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Week 10 RB Rankings + Tiers (Updated)

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Nov 13, 2026
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Aaron JonesAlvin KamaraBam KnightBlake CorumBraelon AllenBreece HallCarlos WashingtonChase BrownChris RodriguezChristian McCaffreyChuba HubbardCJ DonaldsonDavid MontgomeryDerrick Henry
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Aaron Jones

NegativeRole18:18

Aaron Jones is relegated to passing-down back duties for the Vikings with Jordan Mason handling early-down work. Jones is losing work to DJ Dallas, which the source characterizes as not great. Over three consecutive games, Jones has scored only three, six, and three fantasy points, indicating DJ Dallas is significantly eating into his workload.

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Alvin Kamara

NegativeProjection15:54

Ranked in the 30s in the source's week 10 running back rankings, contingent on Travis Etienne's activation status. Part of a three-running-back rotation with Etienne and Audrey Estime. The source notes you're not rushing to start any of these Saints backs, indicating limited appeal across the backfield.

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Bam Knight

PositiveRole20:41

Moved up in Mattek Fantasy Football's Week 10 and rest-of-season rankings. Knight is likely to play the passing downs. In games where Knight and Alvin Kamara played together before Jeremiah Love was out, Knight was the more efficient rusher and more efficient pass catcher than Kamara. The source moved Knight up in rest-of-season rankings despite a bad concussion that surprisingly did not cause him to miss significant time.

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Blake Corum

PositiveUsage0:01

Ranked highly in Week 10 rankings with 20+ touches projected. Expected touchdown upside due to Rams' run-heavy offensive approach without Puka Nakua. Source is higher than consensus on Corum; with limited wide receivers (Kannata Munfield, CJ Daniels, Xavier Smith, Kobby Parkinson) and Tyler Higbee and Parkinson both questionable, the Rams will run the ball down the throat of Arizona and dominate time of possession, creating many available rushes despite potential game script concerns in the second half.

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Braelon Allen

NegativeRole11:47

Used by the Bills as the short yardage back and passing down back, limiting Breece Hall's role; expected to operate in close to a 50/50 snap share with Hall, though Hall will receive about 65% to 35% of backfield touches.

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Breece Hall

NegativeRole11:26

Ranked RB #18; the source does not believe he will be the lead back. Hall had 15 rushes last week but played only 43% of snaps and was targeted four times in the passing game. Braelon Allen is used as the short yardage and passing down back; the source projects Hall will operate in close to a 50/50 snap share with Allen but will receive about 65% to 35% of backfield touches, with uncertainty about passing game usage given competition from Garrett Wilson, Omar Cooper Jr., and other legitimate target earners.

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Carlos Washington

NegativeRole13:19

Being used as the reserve running back for the Dolphins, behind Ollie Gordon in the depth chart.

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Chase Brown

PositiveProjection0:04

Ranked RB11 for Week 10, the highest ranking on the site for Brown. Despite a poor season overall, source is not benching him due to exceptional efficiency metrics in Week 9 against Atlanta: his yards per carry, rushing yards over expectation, and success rate were his best of the season. Brown is the second-worst player in the NFL in fantasy points under expectations, meaning no player is getting more unlucky. Source expects the Steelers-Bengals game to be high-scoring with both teams in the top five in pass rate over expectation, creating goal-line and reception opportunities. Source states "I'm not benching Chase Brown" and views him as "a decent bet to score a touchdown this week." Source also expects Brown to have a very good game and go over the total in his matchup.

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Chris Rodriguez

PositiveMatchup22:25

A good what-the-heck flex play with touchdown upside against the Titans. The source notes he could score a touchdown or record a 25-yard reception given the Titans' weak defense and the Jaguars' 10.5-point favorite status, suggesting the Jaguars will play downhill the entire game.

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Christian McCaffrey

PositiveProjection0:01

Ranked 4th in A tier for Week 10 against the Dallas Cowboys; positioned as elite option in the tier.

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Chuba Hubbard

PositiveProjection0:02

Ranked 7th in A tier for Week 10 against New Orleans Saints with 18.3 PPG average. Source has not been let down by Hubbard all season and expects him to find the end zone or accumulate checkdown catches regardless of game script; worst game was 10 points against Tampa Bay's run defense.

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CJ Donaldson

NegativeInjury15:07

Banged up and did not practice on Thursday, creating significant uncertainty about his availability for week 10. If he is able to play, he would be part of a three-running-back rotation with Travis Etienne and Audrey Estime. The source notes that if a play goes to Donaldson, it means something else has gone wrong on that play, indicating limited upside.

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David Montgomery

NegativeProjection10:45

Averaging 8.9 points per game on the season despite operating in either a 50% time share or as a clear lead back with Amari de Marcato, Jawar Jordan, and Dari Ugan Bowwali as backups; potentially out this week, which elevates Woody Marks' workload. The source concludes this production level is unacceptable for fantasy purposes: 'I'm sorry, brother, this is just not going to cut it.'

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Derrick Henry

PositiveMatchup0:03

Ranked 10th overall for Week 10 despite initial indecision; source is nearly the highest on Derrick Henry across all analysts. The Los Angeles Chargers rank 32nd out of 32 in both success rate and EPA per play on defense, creating an elite matchup. With the Baltimore Ravens expected to play downhill throughout the game and Lamar Jackson's absence (Jacobe Porcett starting), Henry is positioned as a strong fantasy option; source states "there is a good chance that you would see Derrick Henry still be a good fantasy option."

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Dylan Sampson

PositiveRole19:00

One of Mattek Fantasy Football's biggest risers from the flex rankings video to Week 10. Samson has played back-to-back games with more snaps than Quinchon Judkins despite only 15 rushes on the season, but has been targeted 16 times, giving him a useful pass-catching role. The source notes Samson is not quite as good as Judkins on the ground, but so much better of a pass catcher that he probably plays more overall snaps. This is a useful role when the Browns are going to be a dog in every game they play.

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Jadarian Price

NegativeUsage10:09

Ranked as a low-end flex play where you are really just hoping for a touchdown. Source would be surprised if Price got to 13-14 touches. Ranked behind Sharbon Charbanet in the Seahawks backfield; source reads the team's plan to utilize Price's explosiveness primarily as a receiver. Price is second amongst all NFL running backs in averaged depth of target and second in air yards per game for the position. Coming back from a chest injury and has two fumbles already as a rookie; source notes Price profiles better for early-down work but the Seahawks prefer Charbanet due to offensive familiarity and fumble concerns.

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James Cook

PositiveProjection0:01

Ranked 5th in A tier for Week 10 against the New York Jets; positioned as elite option in the tier.

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Javonte Williams

PositiveMatchup0:02

Ranked 8th in A tier for Week 10 against the 49ers. In elite matchup with 25.5-point team total; Dallas-San Francisco game has the highest total of any NFL game this season, creating positive game script and scoring environment.

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Jaylen Warren

NegativeProjection6:36

Ranked RB13 for Week 10, the lowest ranking on the site for Warren. Source acknowledges this could be too low but finds it very hard to rank Warren ahead of Jonathan Taylor, Derrick Henry, or Chase Brown based on projected performance. Warren has been wildly efficient in fantasy this season but usage has trended back toward his median; recent touch splits show 14 for 50 yards, 18 for 101 yards, and 17 for 103 yards, averaging 5.6 and 8.4 yards per carry. Source still likes Warren and has placed him in the same tier as Chase Brown, noting the Steelers-Bengals matchup is not the greatest but not terrible, and expects the game to go over the total. Source would struggle to choose between Warren and Brown if forced to decide.

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Jordan Mason

PositiveProjection18:18

The source argues Mason has regained a similar level of fantasy value as Justin Jefferson following Kurt Cousins' return to the Vikings. Mason will be the early-down back with Aaron Jones handling passing downs, giving Mason a huge lead in baseline projection. The source notes if there is a running back touchdown for the Vikings against the Packers, it's very likely to be Jordan Mason, indicating strong red-zone role.

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Kenneth Walker III

NegativeInjury0:00

Missed practice Friday with a tight groin; if Walker does not play Sunday, the source recommends pivoting to Emtt Johnson as a must-start top-10 running back. If the groin injury is real and Walker plays banged up, he will likely get less work in the second half, opening up more opportunities for Johnson.

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Lan Larison

NegativeRole16:47

Larrison will handle all passing downs in the Germany game against Detroit, splitting work with Corey Ker who takes early-down snaps. Larrison will not be involved in early-down work. If Randre Stevenson plays, Larrison would be removed from rankings entirely, indicating Stevenson would reclaim the primary role.

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Mike Washington Jr.

NegativeBust7:50

Ranked 43 overall for Week 10. Source strongly discourages starting Mike Washington Jr. in any format. Backup RB who lost the lead role to Ashton Genty; most of his touches came in the second half when the game was already decided (after Kurt Cousins threw a pick-six to start the second half). Washington Jr. had six rushes for negative three yards in that game. Source explicitly recommends dropping him, stating "Drop Mike Washington Jr. for Emma Johnson if you have to do so."

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Ollie Gordon II

NegativeRole12:27

Ranked RB #19 against the Colts; still has no passing game usage. However, the source wonders if Kyle McCord starting at quarterback might lead to increased passing game involvement for Gordon as a third read option. Jaylen Wright is banged up and the team has been loading to play Katron Allen, who is not being used on offense at all; Carlos Washington Jr. is the reserve running back.

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Quinshon Judkins

NegativeRole20:41

Moved down in Mattek Fantasy Football's Week 10 rankings, dropping below Bam Knight at 29. Judkins is losing snaps to Dylan Samson, who has played more snaps back-to-back despite having only 15 rushes on the season. The source expects the Browns to stubbornly want to use Judkins, but Samson's superior pass-catching ability means he likely plays more overall snaps.

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Tony Pollard

NegativeMatchup14:14

Ranked RB21 against Jacksonville, but it's not a great matchup. Taj Spears should be back this week, which will limit Pollard's usage. Additionally, the loss of Carnell Tate will limit the Titans' overall offensive efficiency. The Jaguars run defense is one of the three best units in the NFL. However, Pollard was so efficient before his injury that the source shows him respect in the rankings despite these headwinds.

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Travis Etienne

PositiveRole14:33

Expected to play for the first time since week three after injury. Before the injury, he played 59% and 54% of snaps in his last two games. The source expects Etienne to command a larger share of backfield work than before his injury because other Saints running backs have been inefficient. His absence has made the heart grow fonder, and he should return with increased role share despite competition from Audrey Estime and CJ Donaldson.

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Tyler Higbee

PositiveInjury13:43

Listed as questionable; was listed as questionable last week and later reported an illness-related injury at practice, limiting his availability for the Rams against Arizona. His status impacts the Rams' offensive efficiency and target distribution.

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Woody Marks

NegativeProjection10:45

Ranked RB #17 with potentially no David Montgomery competition; workload has been insane with 12, 10, 9, and 8 points in four games as a starter; however, the source criticizes his inability to produce despite volume, noting he had 15 carries for 62 yards against the Tennessee Titans and cannot score touchdowns to elevate his fantasy output; averaging under 10 points per game despite lead back role. The source expresses frustration: 'when this guy finally scores a touchdown, he'll have a good fantasy game, but like, come on, brother. You can't be any better than this.'

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Episode Transcript

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0:00If Kenneth Walker does not play on Sunday, I'm going to be a sad, sad, sad fantasy football analyst. We are going
0:06to break down our running back rankings.
0:08Jir Gibbs, Bejian Robinson, and Kenneth Walker for week 10. Walker was listed as a missed participant on practice Friday with a quote tight groin. Obviously, if
0:18Walker does not go, Emtt Johnson is a you have to have him, must start top 10 running back. I would start Emtt Johnson
0:24in every single league. I would have him in the A tier. I would not expect Kansas City to play much of a third running
0:30back at all. I would expect Emma Johnson to get 20 plus touches. I would expect him to score 20 plus fantasy points. I'd
0:37be surprised if we saw any Jaden in this upcoming game. Obviously, if Walker's good to go, we feel incredibly good about Kenneth Walker. We are starting
0:44Kenneth Walker in every single league.
0:46No ifs, ands, or buts about it. But if you have Kenneth Walker, make sure you pick up EMTT Johnson. Even if you don't
0:51have Kenneth Walker, absolutely make sure that Emtt Johnson is owned in your league right now. eight team league, 10 team league, superflex league, dynasty,
0:58whatever, you've got to make sure Emma Johnson is not on the waiver wire. I would drop, you know, if you needed to
1:04drop Jordan Tyson to get Emma Johnson, I would do it, right? That is how good of a play he basically, if you pick up Emma
1:09Johnson, you are guaranteeing yourself a win in Spanish football this week. If Kenneth Walker does not play the A tier, we have Christian McCaffrey against the
1:18Dallas Cowboys at four. James Cook against the New York Jets at five.
1:21Kairen Williams against the Arizona Cardinals at six. Kairen Williams and Blake Cororm I think are both going to have over 20 touches this week. I have
1:28Blake Cororm ranked very high in my rankings. I think basically over the next couple weeks of the season, we are going to see with no puka, the Rams are
1:36going to run the air out of the ball.
1:38They are going to be very very runcentric. I would expect them to have a negative pass rate over expectation for basically the first time in Shawn
1:46McVeyy's career. Generally speaking, that is not how McVey chooses to deploy these guys. You know, Kairen, the thing that has actually made Kairen so good
1:54for fantasy football has generally been his ability to be a pass catcher, but that is not what we are going to be
1:59starting him for this week. I think he and Corin probably both score touchdowns in this game. Chuba against the New Orleans Saints. I have at seven 18.3
2:07points per game. His worst game on the season came against the fearsome run defense of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where he was only able to generate 10
2:15fantasy points in that game. I basically just have to say that Chuba is going to get there by Hooker by Crook in any
2:22game. If he's got to catch seven checkdowns, he will catch seven checkdowns. If he's got to score a touchdown, he will score a touchdown.
2:28I've not been let down by Chupa Hubard yet this fantasy football season. And then Javvante Williams against the 49ers. I have at eight. Javvante
2:35Williams is in a great spot here. A 25 and a half point team total. this Dallas San Francisco game has the highest total
2:40of any game played in the National Football League this season. And I would expect, you know, George Pickkins, who said he's going to play Brevin Span
2:47forward, who is a low-end tight end, Keenan Allen if he's active. Like, basically, if you're trying to break ties this week on a flex decision or a
2:54wide receiver three, or running back two, or a low-end streaming tight end. I mean, I want you guys breaking ties towards this Dallas San Francisco game
3:01cuz so many points are going to be scored there. That is the S tier. That is the A tier. Moving to the B tier now.
3:07Bashell Tutin off the injury report told reporters he is going to be good to go.
3:10I would expect him the score in this game. I would expect him to clearly be the lead running back in the first half.
3:15You might lose a little bit of work for Tuton in the second half of these games because Chris Rodriguez Jr. has proven
3:20to be capable to be the hammer in the second half. They are 10 and a half point favorites against the Titans.
3:24They're going to blow them out. No reason for Belle Tutin to get 30 touches in this game when he is dealing with
3:29these lower body injuries. But again, very few scenarios where I would want to bench Belle Tutin. I mean, hey, look, maybe if you have Jir Gibbs, Kyron
3:37Williams, and Emma Johnson, sure. Uh, you know, assuming that Kenneth Walker doesn't play, then you can bench Belle Tutin. Derrick Henry, I have a 10. I
3:44waffled. I vacasillated. I went back and forth on what to do with Derrick Henry.
3:47Very strange for me to be almost the highest on the site on Derrick Henry.
3:51But basically, it came down to this. The Los Angeles Chargers are 32 out of 32 in success rate on defense, 32 out of 32 in
3:58EPA per play on defense. They're terrible. They're not motivated. The offense turns the ball over. you are going to see the Baltimore Ravens
4:04playing downhill for this entire game with Jacobe Porcett at quarterback. I mean, heck, even if Feniano was starting at quarterback in this game, I think
4:11there is a good chance that you would see Derrick Henry still be a good fans football option. So, having Jacobe in
4:16there certainly tilts things in his favor. Chase Brown I still have as my running back 11 this upcoming week. I'm the highest of anyone on the site on
4:25Chase Brown. I'm sticking to it. His usage has not changed. He had a chance to score a touchdown from the one yard
4:31line last week. Actually, if you look at his yards per carry and his rushing yards over expectation and his success rate last week uh in that game against
4:38Atlanta, that was his most efficient game of the entire season. I I don't really understand why Chase Brown is having such a terrible season. He is the
4:46second worst player in the National Football League this year in terms of fantasy points under expectations. So, that's based on the down distance,
4:53location, target area of where you are getting your touches and then what the average median player would score with those touches. No player is getting more
5:01unlucky. I'm not benching Chase Brown.
5:03I'm not panicking. I actually think he's a decent bet to score a touchdown this week. You can get him at close to even
5:07money. My expectation is that this Steelers Bengals game like goes pretty nuts actually. Like I think it's going to be a really good fantasy game. Both
5:15of these teams are top five in the NFL and pass rate over expectation. When you get two effective passing teams who are
5:21happy to drop back even when they still have the lead, you end up seeing that those games go over the total. you end
5:26up seeing lots of fantasy points acquired via reception, via goal line possession. So, I I'm not benching Chase Brown. Jonathan Taylor, I am very
5:34worried about Taylor this week. I'm just worried about Taylor and the Colts for the rest of the season. I talked about
5:38this in the flex rankings video. I actually talked about this in the the other video that was released today on the Madic Vantage Football Channel with
5:44Tyler Warren where it's like, yes, I can obviously see the scenario where Jonathan Taylor has an unbelievable game here. He's playing the Miami Dolphins.
5:51The Miami Dolphins are terrible.
5:52Jonathan Taylor is very good, but the Miami Dolphins slow games down. They slog games down. Teams are actually not as effective as you would think against
6:00the Miami Dolphins. They lose every game because they don't have very much quality. One thing that could tilt things in Jonathan Taylor's favor is
6:07that Kyle McCord is starting this game and not Malik Willis. Kyle McCord actually led all of college football in passing his final season at Syracuse. I
6:14think the offensive game plan will be a little bit different. And when you have teams that are comfortable going pass, pass and then punting, that is when you
6:22start to see the monster fantasy games from opposing running backs. Obviously, that didn't happen hardly ever with Malik Willis because even when they were
6:29trailing in the second half, they were still trying to play very slow and methodically on offense. You can't play nearly as slow and methodically if you
6:36are pass punting. Uh then we have Jaylen Warren sitting there at running back 13.
6:41You could argue this is too low. Uh I am the lowest of anyone on the site on Jaylen Warren. I mean, it's very hard
6:46for me to move him ahead of Jonathan Taylor, very hard for me to move him ahead of Derrick Henry, very hard for me
6:50to move him ahead of Chase Brown just based on the projected stuff. I still have in my sheet, you know, a good
6:56amount of the work going for Rico Dow.
6:57Jaylen Warren has been wildly efficient in fantasy football this season, but the usage has really trended back towards kind of what you would say his median
7:05would be. 14 for 50, 18 for 101, 17 for 103, averaging 5.6, and 8.4 yards per carry. Obviously, I don't want you guys
7:13to bench Jaylen Warren, and I still like Jaylen Warren, so maybe I need to be a little bit more philosophical and
7:18contemplative with my Jaylen Warren ranking. It is not like the greatest matchup in the world. It's not a terrible match up. It is, as I mentioned
7:25with Chase Brown, like a very good game that I do expect to go over the total. I mean, you know, if you put me alone in a
7:30dark room and interrogated me for four hours and made me change my mind between Chase Brown and Jaylen Warren, I probably would. Uh, and that's why I
7:38have them ranked in the same tier. It's not something that I'm going to fight to the death about with Jaylen Warren.
7:43Ashton Genty I do sit he I have here at running back 14 overall. He did fully get his jaw back from Mike Washington
7:50Jr. last week. Six of the first seven running back touches. Most of Mike Washington Junior's touches came in the second half of the game when the game is
7:57already over. Kurt Cousin threw a pick six to start the second half that basically ended that game. Mike Washington Jr. also had six rushes for
8:04negative three yards in that game. Would not encourage you to start Mike Washington Jr. in any format. There's another one. Drop Mike Washington Jr.
8:10for Emma Johnson if you have to do so.
8:13So, the deal with Genty is basically can he get seven targets in this game and can he's you know go for 33 yards and a
8:20touchdown on those because I actually don't expect the Seahawks to blow the Raiders out by so much that Genty is not
8:27even playing. I just don't that doesn't seem to me the archetype of the way the Seahawks offense will be. If anything,
8:32they're going to kind of grind them out over the course of the game, rely on the defense to create some scoring
8:37opportunities, maybe generate a punt return touchdown or a pick six or something like that. But it's just hard for me, basically impossible for me to
8:44rank Genty any lower than this when I'm not worried about him being disciplined.
8:48I'm not worried about him being benched.
8:49And I am not worried about him being disciplined or benched. I think he is just the clear running back starter for
8:54the Raiders in this game. And in fact, probably plays more snaps this week against the Seahawks than he did last week against the 49ers. Then on the
9:01other side of that game, I do have Sharbon Charbanet all the way up at running back 15. That is the highest of
9:07anyone on the site. The way that I'm reading the T- leads from that game against Arizona is that they actually do
9:12prefer Sharps as the early down goal line short yardage back. And the way that they are going to try and utilize
9:17Jadarian Price's explosiveness is as a receiver. He is second amongst all running backs in the NFL in averaged depth of target. And if you break down
9:26his air yards per game, he is also second amongst all running backs in air yards for the running back position, which is so funny given how he was used
9:33in college, he only 15 total receptions in his career at Notre Dame. If I was coaching the Seattle Seahawks, I would
9:39probably reverse the way these guys are being used. I would use Price on the early downs. Sharp is such a good pass
9:44blocker and has such soft hands that I would use him as the long down and distance guy. He kind of profiles as the
9:49better long down and distance guy. But what's clear to me is that they just think that Charbet knows the offense better. They think that he is going to
9:55be more responsible. He's obviously less likely to fumble. You know, Jadarian Price with two fumbles already as a rookie. And you know, one of the things
10:03was that Clint Kubak mentioned that these guys were in different spots of their recoveries. Price coming back from the chest injury, Sharp coming back from
10:10the reconstructive knee surgery. But I do think that last week, you know, Charbanet showed with his effort on the ground, I I mean, he had a great game,
10:17you know, 4.8 yards per carry, 16 for 77. And I think he probably showed that he is a little bit further ahead of his
10:22recovery than maybe the team even thought. Maybe I would move him down one tier if I really really think about it.
10:28But I do think Sharp is the much better start than Price this week. And I would, don't get me wrong, I would love to be
10:33incorrect about that because I have Jaden Price on way more fantasy football teams than I do Sharps. There's there's certainly no debating that. The C tier
10:41was a weird group of guys. I had Scataboo there at 16 on Thursday night.
10:45I got Woody Marks with potentially no David Montgomery at running back 17.
10:49This guy's workload has been completely insane. 12, 10, nine, and eight points in four games as a starter. One of those
10:57games was against the Chargers. Another one was against the Giants. Obviously, you can excuse him for the bad game against the Jags. I don't know how you
11:04excuse 15 for 62 against the Tennessee Titans. It's like, yes, when this guy finally scores a touchdown, he'll have a good fantasy game, but like, come on,
11:12brother. Come on, Woody Marks. You can't be any better than this. This is the best. This is the best you got. know
11:18David Montgomery and you were scoring, you know, less than 10 points per game, averaging 8.9 points per game on the season as like either a 50% time share
11:26or a clear lead back with Amari de Marcato and Jawar Jordan and Dari Ugan Bowwali as your backup. I'm sorry, brother, this is just not going to cut
11:34it. Bree Hall I have sitting here at 18, so I don't think he's going to be the lead back. The Bills are huge dogs
11:39against the uh the Buffalo Bills. He had 15 rushes last week, but actually only played uh 43% of the snaps. was targeted
11:47four times in the passing game. They use Brilen Allen as the short yardage back and the passing down back. I would think
11:52Bree probably is going to be in close to like a 50/50 snap share split with Brilen, though he'll have the backfield
11:59touches about 65% to 35%. I don't know how much they're going to use him in the passing game. Obviously, they should use
12:05him more in the passing game, but they are going to use Brillin in some of those situations. And it's kind of hard
12:09for running backs to earn targets when they're playing with Garrett Wilson, Omar Cooper Jr., here. Kenyan Sadi, Ad Mitchell, all of who are like legitimate
12:17target earners. I mean, Garrett Wilson missed last week. There were four targets for Bree Hall. He's going to be back this week. I just don't know how
12:23good of a situation this is. I'm hoping that Bree absolutely smashes and that we see a little bit less of Brill. It would
12:29just make him uh would make the situation so much more easily interpretable for fantasy football than Olly Gordon against the Colts. I down at
12:3619. Still no passing game usage here.
12:38Now, I do wonder if maybe we see a small ship there wherein with Kyle McCord starting, they realize that, hey, you
12:46know, we can run some concepts where the running back is maybe like the third read in the passing game and that the
12:52ball actually finds its way to Ollie Gordon more in the passing situations. I mean, Jaylen Wright is banged up.
12:57They've been loaded to play Kron Allen.
12:59Katron Allen actually had his longest rush of the year on a fake punt. They're not using that guy on offense at all.
13:04They're actually using Carlos Washington Jr. as the uh the reserve running back on this team. Like just what a crazy situation in general the Dolphins is.
13:12The the Dolphins the Dolphins I don't love, you know? I mean, it's just not a very good offense to be in. It is a good
13:17matchup against the Colts and it is in a dome. Could be a relatively back and forth game, but you know, 17 and a half
13:22point team total. I'm just not that into it. Moving to the D tier now. I mentioned that I'm so much higher than
13:28Consensus this week on Blake Cororum. Uh although I am higher than consensus. So if you look at the expert consensus on
13:34like fantasy pros or whatever, but I'm not higher than Danny. I'm not higher than Zack and I'm not higher than Sammy
13:38or Corey. A little bit higher than Mason or Avery. But I think everyone kind of has the same idea here which is when
13:43your wide receivers are Kannata Munfield, CJ Daniels, 22 Outwell, Xavier Smith, Kobby Parkinson and Tyler Higgby are both listed as questionable. KBY was
13:51listed as questionable last week. Higgby po a little bit later with um I believe an injury an illness related mispractice.
13:59How many times are the Rams even going to throw in this game? Feels like they are just going to run the ball down the
14:03throat of the Arizona Cardinals, they're going to try and win the time of possession battle like 40 to 20 and just
14:07get out of there with as few injuries as possible. Now, that does kind of work against Kairen and Corm in such a way
14:13that like if it gets to the second half and they're up 10, they are not really going to be trying to score. They're
14:18going to be trying to get back on, you know, the airplane without any injuries, which is, you know, not great. We always
14:24want our teams to play a little bit more aggressively, go for it on fourth down and things like that. But Carson Beck
14:28obviously is going to toss some meatball subs, you know, so we should get some good short field position. And even in a
14:34two to one drive split, which is the way that Coral Mcron have played, they're just going to be so many available
14:39rushes this week. Tony Pard against the Jacksonville Jaguars. I have at 21. Not a great matchup. Taj Spears should be back this week. Pard was the running
14:47back one and the running back three in his two games before the Tennessee Titans went in their bye-week. No Carnell Tate this week. That's going to
14:53limit their overall offensive efficiency a little bit more. The Jaguars run defense is basically one of the three best units in the NFL. Pard however was
15:01so efficient before the injury that I think you have to show him a little bit of respect and rank him at the running
15:07back 21. My expectation based on reading the tea leaves is that Travis Hchn is going to play this week in the first
15:13time since week three. Before he got injured he played 59% and 54% of the loss of the New Orleans Saints snaps. My
15:20guess for what's going to end up happening in this game is that Estime is still going to be on the field some. Uh
15:26we're going to see if we're able to get CJ Donaldson back in this game. I know that he is banged up right now. Um if
15:32Donaldson is able to play, which he did not practice on Friday, so maybe or did not practice on Thursday, so we might
15:38not see him at all. Regardless of what the permutation is between ETN, Audrey Esme, Alvin Kamar, and Donaldson, they're going to play three guys
15:47regardless. I I think absolutely three running backs are going to be playing in this game. Now, if ETN is not activated,
15:54obviously we're going to remove him from the rankings. Audrey Estame would be your starting running back. He would be your preferred option here. I would have
16:00him ranked um yeah, probably in this tier, maybe maybe down in the E tier. Uh then Alvaro would rank in like the 30s
16:08and that would be about that. I mean, you're not rushing to start any of these guys, but estimate um you know, a decent
16:13low end start, a decent chance of scoring a touchdown. I actually think absence has probably made the heart grow fonder as it pertains to Travis ETN
16:20wherein because the other running backs have been so bad for the Saints, he's going to come back and do a larger share
16:25of the backfield work than he had before he got injured. Chimera has shown he has very little left in the tank. Estimates
16:31really only useful in between the tackles. And if a the play goes to CJ Donaldson, it means something else has gone wrong on that play. Had Rashad
16:39Wright ranked at 23, that was clearly a mistake. Should have had him ranked lower than that. Austin Eckler was in there. Robert Henry Jr. was in there.
16:47Corey Ker I've ranked as my running back 24. This would be based on the expectation that Randre Stevenson does not play. He is going to split work with
16:55Lan Larrison. Respect my goat. Lan Larrison. Ker is going to be the early down back in the Germany game against Detroit. My guess would be he's got
17:04what like a 49% probability of scoring a touchdown in this game. He scored a touchdown in the last game. He's not
17:10going to play any of the passing downs.
17:11That's all going to be Larrison. Don't know if we'll see any Terrell Jennings in this game. If we do see some Terrell
17:16Jennings in this game, that's very bad.
17:18Obviously, if Arandre plays, I would have Arandre ranked in the C tier. I would move Cory Ker down two tiers and I
17:24would remove Lan Larrison from your lexicon entirely. Kinder I do feel good about just because I do think the Patriots will probably be stubborn
17:32enough to give him 15 touches almost regardless of the script. I don't think the base rate expectation for Bradel and the Patriots is they want Drake May with
17:41these 45, you know, drop back games. I don't think that's conducive to how they want to play. So Ker I think is like a
17:47pretty sneaky start at running back.
17:49There are some other names you'll see out there that people would have ranked ahead of Ker that I would disagree with.
17:54Moving to the E tier, I have Rico Dael.
17:56Again, I just really like that game. The Dow usage in the most recent game was actually quite good. Had 15 rushes
18:02against Cleveland. not used at all in the passing game, but the game before he had six targets and six receptions. Also
18:08got the first crack at a rushing touchdown on the entire season uh in terms of inside the five yard line for
18:14the Pittsburgh Steelers. So, I do think you have to respect Rico Dowel's role.
18:18Jordan Mason, we are hoping that Kurt Cousins was able to revive his season.
18:22The running game had been so inefficient with Aaron Jones, DJ Dallas, and Jordan Mason with Kyler Murray, Carson Wentz, and Max Brazmer at quarterback. Now,
18:30they have Kirk back in the building.
18:31could make an argument that Mason actually has a similar level of fantasy value regained as Justin Jefferson.
18:38Obviously, not to the same height, but in terms of the baseline from where he was at to the baseline for where he's
18:43being projected, Mason got a huge lead because he is going to be the early down back. Aaron Jones is going to be the
18:48passing down back. Although Aaron Jones losing some work to DJ Dallas, which is not great. If there is a running back
18:53touchdown for the Vikings against the Packers, it's very likely to be Jordan Mason. Dylan Samson when I went back through my rankings with a fine tooth
19:00comb was one of my biggest risers from the flex rankings video to this video back-to-back games playing more snaps than Quinchan Judkins not super used as
19:09a rusher you know only has the 15 rushes on the season however he has also been targeted 16 times it's a pretty useful
19:16role when you're going to be a dog in every game you play and the Browns are going to be a dog in every game they
19:21play because they stink we'll see what happens and what it looks like with Deshun Watson back this week I'm pretty curious if the offense
19:27makes any significant changes from last week to this week. I would think the Browns probably stubbornly want to use Judkins, but Samson is not quite as good
19:36as Judkins on the ground, but so much better of a pass catcher that he probably does play more overall snaps.
19:41Then we have Bam Knight sitting here at 28. Quinchon Judkins at 29. That was a change I made to my rankings. I moved
19:48Algier down and I moved Knight up. I moved Samson up and I moved Judkins down because I just think we need to be
19:53honest about the way these games are going. Knight is likely to play the passing downs. And honestly, in the games that the two played together
19:59before when Jeremiah Love was out, Knight was the more efficient rusher and the more efficient pass catcher than Algier. It was that crazy Cowboys game
20:06for Alier that just threw everything for an absolute loop. Uh and I actually moved Knight up in my rest of season
20:12rankings and and Alier down in my rest of season rankings. That concussion for Knight was so bad I thought he would
20:17miss more time, but he did not. Jadarian Price, a low-end flex play. You're really just hoping for a touchdown. And I I I would be surprised if he got to
20:24like 13 14 touches here. I mean, it would be a pleasant surprise, but it would be a surprise nonetheless. Caleb Johnson is the lowest starting running
20:30back in my overall rankings. I don't think he's going to catch any passes. I don't even really think he'll run very
20:35many routes. He played 39% of the snaps last week. Either Pierre Strong or Chris Brooks is going to play all the passing
20:41down situations. There's going to be a lot of opportunities to pass block in this game. The Vikings are the only team
20:46in the NFL that blitzes more than 44% of the time. They blitz an absolutely insane amount of time. It was a great
20:52quote from Brian Forest like who decided only four down linemen need to rush the passer. Why is five not the base rate?
20:57Why is six not the base rate? However, when the team has a play from the three yard line, Caleb Johnson is going to
21:03have a chance to score a rushing touchdown. Will he score it? I don't know. I'm not from the future, but I can
21:07tell you that Caleb Johnson's going to get that opportunity. Then I I did keep Alier and Knight in the same tier just
21:13because whichever one of them has an opportunity to score a touchdown based on the down and distance when they're in there, what the drive type is like, is
21:19going to have the better fantasy spot.
21:21Although it's not a spot where you'd really want to start either one of them.
21:25I moved Emtt Johnson all the way up to 33 just because if this groin injury is real, I mean, first off, I did just want
21:32to remind you guys absolutely 1 million trillion billion% make sure that Emma Johnson is owned in your league. But then secondly, if Kenneth Walker is
21:40playing a smidg and banged up here, he probably gets a little bit less work in the second half and Emma Johnson gets
21:45worked in a little bit more. So I like using him as a flex player reserve running back this week. Aaron Jones as
21:50the passing down back for the Vikings at 34. I think Jordan Mason will be ahead of him. And I actually just know for a
21:55fact that DJ Dallas is really starting to eat Aaron Jones's lunch. Three games in a row, three points, six points, three points. Then we have Audrey
22:02Estimate at 35. This would be with ETN active just a chance he gets a goal line touchdown because there would be a
22:08chance that ETN kind of takes the Chimera role and SMA stays in the role that he was in. Brilan Allen in better
22:13spots. I will have him ranked higher than this in the split that he is in but this is just not a good spot as giant
22:18dogs against the Bills. Although a relatively healthy team total of 21 a half. Amarian Hampton and the Chargers are going to get dogwalked by the
22:25Baltimore Ravens. Chris Rodriguez Jr. is kind of a good what the heck flex like maybe he scores a touchdown. Maybe he
22:31gets a 25 yard reception at some point just because the Titans are so pathetic and the Jaguars are so good. They are 10
22:37and a half point favorites this week.
22:38They're going to be playing downhill the entire time. Austin Eckler I had ranked at 39. He was out there a lot. I don't
22:43even know how many fantasy points he scored last night against the Giants. He got nine points. So shout out to him for
22:48getting nine points that are Gtier.
22:50Chimera is the passing down back for the Saints. Spears is the passing down back for the Titans. Kalin Black as your
22:55reserve runner for the San Francisco 49ers. If you wanted to start Kayn Black over Esté for the chance of a touchdown,
23:01I'm not going to argue with you. Then Mike Washington Jr. at 43. Closing us out, Devin Singleary, Sama Perine, Katon Missile, Kamani Videll, Ty Johnson, and
23:10Jaylen Wright. That will end our running back video. Again, just another reminder, make sure that Emma Johnson is picked up. Ask me any questions you guys
23:17have down below, and I will be back with you guys, and good luck in your week 10 matchups. Like the video, subscribe to
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