From the episode
I'm still buying. I think this is going to be unpopular, Harmon, but I am still buying him here... Chase Brown is still the best back in this backfield... I think better days are going to come here for Chase Brown... I'd be trying to buy low here because I'm imagining that most managers that are holding him are pretty upset.
STACKED’s take
Buy-low candidate with lead-back role intact; tough early schedule and fumble created discount opportunity.
Despite disappointing early production as a second-round pick, Matt Harmon is buying low on Brown as a trade target. Brown has played 76% of snaps (vs. 17% for Pirine) and 71% before his Week 5 fumble (vs. 29% for Pirine), showing he remains the lead back. The fumble caused snap share to drop to 48% after, but Harmon compares this to Ramondre Stevenson's fumble situation—Stevenson bounced back the next week. Brown faced tough early matchups (Bucs, Texans, Steelers, Jags run defenses) and fumbled in the one favorable matchup (Dolphins). Last year he was RB 38 through five weeks (8.1 PPG avg) then RB 9 from Week 6 on (17.3 PPG avg). This year he's RB 21 in half-PPR (10.6 PPG) through five weeks. Harmon expects a realistic path to top-15 or top-20 RB production rest of season, especially with bye week coming and potential for cheaper acquisition from frustrated managers.
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