 17 carries for 74 yards in week 8. In a split backfield, he's not expected to get 25 touches weekly and lacks receiving volume (Genty is more explosive as a pass catcher), but the efficiency outside goal line is solid and he carries Jaylen Warren-like upside if Genty gets injured. Ranked #1 waiver wire pickup despite being 41st out of 42 running backs in points per touch this season; getting lots of touches which is the key metric for waiver wire value.
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