Yahoo Fantasy Football on Cam Akers
From the article
Rushing Rate (Early Downs): 93.1%; Target Share: 3.5%; Goal-Line Touch Rate: 60.0%... Akers only saw five targets across eight games. His fantasy scores relied on early-down totes and goal-line carries.
STACKED’s take
Akers' 2022 bust driven by fragile workload; 93% early-down rate, 3.5% target share, minimal pass game.
Akers was hyped in the 2022 offseason to become a bellcow for the Rams based on his 2020 production, but the types of touches proved problematic. His 2022 workload was heavily skewed toward early downs (93.1% rushing rate on early downs) with minimal pass-game involvement (3.5% target share) and concentrated goal-line work (60.0% goal-line touch rate). Matthew Stafford was averaging the 11th-most attempts per game before injuries, yet Akers only saw five targets across eight games. His fantasy scores relied entirely on early-down carries and goal-line touches, making his workload fragile. The source uses Akers as an extreme case example of RBs with fragile workloads that should raise yellow flags.
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