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Week 2 Backfield Usage Breakdown

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2 min
Duration
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Sep 23, 2026
Published
Wed, September 23, 2026
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Aaron JonesChris BrooksRhamondre StevensonTank BigsbyTravis EtienneTreVeyon HendersonWill Shipley
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Aaron Jones

PositiveUsage0:45

Aaron Jones operated as an every-down bellcow for Minnesota, handling 23 of 25 backfield carries and maintaining a 46% route participation rate.

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Chris Brooks

NegativeRole0:24

Chris Brooks functioned as a replacement-level running back in the Green Bay rotation, recording four carries in the game.

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Rhamondre Stevenson

NegativeUsage2:18

Rhamondre Stevenson saw his snap share drop to 36% and was out-routed by TreVeyon Henderson. The source also notes his high fumble rate, identifying him as the only running back with 10-plus fumbles since 2024.

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Tank Bigsby

NegativeValue0:57

Tank Bigsby is not a clear handcuff for Saquon Barkley and would likely only be a low-end RB2/RB3 option if Barkley were to miss time. Recent usage data shows him taking 35% of the backfield work compared to 60% for Will Shipley.

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Travis Etienne

NegativeProjection0:03

Travis Etienne's rest-of-season outlook is trending downward, with the source placing him in a tier alongside TreVeyon Henderson, Jaylen Warren, and Rhamondre Stevenson rather than as a high-end starter. Additionally, Alvin Kamara currently possesses superior utilization in the Saints backfield, having recorded more rush attempts than Etienne.

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TreVeyon Henderson

PositiveBreakout2:19

TreVeyon Henderson is trending up with a 60% snap share and superior route participation compared to Rhamondre Stevenson. He is considered a fringe RB2 with upside.

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Will Shipley

NegativeProjection1:45

Will Shipley is projected as an RB30 option, with recent usage data showing him taking 60% of the backfield work compared to 35% for Tank Bigsby.

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Episode Transcript

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0:00murky backfield segment with the Saints.
0:03You have Kamara having the best
0:04utilization. Kamara had more rush
0:05attempts than Travis Etienne. This is
0:07his first game off of an injury, whereas
0:09Etienne got paid essentially what
0:11Kenneth Walker got paid. Rest of season
0:13Etienne right in the two entire and then
0:15maybe even below that more towards your
0:17like Travion Henderson, Jaylen Warren,
0:20Ramondre Stevenson, the Green Bay
0:22backfield. Marshall Lloyd was borderline
0:24unusable in this game. Chris Brooks was
0:26kind of your replacement level running
0:27back. The run game was terrible. Nobody
0:29could get anything going besides Caleb
0:30Johnson. Marshall Lloyd then fumbles in
0:32the fourth quarter and from there on out
0:34he gets zero touches. You get four for
0:36Chris Brooks, you get two for Caleb
0:37Johnson. I usually never like opt out of
0:39a backfield, but this is going to be a
0:41three-sided headache until Josh Jacobs
0:44returns. The Minnesota backfield. Aaron
0:46Jones was an every down bellcow for Ryan
0:47Heath here. 23 of 25 backfield carries,
0:50a 46% rapid participation rate. That is
0:53awesome, awesome usage. Philly game. I
0:55don't have anything to really note on
0:56Saquon Barkley getting banged up. Tank
0:58Bigsby was getting drafted in the Jonah
1:00Coleman range. He's just simply not the
1:02handcuff. There there really there isn't
1:03a handcuff. This is from Dave Richard in
1:05the fourth quarter only with Shipley
1:0760%, Bigsby 35%. So if Saquon was ever
1:10go down, it'd be like Tank Bigsby like
1:12RB 25, RB 26, RB 27 and then Will
1:15Shipley around like RB 30. Then we have
1:17the Jaguars backfield usage. Two and
1:19kind of takes a lead here. He looked
1:21good. He looked explosive. He scores a
1:22touchdown on the weird wildcat. It's a
1:24little bit annoying that it became kind
1:25of this four-headed backfield. Two and
1:27like a fine back end RB2 for now. Then
1:29you have the Commanders. Now that Jayden
1:31Daniels isn't in there, this whole
1:32offense gets a huge downgrade. You're
1:34not really looking to start any of these
1:36guys. For the Patriots. Stevenson had a
1:3936% snap share, Henderson 60% snap share
1:42and he even ran more routes than
1:44Ramondre, which is a huge deal. Ramondre
1:46from Ian Harditz here is the only
1:48running back with 10 plus fumbles since
1:492024. Travion Henderson has the long
1:52touchdown house call. This is what he
1:54does. He is going to be right on the
1:56fringes of being an RB2 this week with
1:58plenty of upside moving forward.

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